2025
www.paulmaley.com
Paul Maley�Movement:
Meet the wild animals in their natural habitat!
“Not just brainwork or fingerwork, but ear, mind and body working together.”
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Emile Jaques-Dalcroze
*Set up movement boundaries
*Set up routines
(making circles, finding an individual spot, join me at the piano, etc…)
*Do it over and over!
*Train your minions!
Seriously…
Add Human Obstacles…
Add Drums…
Start Slow…
Split the class into 2…
Remember, they need reminders of how to play them respectfully!!
Trees and Giants… in all it’s glory!
Trees and Giants…
*Start Slow
*Simple move to the drum
*Add people obstacles
*Add Drums
*Drum Recall
*Use to teach rhythmic concepts, be creative
with movement, and build a routine of safe
movement in your classroom for years!
WHO WE ARE
Trees and Giants came from this book! It has SO many good movement activities!! I highly recommend it!
It’s gonna get weird…
Character Development
Take the time to set them up!
These work to provide opportunities for creativity, imagination play, vocal exploration, and classroom management!
*Create a melody for each character
(Cat, Pirate, Biker Dude, Snake, Unicorn, Butterfly, Dinosaur, etc)
*Use as a transition, re-group, movement activity, doubled classes, etc…
Reactionary Listening
*Beat in the Feet
*Straight Line… Turn on cue
*Scarf time!
*Partner time!
*Time to play Switch!
Playground Balls!!
This is a fantastic way to collaborate and team teach with the PE Teacher!! Also, it's great when you have 2 classes because there are no subs in the world on that day….
*Set limits to what is acceptable
*What are they gonna do with the ball when you give instructions is the most important!
*Remember its suppose to be fun!
*Rhythmic bouncing takes time, but has endless possibilities!
Rhythmic Bouncing
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*Bounce on 1….. 1 & 3…..
*half on 1 & 3 / half on 2 & 4
*try with 2 sets
*try with 4 sets
*try bounce on 1, turn on 2,
Bounce on 3, you get the idea….
Start simple and slow…
Tinikling
National Dance of the Philippines
Break it down…
*In In Out (feet only)
*Bands/Posts only
*Add both
*Start having some fun!
*Add pop music, xylophone pieces, hand drums
*Make a square, star, etc…
Questions?
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THANK YOU
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