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Alphabet Movers

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Today I would like to share about Alphabet Movers by Teresa Benzwie.  I used it for my opening activity in a preschool creative dance class this morning, with 4 and 5 year old children. 

Benzwie's book goes through the alphabet, highlighting various action words to inspire young ones to stretch, reach, leap, and dance. For example, the text on the R page is:

"R is for rolling reaching and running a race

Are you ready? 

Get in place"

Robert Bender's illustrations are a great complement to the text – illustrations of both boys and girls in regular attire moving and dancing.

For my opening activity, with a group of 8 kids sitting near by, each student got highlighted. I greeted each child and asked the first letter of his/her name. We then read the accompanying page, and then got up on our feet and moved. 

I did not read the book from start to finish, but simply used it as a springboard for a warm up. The students loved it and eagerly waited for "their turn."

I purchased this book years ago through the NDEO website (www.ndeo.org), but I also noticed today that Powell's Books sells it as well. 

 

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