Arts From the Inside Out:
Dance Education in the Classroom

Free classroom materials to download

These classroom materials are designed for teachers who work with preschool through elementary education, and for other early childhood education professionals who are looking for ways to begin to use more concept-based creative dance in their programs for children of all abilities.

Although the sample lessons are available globally, thanks to the wonders of the world wide web, they were designed and reviewed locally. Development of these materials was made possible by a Community Arts Grant from the Lane Arts Council, based in Eugene, Oregon, USA.

Many thanks to Eugene School District 4J teachers Sharon Rogers and Naomi Kirtner for their curricular and editorial assistance.

Anyone seeking more information on working with concept-based dance in their classrooms should visit www.creativedance.org and look into Anne Green Gilbert's latest book: Brain-Compatible Dance Education (2006).

Click to download Arts From the Inside Out (220 KB PDF document)