Today in class we applied dance experiences to a book we prepared as a group.
I quite like implementing dance into science - not necessarily just free expression, although I see the place for that. I like thinking "how am I going to move to express this object/animal/thing in nature/etc". I was trying to memorize my ed psych info and I made up a little dance movement to remember certain stages for one of the theorists. It helped me remember it better for the test.
I plan to use creative arts in my classroom. It's a great way to get kids moving in a day. I hope to implement all the arts within the unit. There is a certain level of trust necessary to make dance successful. With younger kids, they probably won't care as much, but if older students haven't experienced dance in their school years, they could be increasingly self conscious. I might implement dance a little later for them, or little by little. I could be wrong, but this seems to make sense to me.
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