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How to teach 5 curriculum concepts using jumping jacks!

How to teach 5 curriculum concepts using jumping jacks!

Learning through movement becomes much more meaningful, especially for early elementary children, when you want to lay foundational concepts.  I will show you how you can take jumping jacks and turn it into a springboard for teaching geometry, arithmetic, science, reading/spelling, and social skills!    So, let’s look at how you can teach a concept from 5 different subjects, using one exercise – jumping jacks!   For these activities, you can use music playing lowly in the background but loud enough…

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How to infuse music and movement into a 1st grade science lesson

How to infuse music and movement into a 1st grade science lesson

Science and children just go together, especially when you can get them involved in a hands-on activity. You can even take it a step further and have them to become what they are learning! I’ll show you. Let’s, go back down memory lane. Do you remember in kindergarten and first grade when you learned about plants, including what they need to grow and their 3 main parts–roots, stem, and leaves? Sometimes, the flowering part of the plant was included in…

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