Name of teaching material
Box step practice board self-made product
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| Target |
Infants, children and students who want to learn box steps (Those who can actually step on the footprints can practice the steps by actually stepping on the footprints. Physically challenged children and students can use the board for mental exercise.) |
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| Disability category | mentally challenged autism emotional disturbance developmental disabilities other |
| Teaching units / Applicable scenes | music physical education activities for independent living instruction of play life unit learning |
| Specific purposes |
Footprints (of right and left feet and numbered according to the stepping order) are attached to a square board. The board helps children and students: - Learn the steps of box step dance - Dance in a group according to the formation by keeping appropriate physical distance from each other (social distancing) |
| Considerations for disability characteristics |
Instructors are to show where to stand and how to move the body and legs in ways that are easy to understand. Children and students are to practice by stepping on footprints so as to match the rhythm “1, 2, 3, 4” said aloud. This helps them learn naturally crossing the legs and dancing to the beat. |
| Expected effects and results |
The practice board helps children and students: - Dance box step dance - Dance formations by keeping appropriate distance between each other - Increase the amount of exercise. In our school, children and students started practicing steps voluntarily during breaks when we fixed the boards on the classroom floor. |
| How to use |
1. Fix the box step practice boards on the floor. 2. First, explain that they are to step the right foot on the red footprints and the left foot on the blue footprints and to step on the footprints in the order of “1, 2, 3, 4”. Explain slowly, carefully and thoroughly by touching the leg to be moved next and checking the position, such as by saying “red” and “1”. 3. Allow them to slowly practice stepping on the footprints. Assist them by saying “red 1”, “blue 2”, “red 3” and “blue 4”. 4. When they have learned the move of “crossing legs”, gradually increase tempo. 5. When they have learned to dance well to the shouts “1, 2, 3, 4”, it’s time to dance with music. |
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- Informant NEGISHI Yuka Special Needs Education School for the Mentally Challenged, University of Tsukuba
- Keywords sidestep practice board
- Created 2024-05-15 17:04:54
- Updated 2024-05-15 17:08:29