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Rhythms and Dances for Toddlers and Preschoolers 2nd
Edition
by Susan Kramer
How to teach toddlers, preschoolers
and kids of varying abilities and special needs rhythms, floor exercises, large
motor skills, expressive dance, kinesthetic mini-lessons, and full dances.
With many photos and illustrations, a fun way to build up essential early
skills before kindergarten. Basic lesson plan included.
Perfect for homeschoolers, dance instructors, and early childhood education
teachers!
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100 pages; perfect bound; 8.5 by 11
inch paperback or PDF ebook
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ISBN: 978-9-0809-9129-3
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Table of Contents
I. Basic Lesson Plan
II. Clapping Rhythms
1. Clapping in 4/4 time
2. Clapping in 2/2 time
3. Clapping in 2/4 time
4. Clapping syllables
III. Floor Exercises
1. The Rocker
2. The Squirrel
3. The Owl
4. The Starfish
IV. Rhythmic Movements
1. Walking
2. Running
3. Galloping
4. Marching
5. Balancing
6. Hopping
7. Swinging
8. Sliding
V. Expressive Dance
Nursery Rhymes for Expressive Dance:
Hickory, Dickory, Dock; Humpty Dumpty; Jack and Jill
London Bridge Is Falling Down; Pop Goes the Weasel
Rain, Rain Go Away; Rock-a-Bye Baby
See-Saw Margery Daw
VI. Mini-Lessons
1. Climbing Stairs Alternating Feet
2. Which Way Game
3. ABA Sequencing
4. Circle Dance for Making Shapes
5. Making a Straight Line Game
6. Curving and Zigzag Lines
7. Practice Making Horizontal Lines
8. Stretching in Vertical Lines
9. Diagonal Line Shapes
10. Shaping Outlines
11. Right Side and Left Side Cargo Train Game
12. Clockwise and Counterclockwise Circles
13. Moving Forward and Backward Game
VII. Large Dances with Songs
1. Jingle Bells: running steps 2/2 time
2. Baa, Baa, Black Sheep: galloping 2/4 time
3. Bobby Shaftoe: sliding 2/4 time
4. Mary Had a Little Lamb: galloping 2/4 time
5. Allouette: walking or marching 4/4 time
6. Frère Jacques: marching and sliding 4/4 time
7. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star: galloping 2/4 time
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About the author - Susan Kramer has been teaching yoga, dance and academics kinesthetically as a dance specialist since 1965 and maintains a large educational web site at susankramer.com.
Susan Kramer Book List
Adaptive Dance and Rhythms
Classical Ballet
Beginning to Advanced
Kinesthetic Math and
Language Lessons
Meditation for
all Kids
God Speaks through the
Holy Spirit
Meditation for Teens and
Adults
Rhythms and Dances for
School Age Kids
Rhythms and Dances for
Toddlers and Preschoolers
Yoga for all Kids
How to Sew Cloth Dolls
and Costumes
Fundamentele
bewegingen voor kinderen met dansjes, meditaties en yoga
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