Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Up and Moving and Dancing
In my kindergarten class placement, my cooperating teacher will use several dance videos through out the morning to keep the kids up and active and to give them a quick break from learning. I'm sure many other classes incorporate this as well. Not all the dance videos are silly fun songs, some are educational and factual. The students at the age all get very excited when it is time to dance, and fully immerse themselves into the song. Some songs deal with vowels and others with shapes. It is unrealistic to expect students to sit for long periods of time and not tune out or become tired. With little dance breaks scattered throughout, it keeps the lessons punctual and interesting. I love this idea to keep kids moving, and its fun for the whole classroom!
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My cooperating teacher uses similar videos in her classroom. I couldn't agree more that it is unrealistic to have students, especially at an elementary age, sit still for long periods of time. I can see a definite difference in attention and behavior after they get their wiggles out. I think it's fun too. I like to participate and get myself moving!
ReplyDeleteThe first grade class I am in uses gonoodle for this break in learning! I like how you described how some are not always silly. My cooperating teacher will use calming, breathing, and yoga videos to get the class in the right mindset for learning. I agree with implementing dance breaks, it gives the body a break and lets students feel they are not always learning. I will be using this in my future classroom!
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