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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

All classes week 8

DANCE!

This week we are celebrating Halloween by dancing to Halloween music and learning some Halloween moves. We will dance to:

The Zombie Mam
The Monster Mash
Thriller
Scooby-Doo
This is Halloween (with pumpkins for the younger ones)
Purple People Eater

Pre-school week 7

GYMNASTICS!

We reviewed our rolls briefly and really worked hard on our cartwheels. They are getting so much better!

Pre-K week 7

GYMNASTICS!

We reviewed all of our rolls as well as added frog leaps and bunny hops to what we already know.

Toddlers week 7

GYMNASTICS!

We reviewed our rolls and bear walks as well as added frog leaps to what we know.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Liberty 10/16/09

At Liberty today we at a little girl in the Gator room who remember every stretch we did in the order that we did it. It was so cute!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Next Week

Next week we will be doing gymnastics again. Normally we alternate every other week between dance and gymnastics. However, so that we can dance the week of Halloween and do some fun Halloween things, we will be doing gymnastics two weeks in a row. We will then do dance two weeks in a row to make up for it and get ourselves back on track.

Preschool Week 6

GYMNASTICS!

This week we will be focusing most of our time on cartwheels, although we will go over our rolls.

Pre-K Week 6

GYMNASTICS!

This week we will continue to work on our front, straddle, and ghandi rolls. We will go over "tada" and lunges as well as bear walks.

Toddlers Week 6

GYMNASTICS!

This week we will continue to work on our front and straddle rolls. We will be reviewing "tada" and lunges as well as working on bear walks.

Friday, October 9, 2009

Yea for Remembering!

I have been amazed as to how well the children are able to remember the dance steps that we have been learning. It's hard for them to remember because we only meet once a week and then on top of that, they only have dance once every two weeks. Yet, they are remembering so well! Their favorite thing to do seems to be the stomp. No matter the age group, if they remember one thing, it's to stomp. I am so proud of them! Keep up the great work!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Maineville 10/06/09

Today in the Monkey room I was really impressed by their ability to remember the combination that we have been working on.  When I asked if they remembered it, they walked me through it, step by step. I was so proud of them! It is hard for the children to remember what we did two weeks ago, since we alternate dance and gymnastics, but the Monkey Room at Maineville did just that! Keep up the good work guys!

COMBINATION!

Preschoolers have been working on a combination the last couple of weeks of dance. I have written it out below so that those who want to practice at home can.

Right foot front and back and left foot front and back. Cross to the left, point to the right. STOMP! Step to the right and step to the left. Heel step right foot, heel step left foot. Bounce, Bounce. Heel step right foot, heel step left foot. Bounce, Bounce. Step touch, step clap to the right. Step touch, step clap to the left. Cross step, cross step, cross step, cross step.

Preschool Week 5

DANCE!
We will be reviewing the steps that we have learned over the past couple of weeks as well as learning cross steps and step touch, step clap.  We will be adding this to our combination that we have been working on. We will also be using leaves and dancing to "The North Wind Doth Blow" and "I had a Little Nut Tree." We

Pre-K Week 5

DANCE!

This week we will be reviewing the steps that we have learrned using our toes and heels. We will be learning how to cross our feet in front of each other, doing cross steps. We will also be using leaves and dancing to "The North Wind Doth Blow" and "I had a Little Nut Tree."

Toddlers Week 5

DANCE!

This week we will be reviewing the steps that we have learned with our toes and heels. We will be working on crossing our feet in front of each other, doing cross steps. We will also be using leaves and dancing to "I had a Little Nut Tree" and "The North Wind Doth Blow."

Friday, October 2, 2009

Circle Dance

We will also be playing a circle game. All students will get in a circle and when their name is called they will go into the middle of the circle and dance however they want. This continues until every child has had a turn.

Freeze Dance

In order to continue to make dance fun for all students as well as an attempt to learn names, we will be playing a game at the end of every class. In this game we will be playing music and letting them dance however they want, but as soon as the music stops, they must FREEZE! They have to stay frozen until the music begins to play again. The first person to move is out and must go sit down. They get to be in the panel of judges to watch to see who moves. This continues until there is one person left still dancing.

Preschool Week 4

GYMNASTICS!

This week we will continue to work on the front, straddle, and Ghandi rolls as well as their corresponding positions and the pike. We will practice our bridges and then start cartwheels.

Toddlers and Pre-K Week 4

GYMNASTICS!

This week we will continue to work on our front and straddle rolls and positions. We will also learn how to do “tada” and lunges on the right and left.

Preschool Week 3

DANCE!

This week we will be reviewing the steps we did last week as well as adding heels. We will be working on heel steps and heel toes and adding them to the combination that we began last week.

COMBINATION!

Right foot front and back and left foot front and back. Cross to the left, point to the right. STOMP! Step to the right and step to the left. Heel step right foot, heel step left foot. Bounce, Bounce. Heel step right foot, heel step left foot. Bounce, Bounce.

Toddlers and Pre-K Week 3

DANCE!

This week we will be reviewing the steps we did last week with our toes. We will be discussing heels this week. We will again make it rain with our toes, but then make it storm with our heels. We will be learning heel steps and heel-toe.

Stretching

• Twist from side to side.


• Reach up to the sky and touch our toes.

• Sit in a straddle and reach to the left, right and middle.

• Put feet together and reach for toes.

• Sit in a butterfly and push down on legs.

• Cat stretch to stretch our wrists. On all fours like a cat and rock back and forth, side to side on hands.

• Arm circles.

• Jumping jacks.

• Catch your butterfly and let it go.

Preschool Week 2

GYMNASTICS!

This week we will be working on the tuck and straddle. We will be teaching how to sit in a tuck position, how to sit in a straddle position, and how to sit in a pike position. We will also be learning how to do a tuck or front roll (also known as a somersault) as well as a straddle roll and Gandhi roll. We will also be attempting bridges.

Pre-K Week 2

GYMNASTICS!

This week we will be working on the tuck and straddle. We will be teaching how to sit in a tuck position, how to sit in a straddle position, and how to sit in a pike position. We will also be learning how to do a tuck or front roll (also known as a somersault) as well as a straddle roll and Gandhi roll.

Toddlers Week 2

GYMNASTICS!

This week we will be working on the tuck and straddle. We will be teaching how to sit in a tuck position and how to sit in a straddle position. We will also be learning how to do a tuck or front roll (also known as a somersault) as well as a straddle roll.