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Lunt, Joanne M. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1978
Suggestions are offered for developing an original choreographic theme and types of foci that may be used in heightening and refining awareness of the elements within it. (MJB)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Dance, Teaching Methods, Workshops
Motif Writing: A Creative Tool
Lohmiller, Michelle – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1977
Motif writing is a system of movement notation which gaves the outline of a movement without describing in detail how the actions are to be formed. (MM)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Expression, Dance, Movement Education
Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess: Creative Dance in Five Easy Lessons
Sandoval, Sylvia Mocroft – Teachers and Writers, 1977
Describes how one teacher taught creative dance in five weeks and in five lessons. (HOD)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Dance, Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades
The Use of Creative Movement, Dramatics, and Dance to Teach Learning-Objectives to the Hearing-Impaired Child.
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Chamberlain-Rickard, Patricia – American Annals of the Deaf, 1982
A creative movement and dance program at the New York State School for the Deaf uses multisensory creative activities to help meet language arts objectives. (CL)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Dance, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
Movement: "Enchantment" in the Life of a Child.
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Emerson, Peggy; Leigh, Cindy – Childhood Education, 1979
Discusses how children can widen their experiences and also acquire a fresh perspective on their everyday experiences through movement and dance. (CM)
Descriptors: Children, Creative Activities, Dance, Early Childhood Education
Poetry and Dance for Children.
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Trammell, Peggy – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1982
Poetry offers excellent possibilities for teaching creative dance. Curriculum development and lesson plan ideas in the area of poetry interpretation through dance and movement for elementary school students are described. (CJ)
Descriptors: Children, Creative Activities, Creative Expression, Curriculum Development
Movement as Creative Interaction with the Child
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Stinson, Susan Warshaw – Young Children, 1977
A discussion of ways an adult can encourage and participate in a child's self-expression through movement and dance. (BD)
Descriptors: Body Image, Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Expression
Supporting Creativity and Imagination in the Early Years. Supporting Early Learning
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Duffy, Bernadette – Open University Press, 2006
Learning through the arts has the potential to stimulate open ended activity that encourages discovery, exploration, experimentation and invention, thus contributing to children's development in all areas of learning and helping to make the curriculum meaningful to them. In this book, the author draws on her extensive experience of promoting young…
Descriptors: Young Children, Imagination, Creativity, Early Childhood Education
Arts for Living: A Guide for Developing Career and Life Skills through the Arts. [Final Report].
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Daniels, Eileen, Ed. – 1982
The guide outlines 68 arts activities ideas designed to enhance career and life skills of moderately and severely handicapped students. Arts activities are organized according to three units: social development, daily living, and vocational preparation. Each of the activities within the units are described in terms of instructional goal, related…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Creative Activities, Daily Living Skills, Dance