Siobhan+Pererson-Walsh

=*** Siobhan Peterson-Walsh** *=

**Bringing Learning to Life through Movement!!**
For more information on myself, what I've done and current projects I am working on, please visit my website at [|Siobhan Peterson-Walsh: Dancer and Educator]

Or to contact me directly, send an email to spetersonwalsh@gmail.com.

"There are times when the simple dignity of movement can fulfill the function of a volume of words." - Doris Humphrey

Sometimes words are not enough or are too much and students are either confused or don't fully comprehend the topic being studied. When students explore that topic through the movement of their bodies, their understanding deepens to a whole body understanding, strengthens the connections made, and increases retention.

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Students in a 3rd grade class worked on movement to explore literary devices in poetry. We worked on personification, metaphor, simile, tone and mood and author's voice. The student's final project was a poem and movement sequence they had been working on all semester. The piece was to include the literary devices covered and the movement vocabulary studied.

Current Projects:
I am currently implementing our arts-infused learning modules in the daycare that I work for teaching in 3 rooms every week, Jr Preschool, Preschool and Pre-kindergarten. I collaborate with the teachers in the room and teach the fundamentals of movement while helping the students to explore the lesson plans of the week kinesthetically. Just for examples sake, the Pre-kindergarten class is working with language arts, specifically rhyme, and are working through rhythms and movement sequences set to books chosen by teacher and artist. The Jr Preschool class finds body management and control exercises useful, exploring balance, coordination and jumping. Also, highlighting the importance of stillness as compared to movement.









Upcoming Work:

March 20-23rd I will be conducting a mini residency at the South Hills Child Development Center in Erie, PA. I will be collaborating with teachers in 4 classrooms to bring their lessons to life through movement and music. Lessn plans have yet to be determined by the interests of the classrooms but will include movement and literacy, nature and Mexican culture.

The week following, I will begin work for a brand new project called The Carpe Diem Academy which will be a partnership of Mercyhurst University, various teaching artists and educators to target the lower performing elementary schools in the Erie area and provide the students of these schools with a special after school program.