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CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT TOOLS

Goal:   Students will be introduced to the following important concepts for overall classroom protocol during the

listed classes in Part One.

Listening to and Following Movement Instructions (Lessons 1-7)
Cues for Stopping (Lessons 1, 2, 3)
Personal Space and Shared Space (Lessons 1, 2, 3)
Guidelines for Free Group Movement (Lessons 2, 3, 4)
Group Cooperation and Taking Turns (Lessons 3, 4, 5)
Guidelines for Working with Props (Lessons 2, 6)
Shine the Spotlight (Lessons 6, 7)

BASIC MOVEMENT SKILLS

Goal: Students will develop proficiency in age-appropriate movement skills and will learn to use creative movement as an approach to solving problems during the listed classes in Part One.

Control of Speed, or Tempo (Lessons 1-7)
Control of Direction in Space (includes level, (Lessons 1, 2, 3, 4, 7)
direction, floor pattern, size)
Control of Energy (use of energy and flow to (Lessons 6, 7)
create a specific movement quality)
Body Awareness (Lessons 1-7)
(includes body parts, balance, and shape)
Problem Solving through Movement (Lessons 1-7)
Locomotor Movements (moving from one place to another) (Lessons 1-7)
Moving to Rhythms, Music, or Sounds (Lessons 1-7)
Working with Props (Lessons 2, 6)
Dramatic Play (Lesson 5)
Sequencing (learning a series of movements) (Lesson 5)

Dance, Turn, Hop, Learn! Enriching Movement Activities for Preschoolers by Connie Bergstein Dow

(Redleaf Press, 2006). Copyright 2006 by Connie Bergstein Dow. Reproduced with permission from Redleaf Press, St. Paul, Minnesota, www.redleafpress.org. To order, call 800-423-8309.