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Friday, January 18, 2013

Ice-Skating in the Music Room!

Kindergarten classes have been doing winter activities in music class!  One of their favorite activities has been ice-skating.  They love pretending that the music room has turned into an ice-skating rink and that paper plates are their ice skates.  :)  This is such a great way for the students to practice expressive movement (MKGM.1.a. Respond to contrasts and events in music with gross locomotor and non-locomotor movements) while also being exposed to various classical pieces.  Here they are skating away...






 




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4 comments:

  1. MuzikTeacherDecember 9, 2014 at 1:48 PM

    Looks like great fun! What pieces do you typically use with this activity?

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    1. Clare EgglestonDecember 11, 2014 at 2:35 PM

      Thank you! :) I tend to use waltzes such as: Sleeping Beauty Waltz (Tchaikovsky), Swan Lake Waltz (Tchaikovsky), Blue Danube (Strauss), Skater's Waltz (Waldteufel). They have a great "skating" feel and are the right length of time - about 5-7 minutes long. Thanks for reading!

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  2. UnknownMarch 12, 2019 at 7:53 AM

    What a fun idea! How are the plates secured to the shoes/feet?

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    1. Clare EgglestonMarch 22, 2019 at 5:10 PM

      Thanks! They just kind of push/slide their feet across the floor to get the feeling of skating. The plates are not secured to their feet so they just have to make sure to not go to fast and it works pretty well. :)

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