Teaching Children Movement Concepts and Skills: Becoming a Master Teacher

Teaching Children Movement Concepts and Skills: Becoming a Master Teacher by Buschner, Craig A.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780873224802.

Teaching Children Dance offers elementary physical educators a practical approach to teaching developmentally appropriate dance. The book explains the why and how of teaching dance, making it an excellent resource for those who want to teach dance but feel unprepared to do so, and for those who are unsure how dance fits into a physical education curriculum. The book also makes an excellent dance methods text for university courses preparing students to become elementary physical education teachers. Teaching Children Dance presents 17 practical, child-tested examples of dance activities called Learning Experiences, which are ideal for grades pre-K through 6. The Learning Experiences are divided into four elements of movement: body awareness, space awareness, effort, and relationships. The companion video, Teaching Children Dance Video, shows three condensed lessons that provide real-world examples of effectively teaching children dance.