- Definition
Guided improvisation is when your child makes up dance moves on the spot, but with some helpful suggestions or ideas from their teacher.
A teacher might ask students to create a dance showing 'growth,' so each student improvises movements that start small and get bigger.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: Guided improvisation is like being told to build anything with Lego, but you can only use the red and blue bricks.
Ask your child: If the rule is 'move like melting ice,' what would your dance look like?
Common mix-up: Kids may think improvisation is just 'making it all up.' Guided improvisation means exploring your own creative movements within a specific theme or rule.
Examples
- Creating a short dance using only movements that can be done while sitting in a chair.
- Moving across the floor as if you are walking through something sticky, like mud.
guided improvisation is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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