Dance on the Move: An Active Living Alphabet
A
Dance Book for Children, Parents, Caregivers, Teachers
This dance book is part of the alphabet series created by June LeDrew that
provides ideas and experiences to encourage children to lead an active and
healthy lifestyle. Additionally, the book provides information about and experiences
in dance. Children can explore the possibilities of dance for themselves or
work with an adult to find out how dance experiences can be meaningful to
them.
In particular, the book strives:
- to foster
healthy life styles where movement becomes an integral and positive aspect
in the young person's life;
- to encourage
thinking about and learning about dance;
- to provide
information about dance;
- to create
opportunities for exploring movement for dance;
- to encourage
dance making;
- to stimulate
young people to find out more about dance.
This
book follows the Alphabet and offers:
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illustrations and text ;
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Dance
as a vehicle for active living;
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Information
about dance concepts;
-
Helpful
tasks for exploring dance concepts;
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Appropriate
ideas for young children up to10 years;
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Connections
to the Saskatchewan Arts Education Curriculum;
-
ABCs
of Active Living through dance.
A
DVD accompanying the 'Dance on the Move' book.
On
the DVD are ideas for discussion about the dance, exploration of the music and
dance activities. The dance piece, title 'V,O,I, you are viewing from the book,
"Dance on the Move", is a selection from the Youth Ballet Company
of Saskatchewan's Annual School Recital 2005.
Dance on the
Move is available at the:
Book & Brier Patch , Regina
University of Regina, Regina
DSI Centre, Saskatoon
Spotlite, Saskatoon
McNally Robinson, Saskatoon
$ 11.95 (book
only)
$ 19.95 (book
with DVD)
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The
book Children on the Move shows activities that can foster a healthy lifestyle.
While they learn to read, young children will also learn what active living
is and be encouraged to live actively themselves. The colourful pictures and
the descriptive text will make reading Children on the Move an experience
your students will love to repeat.
This
Alphabet Book Has:
- colourful
pictures of various active living situations.
- fun I
can spot sentences for object identification & vocabulary extension.
- helpful information
on Using this Book included.
- ABC's
of Active Living for Young Children at back
- A glossary,
durable paperback cover.
The
book on Active Living can assist with a teacher's delivery of the SaskEd 1-5
Physical Education Curriculum.
Children
on the Move Available at:
Book & Brier Patch, Regina
McNally Robinson Booksellers, Saskatoon
www.bethnoldcreations.com
DSI Centre, Saskatoon
$11.95
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