Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Exploring the Garden

This week, in ballet and creative movement we are celebrating the garden! Growing as different types of flowers, caterpillars to butterflies, ants, worms, and birds! My 4 year olds loved the idea saying "I wish we could visit the real garden!"

We have been doing the caterpillar to butterfly dance for a while in ballet class and they love it! Just this week many of them told me they are growing butterflies in their classrooms. Woah! I didn't even know I was connecting to curriculum, but it makes me so happy that I am! How great is it for them to see it happening and also make a dance about it using their bodies?!

Do you have a lesson in dance class that the kids tell you they are exploring at school? I would love to hear!

2 comments:

  1. This is one of the best lessons I have ever heard! How fun! I must try this with my little kiddies. I'll call it "Maria's Garden Dance."

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  2. thanks! a dance named after me? haha i love it! let me know how it goes if you try it out! :)

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