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Rhythms and Dances for Toddlers and Preschoolers
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!
Details
100 pages; perfect bound; 8.5 by 11 inch soft cover
SusanKramer.com Publishing
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. She has a M.A. in educational research and Ph.D. in religious counseling.
Susan Kramer Book List
Classical Ballet Beginning to Advanced
Kinesthetic Math and Language Lessons
Meditation for all Kids
Meditation for Teens and Adults
Rhythms and Dances for School Age Kids
Rhythms and Dances for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Yoga for all Kids
Fundamentele begwegingen voor kinderen met dansjes, meditaties en yoga
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