Teaching Children Dance, Third Edition, assists both student learners and practitioners in understanding the components and benefits of children’s dance and in developing the skills required for enhancing or initiating dance as part of a physical education or arts education curriculum. A comprehensive text for both students and practitioners in elementary methods courses, Teaching Children Dance, Third Edition, offers a framework for presenting creative dance lessons to elementary-aged children in a variety of settings.
Part I A Framework for Teaching Children’s Dance
Chapter 1 Understanding the Importance of Teaching Children’s Dance
Chapter 2 Presenting Essential Content for Children’s Dance
Chapter 3 Designing a Dance Program
Chapter 4 Creating a Dance Education Setting
Chapter 5 Making Teaching Effective
Chapter 6 Assessing Children’s Learning in Dance
Chapter 7 Including All Children in Dance
Part II Learning Experiences for Children’s Dance
Chapter 8 Learning Experiences for Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade
Chapter 9 Learning Experiences for Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade
Theresa Purcell Cone, PhD, is a physical education and dance teacher at Brunswick Acres Elementary School in Kendall Park, New Jersey, where she also directs a children’s dance company. She is an adjunct professor at Rowan University in New Jersey and a teacher and choreographer at the Princeton Ballet School.
Stephen L. Cone, PhD, is a professor in the department of health and exercise science at Rowan University in New Jersey. Previously, he was chair of the physical education department at Keene State College in New Hampshire.