HAPPPY END-OF-THE-SCHOOL-YEAR! HOW ABOUT A DANCE PARTY? Whether you want to kick up your heels with your students, or cut a rug with your students' friends and families, try any or all of these ideas: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.  WARM UP WITH ...

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Breaking news from the New England Journal of  Medicine -- and another reason to put on those  dancin' shoes! Cincinnati Dance Happening August 2009 FREQUENT DANCING OFFERS PROTECTION AGAINST  DEMENTIA Reading:  35% reduced risk of dementia Doing crossword puzzles at least four days a week:   47% reduced risk of dementia Dancing frequently: ...

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ART and CREATIVITY: An Important Gift for Children Hello EC Community, My presentation at NAEYC 2012 in Atlanta, Moving is Learning:  Dancing Across the Curriculum, was on Friday, November 6, with special guest Debbie Clement!Dancing to Debbie Clement's song Monkey Fun at NAEYC 2012 In my introduction, I talked about how dance can offer ...

Hello EC Community, Happy Autumn!  The activity below is filled with ideas that can be used as a stand-alone exploration, or a supplement to any fall-themed or science lesson.  It is a celebration of the autumn season.  The children will dance about living things and explore the cycles of the seasons through movement.  In addition, the motor ...

September 22, 2012 Hello EC Community, One of the wonderful aspects of the art of dance/movement is that it can be used to teach virtually any subject.  This activity incorporates a lively movement game with the learning of important national landmarks, which can supplement a social studies, geography, or history lesson.  I like to add one or ...

August 22, 2012  Back to School: Reading Camp Movement Fun! Dancing to Stories Bookstore Story/Movement Time!More Movement Fun and Games! Hello EC Community, I am temporarily interrupting my DANCING THROUGHOUT THE DAY series (which will return next month with Part 6:  A Movement Exploration That Addresses Social Studies)  to bring you some ...

DANCING THROUGHOUT THE DAY Part 3: A Transition Activity Hello EC Community, As a way to further my passion for offering many different dance opportunities to children, this blog entry is the third in a series of activities based on the daily routine of young children.  They are simple and ready to use! Using playful movement activities, you ...

Hello EC Community! I have just returned from the Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children's annual event, the Ohio Early Care & Education Conference in Columbus.  I helped to plan a flash mob dance which would ''interrupt'' the  Keynote presentation by Holly Elissa Bruno and Luis Hernandez – both very fun people who love to ...