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Dance Me a Poem

Using poems to explore dance in junior classes

Immerse your students in expressive art experiences. The three books in this series use poems to explore dance, drama and music in a lively, interactive and relevant context. They will help stimulate children's physical and mental agility and provide new language for self-expression. They meet many expectations of the curriculum, include ideas for lessons and bite-size activities, and accommodate a range of learning styles.

Ages: 5-9 | Pages: 56 | Code: 0271 | ISBN: 9781877390661

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Frances Reed

Frances Reed (now Frances Adlam), a highly experienced and creative educator and therapist, has 20 years of teaching experience, is considered a “gifted teacher” by many, and for over 15 years has been involved in teaching the arts, creativity, multiple intelligences and working with creatively gifted children. She has lectured in New Zealand and been an adviser for teachers in the aforementioned areas. She is also a published children’s author, a dancer and a playwright. She currently works as an educator and therapist for children in her private practice, Out of the Box, where she specialises in working with children who are on the spectra of dyslexia, ADHD, Asperger’s syndrome and autism. Frances has written many resources for Essential Resources. You can find out more about Frances at www.outofthebox.net.nz.

Contents

Introduction4
About this Book4
Creative Dance . . . and Poetry5
Dance Vocabulary and Questions to Ask the Children6
Dance Elements7
Dance Unit Plans, Levels 1 and 2 (Examples and Template)11
Dance Units and Poems14
1. My Mean Machine14
2. What My Body Can Do16
3. Bendy Bodies18
4. Dancing Out My Feelings20
5. Look at Me, Look at Me, Look at Me22
6. Fingers Are Lots of Fun24
7. Exciting Elbows26
8. Lying Down28
9. Fly My Kite30
10. Bouncy Balloons32
11. Birds' Nests34
12. Animals at the Zoo36
13. I'm a Plant38
14. Wheels40
15. Down in the Ocean42
16. Footprints44
17. Walking on the Moon46
18. Fire48
19. Squidgy Shapes50
20. The Dancing Cat52
21. Floppy Mr Woppy and Mr Moppy54