Movement and Dance in Early Childhood

Movement and Dance in Early Childhood
Author: Mollie Davies
Publsiher: SAGE
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2003-04-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0761940545

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The book seeks to help early childhood educators and parents in very practical ways and provides guidance based on a sound theoretical understanding.

Dance Turn Hop Learn

Dance  Turn  Hop  Learn
Author: Connie Bergstein Dow
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1929610890

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Fun, accessible movement activities for teachers and childcare providers to use with preschoolers.

Movement and Dance in Young Children s Lives

Movement and Dance in Young Children s Lives
Author: Adrienne N. Sansom
Publsiher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Dance for children
ISBN: 1433112655

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In the pedagogical landscape of early childhood, physical movement is central to the holistic development of young children. Yet, movement-related experiences and other bodily activities such as play and dance often present contradictions and conundrums for early childhood educators. As a mode of learning, movement has endured a questionable existence despite the evidence of supportive research and theory, which provides sound reasons for the inclusion of movement in early years curricula. Movement and Dance in Young Children's Lives looks at the place of movement in young children's lives and addresses how movement as a form of expression can become dance, thus displacing a reliance on linguistic modes of expression and honoring the agency of the body. It also discusses a variety of concerns and confusions that accompany dance in education, and interprets what this means to students and teachers in teacher education programs and early childhood settings.

Teaching Creative Movement

Teaching Creative Movement
Author: Johanna Exiner,Phyllis Lloyd
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1974
Genre: Dance
ISBN: UOM:49015000942574

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Counting verses explain how a family ended up with a dozen cats.

Dance Play and Drawing Telling as Semiotic Tools for Young Children s Learning

Dance Play and Drawing Telling as Semiotic Tools for Young Children   s Learning
Author: Jan Deans,Susan Wright
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2018-02-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781317197133

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Investigating children’s learning through dance and drawing-telling, Dance-Play and Drawing-Telling as Semiotic Tools for Young Children’s Learning provides a unique insight into how these activities can help children to critically reflect on their own learning. Promoting the concept of dance and drawing-telling as highly effective semiotic tools for meaning-making, the book enlivens thinking about the extraordinary capacities of young children, and argues for the incorporation of dance and drawing in mainstream early childhood curriculum. Throughout the book, numerous practice examples show how children use movement, sound, images, props and language to imaginatively re-conceptualize their everyday experiences into bodily-kinesthetic and spatial-temporal concepts. These examples illustrate children’s competence when given the opportunity to learn through dance and drawing-telling, as well as the important role that teachers play in scaffolding children’s learning. Based on award-winning research, this insightful and informative book makes a sought after contribution to the field of dance education and seeks to reaffirm dance as a powerful learning modality that supports young children’s expressive non-verbal communication. Encouraging the reader to consider the significance of multi-modal teaching and learning, it is essential reading for researchers in the dance, drawing and education spheres; postgraduate students taking courses in early childhood; play and dance therapists; and all early childhood teachers who have a specific interest in arts education.

Dance for Young Children

Dance for Young Children
Author: Susan W. Stinson
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1988
Genre: Dance
ISBN: UOM:39015048242195

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The purpose of the book is to help teachers develop an understanding of dance in the preschool setting, sense when dance can be a natural extension of classroom activity, and develop skill in planning and leading meaningful dance experiences. The first chapter of this book discusses what dance in preschool education is about and its importance for young children. In the second chapter, the content of movement is presented; these elements are the building blocks from which dance activities are created and provide reference points for developing ideas into class activities. The third chapter discusses general preparation for dance activities, and chapter 4 offers a step-by-step description of the process of developing an idea into a class session. Chapters 5 and 6 discuss the reality of teaching a dance class, and the final two chapters give suggestions for adapting material to particular groups--the very young, the handicapped, and parent-child groups. The appendixes include resources and strategies for recorded music, ideas for use in lessons, children's literature, sample original stories, sample lesson on a specific movement theme: curved and angular lines, and suggested resources for further reading. (JD)

Movement and Dance in Early Childhood

Movement and Dance in Early Childhood
Author: Mollie Davies
Publsiher: SAGE
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2003-03-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781848608610

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`This original and fascinating approach to children′s movement development is highly recommended reading for tutors, practitioner and students alike′ - Under Five `Movement and Dance in Early Childhood offers a clear and accessible entry into the world of movement and dance and the possibilities that exist for children, their families and the wider educational community′ - Every Child `Eminently readable and accessible. Whether the reader is versed in movement understanding or a beginner, by the end of the book they should be a much better movement observer, teacher and handler′ - Marion North, Principal and Chief Executive, Laban Centre for Movement and Dance In this unique and innovative book on movement and dance development from birth to eight years, the author draws on her depth of knowledge and practical experience in helping children to become skilled, creative and imaginative in a wide range of movement-oriented activities. The book seeks to help early childhood educators and parents in very practical ways and provides guidance based on a sound theoretical understanding. Originally published as Helping Children Learn Through a Movement Perspective, this book has been updated in the light of recent research. The author extends her investigation of how young children learn in and through movement. There is an expanded chapter on dance, which suggests strategies for working with young children and examines ways in which young children take on the roles of dance-makers, performers and appreciators. An additional chapter shows ways in which the expressive and artistic aspects of children′s movement can be appropriately located and includes exemplars for dance at Key Stage 1 and the early phases of Key Stage 2.

Now for a Dance

Now for a Dance
Author: Barbara Thraves,Diana Williamson
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 115
Release: 1994
Genre: Dance
ISBN: 1875695176

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