Today the students completed our study of The Boy who didn't Believe in Spring by creating a series of movements to tell the story while a narrator retold the tale. This activity is classic pantomime, but we also added elements of dance to it to make is more stylized. For example, we reviewed axial and locomotor movements before we began, and we also discussed the different types of pathways that dancers and actors can move on. We practiced moving in different ways on different pathways - for example, skipping on a zigzag route. The students then worked in groups. One group would perform and narrate the story while another group improvised on pitched percussion instruments and a third group would critique the performance against posted criteria. Then the groups rotated. Children did quite splendidly, and really did not realize just how much they were reviewing the story.
Homework: Study spelling words. Complete the long vowel sheet. Complete the study sheet questions on Boy. (Students in RSP have already done this in group.) Do the math review worksheet.
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