Students in Ms. Alina and Ms. Nelly's classroom were having a blast when I entered on this rainy Tuesday morning. It was cloudy outside, but inside Ms. Alina's classroom, it was cheerful and warm.
Ms. Alina had on some great music that gave students specific movements to make and directions to follow. One of the hardest for some children was the part when the song said, "Freeze." It was great to observe how Ms. Alina goes out of her way to model and assist students to understand something that may be so simple for us as adults, such as dance and freeze, but an idea that is new for children. As the song progressed, more students were able to "freeze" on their own and Ms. Alina celebrated every milestone.
The next song also invited students to use their imagination and listening skills. The changes in the music directed students to move, walk or make certain sounds. Ms. Alina is hands on with each child, making sure they are not only completely engaged, but learning the vocabulary words along with the motions.
It may be a dreary day outside today, but there's great learning fun taking place in classroom #10.
Great job, Ms. Alina! It was such fun to be there today.
Our toddlers are getting ready for Preschool. If you look at the Standards, our teachers are really preparing them to meet goals in so many areas.
NYS Common Core- Domain 5- The Arts ( Dance/Creative Movement) Part 7e,f,g- Students demonstrate a wide variety of movements and positions, learn simple, repetitive dance steps and routines, and move in spontaneous and imaginative ways to music, songs, rhythm and silence.
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