Alphabet Cards for Creative Movement – Created by Alexandra Langstaff

Are you teaching preschool and kindergarten creative dance classes this school year? Looking for some new activities? 

Alexandra Langstaff created a playful set of cards with the alphabet as her springboard. B is for balloon…..h is for hopscotch….n is for numbers.

You could easily select one or two cards each week to bring new activities into your class. Each card offers a prompt and several ways to invite the students to move, improvise, vary ideas, and expand into further activities. Here is an example for the letter H:

Hopscotch Hills

Hopscotch is like jumping and hopping over hills. Show me small and big jumps and hops.

• Can you make up different patterns? How about jump, jump, hop, hop, jump, jump?
• Can we hold hands and hopscotch together facing each other or side by side?
• Can we hopscotch in place or move across the room?

Purchase the cards online for $22 – a great investment in fresh ideas and springboards for the coming months.

http://hullabaloodanceshop.com/yodagamo-cards/

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Ten Resources for Teaching Artists (#1 – an article from Edutopia)

Ten Resources for Teaching Artists (#2 – a graphic organizer for teaching artists)

Ten Resources for Teaching Artists (#3 – the Book to Boogie Blog)

Ten Resources for Teaching Artists (#4 – Dance Studio Life Magazine)

Ten Resources for Teaching Artists (#5 – four book recommendations)

Ten Resources for Teaching Artists (#6 – dance photography books)

Ten Resources for Teaching Artists (#7 – movie inspiration)

Ten Resources for Teaching Artists (#8 – 50 perspectives on teaching)

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