Dance !
INFANT
Movement lesson that focuses on energy dance concepts and the vestibular Brain Dance movement pattern through lap song and rhyming activities.
Review movement lesson with songs, rhymes and movement activities using upper and lower body.
Movement activities that foster learning about the plant life cycle and low and high levels through tactile and vestibular Brain Dance patterns.
Final work with Funga Alafia dance & additional movement activities that work with axial and locomotor movements, brain dance patterns and right/left recognition. This is a review lesson that it looks like many of you may not have had the chance to view. :)
Movement lesson working with size, level, vestibular and gross motor integration activities.
Movement lesson working with tactile pattern, language acquisition, balance and moving to a beat.
Movement activities that work on speed, right and left, body part naming and practice with Funga Alafia song.
Final work with Funga Alafia dance & additional movement activities that work with axial and locomotor movements, brain dance patterns and right/left recognition.
Infant movement lesson reviewing concept of direction.
Songs, rhymes and a welcome dance from Nigeria called Funga Alafia.
Review of past songs, rhymes and movement activities and one new activity.
Songs, Rhymes and movement activities about the Nutcracker, Santa, Christmas and snowflakes.
Review of past songs, rhymes and movement activities and one new one: Hello, This is the Way, Clap Your Hands, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Walk Around, Open and Shut, Rocket Ship & Goodbye.
Songs, Rhymes and movement activities about snowflakes and the Russian composer, Tchaikovsky.
Songs, rhymes and movement activities using your upper and lower body.
Modifications for Toddler Dance, Week Fourteen
Songs, rhymes and fun movement activities about turkeys and being thankful.
Brain Dance movements and familiar rhymes and movement activities.
This is actually Toddler, Week Four for you to review using the Infant Mods from Week 4.
Infant modifications for Toddler's Week Nine lesson about leaves and the seasons.
Infant modification for the toddler Halloween lesson.
Infant movement lesson about direction.
Infant modifications of Toddler's Week Five Dance video for teachers and parents.
Infant modifications of Toddler's Week Five Dance video for teachers and parents.
Practice moving with scarves and working on color recognition to the book Color Dance, by Ann Jonas.
Infant modifications of Toddler's Week Four Dance video for teachers and parents.
TODDLER
Movement lesson that focuses on yoga poses that incorporate elements and processes of Spring.
Review movement lesson with songs, rhymes and movement activities using upper and lower body.
Movement lesson learning about the parts of a plant and low and high levels.
Final work with Funga Alafia dance & additional movement activities that work with axial and locomotor movements, brain dance patterns and right/left recognition. This is a review lesson that it looks like many of you may not have had the chance to view. :)
Movement lesson working with tactile pattern, language acquisition, balance and moving to a beat.
Movement lesson working with size, level, vestibular and gross motor integration activities.
Toddler movement lesson reviewing concept of direction.
Final work with Funga Alafia dance & additional movement activities that work with axial and locomotor movements, brain dance patterns and right/left recognition.
Movement activities that work on speed, right and left, body part naming and practice with Funga Alafia song.
Songs, rhymes and a welcome dance from Nigeria called Funga Alafia.
Songs, rhymes and a drum lesson about metered beats.
Review of past songs, rhymes and movement activities and one new activity.
Songs, Rhymes and movement activities about the Nutcracker, Santa, Christmas and snowflakes.
Songs, Rhymes and movement activities about snowflakes and the Russian composer, Tchaikovsky.
Songs, Rhymes and movement activities using your upper and lower body.
Songs, rhymes and fun movement activities about turkeys and thanksgiving.
Songs, rhymes and fun movement activities about turkeys and being thankful.
Brain Dance movements and familiar rhymes and movement activities.
Toddler movement lesson about direction.
Happy Halloween! Learn about pumpkins and explore some movement activities about halloween creatures.
What season is it? Talk about the changing leaves and create a dance about the seasons.
Review rhymes and movement from week 4 with an additional movement experience about saying hello through dance.
Practice moving with scarves and working on color recognition to the book Color Dance, by Ann Jonas.
New Brain Dance rhymes and familiar movement dance activities and songs.
20 minutes.
New Brain Dance rhymes and familiar movement dance activities and songs.
19 minutes.
New Brain Dance rhymes and familiar movement dance activities and songs. 14 minutes.
Brain Dance rhymes and familiar movement dance activities and songs. 15 minutes.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Movement lesson that focuses on yoga poses that incorporate elements and processes of Spring.
Review movement lesson with songs, rhymes and movement activities using upper and lower body.
Movement lesson learning about the parts of a plant and low and high levels.
Movement lesson working with tactile pattern, language acquisition, balance and moving to a beat.
Movement lesson working with size, level, vestibular and gross motor integration activities.
Movement lesson reviewing concept of direction.
Final work with Funga Alafia dance & additional movement activities that work with axial and locomotor movements, brain dance patterns and right/left recognition.
Movement activities that work on speed, right and left, body part naming and practice with Funga Alafia song.
Songs, rhymes and a welcome dance from Nigeria called Funga Alafia.
Songs, rhymes and a drum lesson about metered beats.
Review of past songs, rhymes and movement activities and one new activity.
Songs, Rhymes and movement activities about the Nutcracker, Santa, Christmas and snowflakes.
Songs, Rhymes and movement activities about snowflakes and the Russian composer, Tchaikovsky.
Songs, Rhymes and movement activities using your upper and lower body.
Songs, rhymes and fun movement activities about turkeys and being thankful.
Songs, rhymes and fun movement activities about turkeys and being thankful.
The leaves are changing outside! Talk about leaves and create a dance about the seasons.
Happy Halloween!
Practice moving with scarves and working on color recognition (let me know if you need some) to the book Color Dance, by Ann Jonas
Movement lesson about direction.
New Brain Dance rhymes and familiar movement dance activities and songs.
New Brain Dance rhymes and familiar movement dance activities and songs.
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Come create a hello dance with me!
New Brain Dance rhymes and familiar movement dance activities and songs. 14 minutes.
Brain Dance rhymes and familiar movement dance activities and songs. 15 minutes.
The first 5.5 minutes are a mindfulness exercise. The last 5.5 minutes are me dancing and reading the book, Cloud Dance.
I narrate the book, "How Do You Dance" and prompt students to move during the reading.
A relaxing, moving meditation activity.
LOWER ELEMENTARY
The first 5.5 minutes are a mindfulness exercise. The last 5.5 minutes are a relaxing movement activity and reading of the book, Cloud Dance.
This is an audio activity, where students will practice moving in self-space and will learn about dance focus as they act out a story that I'm narrating.
Oliver and I lead students in an activity where they will pretend to be from another planet and practice new ways to say hello.
I narrate the book, "How Do You Dance" and prompt students to move during the reading.
A relaxing, moving meditation activity.
UPPER ELEMENTARY
The first 5.5 minutes are a mindfulness exercise. The last 5.5 minutes are a movement activity and reading of the book, Cloud Dance.
Oliver and I lead students in an activity where they will pretend to be from another planet and practice new ways to say hello.
This is an audio activity, where students will practice moving in self-space and will learn about dance focus as they act out a story that I'm narrating.