BRINGING PHYSICAL EDUCATION INTO THE CLASSROOM THROUGH DANCE

BRINGING PHYSICAL EDUCATION INTO THE CLASSROOM THROUGH DANCE! BY: LEILANI HANCHETT ITE 326 08/01/2015

AUDIENCE • I WILL SHOW THIS PRESENTATION TO MY MENTOR TEACHER, SHE TEACHES SECOND GRADE AT HANA HIGH & ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. • HANA HIGH AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE DANCE ONCE A WEEK THROUGH HANA ARTS AND ATTEND CLASSES AT THE HANA ART BUILDING ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS. • IN THIS PRESENTATION I WILL TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION THROUGH DANCE IN THE CLASSROOM.

BACKGROUND • I ATTENDED THE DANCE WORKSHOP AT UH MANOA AND LEARNED ABOUT THE ELEMENTS OF DANCE. I LEARNED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE DANCE IN THE CLASSROOM. • I ALSO HAVE A BACKGROUND IN TAHITIAN AND HULA. • I ALSO HAVE A BACKGROUND IN YOGA. “EDUCATION INTEGRATED WITH THE ARTS IS CREDITED WITH BOOSTING THE KIND OF CREATING AND WORKING SKILLS PRODUCED BY TRADITIONAL EDUCATION, PLUS AI HAS BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE POSITIVE EFFECTS ON SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, RECIDIVISM RATES, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, SELF-ESTEEM, AND THE ACQUISITION OF JOB SKILLS, ESPECIALLY FOR AT-RISK POPULATIONS. ” (CORNETT, 2011).

WHY IS STRETCHING IMPORTANT? 1. REDUCE MUSCLE INJURY 2. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY 3. INCREASED JOINT RANGE AND MOTION 4. INCREASED BLOOD FLOW TO MUSCLES

• MAGIC SHOES WARM UP ACTIVITY 1. IN THIS ACTIVITY THE STUDENTS WILL IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO WALK ROUND USING SPECIAL SHOES. 2. I WILL HAVE CARDS FOR THE STUDENTS TO CHOOSE FROM. 3. THE STUDENTS WILL PICK A CARD FROM A BASKET ( EX. WATER, MOON, LAND, AIR) 4. I WILL CALL OUT FAST, SLOW OR LEVELS FOR THE STUDENTS. 5. THE STUDENTS WILL WALK AROUND THE CLASSROOM FOLLOWING THE DIRECTIONS I HAVE GIVEN THEM. CORNETT, C. E. (2011). CREATING MEANING THROUGH LITERATURE AND THE ARTS: ARTS INTEGRATION FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS (4 TH ED. ). BOSTON, MA: ALLYN & BACON/PEARSON

WHY IS DANCE IMPORTANT IN THE CLASSROOM? • PROMOTES POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT • BUILDS A SENSE OF CLASSROOM COMMUNITY • IMPROVES SELF-ESTEEM • BUILDS PEER RELATIONSHIPS

DANCE ELEMENTS •

DANCE IN THE CLASSROOM HELPS STUDENTS KINESTHETICALLY

WHY IS PHYSICAL EDUCATION IMPORTANT? • PROMOTES HEALTHY LIFESTYLE • BUILDS SELF-ESTEEM • LINKED TO OVERALL GOOD HEALTH • GOOD FOR MENTAL HEALTH • PROVIDES ENERGY • IMPROVES ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

CONNECTING DANCE TO LITERATURE THIS TEXT CAN BE USED TO HELP STUDENTS WHO MAY BE AFRAID TO TRY SOMETHING NEW. I WOULD READ THE TEXT TO STUDENTS AND BREAK THEM UP INTO GROUPS. THE STUDENTS WILL FOCUS ON THE BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END OF THE STORY. THE STUDENTS WILL USE THE DANCE ELEMENTS. THE STUDENTS WILL ALSO PRESENT THEIR DANCE TO THEIR CLASSMATES.

CULTURALLY RELEVANT LITERATURE • SINCE WE LIVE IN HAWAII I THINK INCORPORATING A TEXT ABOUT NAVIGATION SEEMS FITTING. I CAN SEE STUDENTS HAVING FUN WITH THIS TEXT. I AM SURE SOME OF THE STUDENTS ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE HOKULE’A, IN WHICH THE CREW USES THE STARS TO SAIL.

REFERENCES • CORNETT, C. E. (2011). CREATING MEANING THROUGH LITERATURE AND THE ARTS: ARTS INTEGRATION FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS (4 TH ED. ). BOSTON, MA: ALLYN & BACON/PEARSON • HTTPS: //WWW. TEACHINGCHANNEL. ORG/VIDEOS/INTEGRATING-DANCE-INTOLESSONS • HTTPS: //WWW. GOOGLE. COM/IMAGES • HTTP: //KIDSHEALTH. ORG/TEEN/FOOD_FITNESS/EXERCISE/STRETCHING. HTML#