I had my first day of teaching at Dry Creek Elementary! Truthfully, I was a little nervous walking into the classroom, but I walked out excited and ready to go back. Today was brief and the first day I met the students, so we did one activity--The Name Dance.
The students stood in a circle. We took turns going around the circle, saying our names while doing a simple dance move. By the end, we had created a name dance that greatly helped me to remember everyone's name. I am looking forward to diving into basic dance elements next week, and seeing if the students remember the established rules.
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My name is Lindsey Christensen and I will be teaching dance in Ms. Gustafson's 2nd grade class at Dry Creek Elementary.
This class will be focusing on teaching dance basics, based upon BEST (Body, Energy, Space, Time) fundamentals. These fundamentals include learning how to perform various axial, locomotor, and non-locomotor movements, to differentiate between positive and negative space, and to apply energy qualities to movement, among many others. Ms. Gustafson wants the students to be able to have a dance experience for the sake of dancing! Cross-curriculum integrated lessons will be a part of the class, but will not be the focus. Students will also have many opportunities to create dances and perform for their peers. With this teaching experience, I hope to be able to improve my overall teacher presence and management skills, while learning to love my students and be aware of their needs. I hope to be able to deepen my understanding of dance as I explain it to others and hope that those I teach will have opportunities to use what they are learning. Ultimately, I want to better understand by strengths and weaknesses as a teacher, so that I can use them and address them as I go forward. |
AuthorMy name is Lindsey Christensen and I am an Arts Bridge scholar. I am excited and grateful to develop as a teacher through the ArtsBridge program. I love dance and I love sharing it with others. Archives
January 2019
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