Guest Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 I am going to buy Write Dance for 3-5 year olds. Has anyone used it? Do you have any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittycat1279 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Can't really help but have heard it's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valp59 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 I have heard it is good too and was thinking about buying it myself - will watch this post with interest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Hi AishaKhan and welcome, I bought write dance towards the end of last term. I'd heard it was really good but must admit I didn't really understand how it could work, but have to admit even though we have only done the first one so far, the children love it and I now get the whole concept of it. Well worth investing in in my opinion. Jackie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 (edited) Do you mean "write Dance in the Nursery" or "Write Dance"? If you can get over the singer's voice in WD Nursery or remember to use alternate tracks which are instrumentals it's good. We have both but this year we are using nursery and WD alternate weeks. Wk 1 sandy hill Wk 2 volcano Wk 3 Kringle Krangle Wk 4 Walk in the country etc...... as the second week focusses on the same movements with progression. We also use our own music eg A whole new world (Disney Princess CD) is a good to combine our (the above) first 4 weeks movements. We then use our own music for the Year 1's who need more on gross motor skills. We scrimbled on Friday and it really show'd the children who had little or no pencil control. Edited September 20, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Help, what's "scrimbled"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Its write dance's name for putting the movements used that week onto paper. You can scrimble in shaving foam, on wipeclean boards etc and do it to the music just as you have done the actions during the week. We also do pattern marking too, to support WD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Hi we have been using writedance for ever it seems, first i used it in reception then when i moved to nursery and have been using it for 4 years. The music in the nursery writedance is not good so we now have our own compailation of music from summer holiday, disney, take that, michael jackson, mamma mia and it goes on for ever-especially if some of the children come in singing a song. We have just fitted the movements to the music. Great fun and the parents enjoy coming in and doing writedance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocisgood Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 watched a really good clip of this in action on teachers tv recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 We use it and think it is great - especially for boys - they love the scrimbling part as it is so free and easy - 2 hands at the same time, any markers you fancy, big paper. The gross motor work leads perfectly into the scrimbling. We did a display for parents with photos and annotations to explain it as scrimbling was a mystery to them!!! LOVE IT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I used it at playgroup too because some of our boys were reluctant writers when it came to paper. They loved doing this though! As others have said the songs are pretty dreadful and the singing really depressing. I was just getting to grips with it when I left but developing it with different music is a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileyPR Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Is the Cd (music) of Pen Pals 1 useful for Write Dance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I've tried to use Write Dance for the last few years, but always end up giving up - this is because the CD and the music listed in the book doesn't seem to fit! I always get confused about which track goes with each bit! I might try it this year using different music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileyPR Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 We have bought both (for Nursery and Reception) this year, but I have my doubts about it because the authour clearly states that it is meant for children aged 5 - 8. The Nursery book says it is for children 3 - 5 and the Reception one for those 4 - 6. Isn't this a bit contradictory to the author's words written in the introduction? Also, for those who then use the Nelson Handwriting the author sort of does not favour it. So, would there be a good transition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondie Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 sorry if i am being thick but can someone please explain to me what write dance is /what it does or should do / if you then use your own music how this works thanks x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 watched a really good clip of this in action on teachers tv recently. Hi, I looked on Teacher TV and could not find the clip. Could you please send me the link. Thank You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 I have bought Write Dance in the Nursery. It has not arrived yet and I am not sure how to use the CD. The people that are using pop music, how are you carrying out write dance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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