Dancing - The Arts of Meaning Makers
I thought this would be an excellent lesson for any grade level.
How should classroom teachers use dance as a teaching tool? (pg 269)
- Set up classroom so there is enough space to dance.
- Model dance movement for the students.
- Then ask them to dance to the movement of children's song.
- Use a Venn diagram to compare the dances of different cultures.
For example, the hokey pokey dance.
Just a simple way to invite children to enjoy dancing. It is a good idea for students to be familiar with the songs first, I think, so they can sing along easily without getting distracted by having two new things to do!
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