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Creative
Activities in
Other Preschool
Curriculum
Areas
Submitted by:

Precious Mei S. Rieza

BEEd 2D

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Overview:
Imagine a child who is unaware that anyone is watching him. He is outdoors,
walking along, observing tree leaves and bushes. Suddenly, he hears some music
from a distant marching band. He throws up his arms and begins to step with
knees rising high and fast. His arms are making motions as though he was twirling
a baton. His arms raised and his eyes turned skyward. The baton is in the air. His
arms snap back and his knees tuck in. He has caught it! One he goes twirling and
marching.

Objectives:
1. Express yourself in your own style through creative movements and
dramatics;
2. Increase awareness of the world through creativity in movements and
dramatics;
3. Provide basic concepts for teachers when working with movements and
dramatics; and
4. State ways in which food activities help three to five year-old children
learn.

CREATIVE MOVEMENT
There is usually no planning or forced thought on the part of children in
creative movement. They forget about themselves and let the music rhythm or an
idea carry their bodies away. There are no pattern of movements to be practiced or
perfected. Young children are free to move about in any mood which the music or
rhythm suggests to them.
In creative movements, children are allowed to develop and express their
own personality in their own style. They do not have an example to follow or an
adult to imitate. Creative movements can occur in any situation when children feel
free and want to move their bodies. It can be done to poetry, music, rhythm or
even silence. By feeling a pulse, beat, idea or emotion, childrens bodies become
instruments of expression. They are musical notes running along a keyboard or

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wheat waving in the wind. They are anything they want to be. Their movement
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If creative movement is a regular part of the young childs curriculum, a

number of objectives may be reached.

Relaxation and freedom in the use of the body.

Experience in expressing space, time and weight.

Experience in creatively expressing feelings and ideas.

Improvement of coordination and rhythmic interpretation.

Increasing sensitivity on aesthetic judgment.

In order to provide the music or rhythm for creative movement, only a few
items may be a necessary. A phonograph and some records along with a
drumsticks, and bells may be more than enough. Depending on the circumstances,
handclapping can be a rhythmic addition or a last resort.
Some basic concepts for the teacher to remember when working in this area
are listed below:
The teacher should make it clear that anything the children want to do
is all right, as long as it does not harm themselves and others.

The children should understand that they do not have to do anything

anyone else does. They can do anything the music or idea tells them
to do.

The child should be allowed to copy someone for a start if desired.

The children should understand that each child is different and people
move in different ways.

Dancing is a healthy form of exercise for everyone; it takes no special

talent or skill to have fun.

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LISTENING TO MUSIC
Listening to music is a natural way to introduce creative movement.
Distinctive types of music or rhythm should be chosen for initial movements.
The teacher may begin the experience by playing music on a phonograph. A
record should be chosen that has a strong and easily recognized beat or rhythm.
The children should not be told what to listen for. They should not be told the name
of the selection or see the album cover. The teacher should let them listen and
then ask to think what the music is saying to them.
While the children are listening, the teacher may turn the music down a bit
lower and ask them to form a circle facing inward. The teacher should talk about
what the music is saying with each child. Some of the children probably are already
moving to music by this time, and the teacher may join in. It should be suggested
that the children may go anywhere in the room and do anything that the music
tells them to do. For this exercise, clapping, stomping, and even shouting are all
possible and helpful. When appropriate, a quieter piece of music may be played to
allow the children to rest and give them a sense of context.

This general approach can be adapted to the movement of dolls and puppets
in the movement of specific parts of the body such as hands, feet or toes, and
movement in different kinds of space or group. The imagination of the children and
the teacher are the only limits.

Activity:

Choose music showing happy and sad moods. Let pupils move showing those
different moods.

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Six Little Ducks

If Youre Happy and You Know It

Five Little Monkeys

Rock-a-bye

Baby

1. Did it portray the right mood of the music? How?

Yes, it did portray the right mood of music. I first played the songs which
expresses happy moods. In that way, the children will release the right amount of
energy, by the time that I played the soothing kind of music, they got already tired
and exhausted. In this way, they could relax by listening to it.

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2. How were pupils allowed to express their feelings?

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feelings
by
moving or

By creative movements, they could express their

dancing in way they want to. Just like interpretative dancing.
3. Did the pupils enjoy the activity? How?

In some way, the children got energized and bored at the same time.
Because I played the music a little too longer and the volumes are too lower.

Abstraction:
In creative movements, the children are allowed to develop and express their
personalities in their own ways. Creative movements can occur with music,
rhythm, poetry and even silence. It can develop relaxation, freedom and increased
awareness and sensitivity in young children.

Evaluation:

Watch childrens performance using creative movements.

Were they given free expression and awareness of their sense?
How will you improve the presentation?

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