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Advanced Combinations of Motor Skills

Following are 4 advanced combinations, numbered 5 - 8 of large motor skills to make learning them more fun. They are listed from easiest to most difficult. Combinations 1 - 4 at this link.

Suggestions:
1. Practice singly or with partners, or in sets and groups. practicing polka
2. Possible shapes to move along: straight or curving lines, circles, squares, rectangles.
3. Forward, backward and diagonal directions.
4. To begin, hold arms out to side or hold hands on waist; later arms can swing in opposition to legs. (When right leg steps forward, left arm swings forward.)
5. It is fun to use props, such as swinging a scarf overhead side to side.

Teacher or onlookers clap rhythm using hands or rhythm instrument.

tum = a strong beat of one count.
ta = weaker beat of half a count.
& = a pause in action; a transition to a different step.

For descriptions and illustrations of how to do the motor skills click here:
Intermediate Rhythmic Motor Skills for School Age Kids
Advanced Rhythmic Motor Skills for School Age Kids

Combination 5.
waltz, waltz, waltz, waltz, & slide, slide, slide, slide, &...
Clap: tum ta ta, tum ta ta, tum ta ta, tum ta ta,
& tum, tum, tum, tum, &...


Combination 6.
polka, & polka, & skip, skip, skip, skip,
& polka, & polka, & skip, skip, skip, skip, &...
Clap: tum ta tum, & tum ta tum, & tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta,
& tum ta tum, & tum ta tum, & tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, tum ta, &...


Combination 7.
schottische, & schottische,
& polka, & polka, &...
Clap: tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,
& tum ta tum, & tum ta tum, &...


Combination 8.
minuet, & minuet,
& minuet, & minuet,
& waltz, waltz, waltz, waltz, &...
Clap: tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,
& tum, tum, tum, tum, & tum, tum, tum, tum,
& tum ta ta, tum ta ta, tum ta ta, tum ta ta, &...


Kinesthetic Learning Introduction

Recommended texts

Rhythms and Dances for School Age Kids
For grades K-12 in 100 pages, how to teach 16 rhythmic dance steps illustrated and described, plus 9 little dances, 18 ABA and other sequencing combinations, and 4 advanced group dances - for learning kinesthetically about math sets, sequencing, and language phrasing and rhythms. Can be adapted for special needs kids.
Rhythms and Dances for School Age Kids by Susan Kramer

Rhythms and Dances for Toddlers and Preschoolers
How to teach toddlers and preschoolers rhythms, floor exercises, large motor skills, expressive dance, kinesthetic mini-lessons and full dances in a 98 pages including photos and illustrations.
Rhythms and Dances for Toddlers and Preschoolers by Susan Kramer

Article and photo credit Susan Kramer

Rhythmic Skills for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Intermediate Motor Skills for School Age Kids
Advanced Motor Skills for School Age Kids
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