Movement Across the Curriculum

The more research I did online the more I realized you can really use movement in any subject, not just dance, drama, or gym. It can be really cross-curricular! Simple Google and Pinterest searches of movement and ________, will show you many resources you can use. When I Pinterested movement and math, here were many resources that showed students walking around classrooms and getting up and problem solving on the board in front of and with the rest of the class. Gallery walks can be accomplished in many subjects, even history, so that you can really explore other students' opinions based on any type of event or historical figure. When I went to the Movement workshop, they facilitator showed us how to use dance to teach students about different cycles for science class. Students can group up and choose different movements for each stages of a cycle, such as the water cycle, and then present their dance for the rest of the class to guess what cycle it is. Then the dancers, the masters of that cycle, will describe the cycle to the rest of the class. Many resources are available to incorporating movement into the classroom and it really helps with getting students engaged and excited about learning.