- audio player
- CD or audiotape with a variety of dance music
- costumes and props (capes, tutus, scarves, ribbons)
- applause
- audience
- bend
- bow
- follow
- partner
- spin
- step
- sway
- teacher
- twirl
MA Standards:
English Language Arts/Literature/RL.PK.MA.3 With prompting and support, act out characters and events from a story or poem read aloud.
Head Start Outcomes:
Literacy Knowledge/Book Appreciation and Knowledge Retells stories or information from books through conversation, artistic works, creative movement, or drama.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 12 Listen to, recite, sing, and dramatize a variety of age-appropriate literature.
EEC Infant and Toddler Guidelines:
PW50. The older toddler engages in a variety of physical activities.
Dance Studio
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Skill Focus: Creative Expression
Show the family dancing in Kitchen Dance. Tell children many people take lessons to learn different dances. Ask, Has anyone taken dance lessons before? If so, encourage them to share their experiences. Encourage children to experiment with different kinds of dance movement by playing different pieces of music. Say, How does this music make you feel? How does it make you want to dance? Play a variety of dance music and encourage children to dance alone, with a partner, or in small groups.
English Language Learners: Invite children to share any dances or songs from their home culture. Have children explain the dance as other children act as audience.