Read it and Leap!
A collection of seasonally themed, story based dance activities that spark imagination, build a movement foundation and develop skills that you can plug into your class with less than 5 minutes of prep time.
What if you never got stuck in your lesson planning again?
With Read it and Leap: The Seasons, there’s no need to stress about how to make each week’s lesson memorable.
You’ll learn how to implement stories, poems, and picture books into your lessons with virtually no prep time, making your classes stand out to students and parents alike.
Tell me if this sounds like you:
You told yourself that you were going to revamp your curriculum this year, add some sparkle, make it really special… but every time you sit down to work on it, your mind goes blank and you find yourself reaching for past lessons you can recycle.
You want your students to go home raving about how amazing your class was, but you’re worried that if you appeal to the desire of your students to have fun and be imaginative… their parents will question whether they’re spending enough time on “meaningful” skills.
You love injecting creativity into your lessons but every time you layer in a theme, it feels like the lesson doesn’t have enough depth. You either have a lesson that deepens the student’s understanding of movement concepts and dance skills OR you have imaginative adventures that are a super fun free for all. Never both.
What if there was a way to keep your classes fun with seasonal themes AND increase their body awareness, build their movement skills, and give them the context to deepen their understanding of life in and outside of the classroom?
That’s exactly why I created Read it and Leap: The Seasons. Because I wanted to help you turn your lesson plans into unique, action-packed adventures that students will go home and reenact at home. AND I wanted to weave in the concepts and skills that make dance education a valuable experience that develops the body, mind and soul of the kids in your class. PLUS I wanted to make sure that anyone who hears about your class - from parents to studio owners to the family down the street - is blown away by your ability to captivate the attention of young children AND hone their skills, their body/spatial awareness, and boost their self esteem.
So if you want your lessons to sparkle this year with almost no extra effort on your part, Read it and Leap: The Seasons is perfect for you.
Read it and Leap: The Seasons includes 4 sets of seasonally themed, concept based activities to plug into your lessons and make them memorable. There's one set for each season (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall) for a total of 24 new activities!
The activities are perfect for students ages birth-3 years with a caregiver or 3-7 years in drop off classes. Each season includes:
- 1 complete Move & Groove Storytime lesson that use a picture book for an entire 45-60 minute lesson.
- 2 Story Short activities that use shorter books as a springboard for a 5-10 minute movement exploration
- 1 original BrainDance story
- 1 Original Read it and Leap Story
- 1 Original Read it and Leap Poem
This course includes the following collections:
- Winter Collection.
- Spring Collection
- Summer Collection
- Autumn Collection
All Collections are available for immediate access. As soon as you register, you will have 24 story-based activities to add to your creative dance lessons, including original stories and poems written by Jen Cleary, activities designed to accompany picture books (some shorter activities and some lesson plans for a full class), and a BrainDance for each season.
REFUND POLICY
Due to the digital nature of this product, there will be no refunds after purchase.