Emotions dance for Foundation Stage and KS1
Our blog last week looked at children's mental health, with a focus on year 6s and SATs. We all know that mental health is a serious issue for everyone, even at early years and Key Stage 1. This is why…
Our blog last week looked at children's mental health, with a focus on year 6s and SATs. We all know that mental health is a serious issue for everyone, even at early years and Key Stage 1. This is why…
I couldn’t do a blog series on Early Years Dance without featuring Jabadao – the national centre for physical play. Jabadao was established in 1985 with the purpose of encouraging people of all ages to involve themselves in playful activity,…
In the fourth instalment in our series of blogs focusing on early years dance, I wanted to share some of the activities we have been doing with young children. My colleague Tahnee Lawson delivers dance sessions in nurseries, to parent…
In the previous blog, I mentioned the vestibular system. Until 18 months ago, I had never heard of this term, but the more I read on it the more fascinating it becomes! The vestibular system provides our sense of balance…
This week we are continuing the blog series on Early Years dance. Tasked with the job of creating a project to develop physical literacy in early years children, JumpStart (in conjunction with our local School Sports Partnership – Team Charnwood)…
It’s been a while since I’ve had chance to blog and one of the reasons is due to the amount of exciting projects we currently have on the go! JumpStart are working in conjunction with Team Charnwood to create and…
Last week I ran the annual Dance Development Day for Foundation and KS1 teachers in the South Charnwood School Sports Partnership. As usual, it was well-attended, with enthusiastic teachers taking part in the practical sessions very much in the way…