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This lesson was taught on September 11 and 13th, 2019 in AM and PM Kindergarten. This lesson was taken from the Arts Integration Course. The students were learning about circles. We began by talking about circles around us. The students were so excited to tell me about all the things around the room, the school, and the environment that they had observed. I could sense the students' excitement as they moved. They were so enthusiastic, creative, and engaged. I found that I became more creative and enthusiastic in my own dancing as I observed them. We first learned the Circle Dance as outlined in the packet. The students took hands and began to dance. This was so fun and really brought the class together.
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After I had taught the dance, we began to make our own Circle Dance. We chose different circular movements that we could do alone, or that we could all do together in the circle holding hands. The students each completed these steps and froze at the count of eight each time. I loved hearing the students count with me as we stepped, hopped, spun, played ring around the rosie, etc. I realized through this how much really is integrated through the process of involving music and dance in the process of learning. I had thought about integrating dance with the math concept of shapes, however the math concept of counting, the music concept of listening, and creating music as we stomped, clapped, etc. Above all, I loved watching the students work as a team and collaborate as they danced and moved together. I hadn't even realized how many skills and concepts the students really learned through integration.
As I taught the two Kindergarten classes, I loved seeing the way the lessons were individualized to the different students and the way in which the students adapted to the lesson. I was able to grow as a teacher as I really analyzed my lesson, what had gone well, what had been confusing, and what changes I could make. It was also interesting to see how the students in each class responded to the different management strategies, activities, and the lesson as a whole.
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