Developing Body Intelligence Using Body Intelligence to learn

1. Developing Body Intelligence Using Body Intelligence to learn

2. Finger talking From pairs - sit opposite to each other Give your left hand into the other person’s right hand. We will be communicating. Do this exercise - one by one - first one in the pair communicates to the other and then the other person does. You use right hand to give communication (while the other person uses her left hand to receive the communication). Now close your eyes and follow the instructions. Communicate using your fingers Welcome, happy, tense, suspicious, excited, angry, compassion, boredom, assurance, authority, simplicity, interest, hatred, joy!

3. Make Others laugh We will give you a cue. Based on the cue – make your face (and maybe yourself) like that. Act. Make expressions. If you want make sounds too (no words) Go around with that expression – hanging – and try and make others laugh. Then lets try another cue.

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5. #1 Do poem differently • 1. ROUND ONE: Voice.Add sounds music, patterns, and make it sound different and fun. The Idea is to use ONLY your voice and no movements. • 2. ROUND TWO: Body Parts.No sounds allowed. One volunteer reads out the poem. The performers will use any but only one body part to act out the poem. • 3. ROUND THREE: GO CRAZYMix sounds, body, MOVEMENT, props – all in a the most crazy form you can – so this spontaneously as one volunteer reads out the poem aloud.

6. On the Ning Nang Nong Where the Cows go Bong! and the monkeys all say BOO! There's a Nong Nang Ning Where the trees go Ping! And the tea pots jibber jabber joo. On the Nong Ning Nang All the mice go Clang And you just can't catch 'em when they do!So its Ning Nang Nong Cows go Bong! Nong Nang Ning Trees go ping Nong Ning Nang The mice go Clang What a noisy place to belong is the Ning Nang Ning Nang Nong!!

7. #2 Make a puppet • If your main hand is right hand you can use only left hand to create the puppet. • Give name, some characteristics to your puppet – age gender, likings, strengths etc.

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9. #3 Use the puppet • Using the same puppet, choose any of the topics given below and present it through your puppet. • One significant monument of India. • Negative Integers • Emotions through a song • Amphibians • The five senses • Importance of sense of humour • Recycling • Ravana Abducts Sita

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11. #4 My feet tell a story • Listen to the MUSIC OF RIVERS • As the music plays – follow the river’s journey from the mountains to the sea • Respond to the music using only your feet – move your feet as per the music and the way the river would be. • Enjoy the river through your feet.

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13. #5 coordinate • Take a ball. (If you do not have one – make one out of crumpled newspaper). • Hold the ball in any one hand and throw it such way that it • goes up behind you • Goes Over your shoulder and • Comes in front of you from over the shoulder • And you catch it back • in front of you • (with pref the same hand) DO IT

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15. #6 Response to situations • Take any of the situation below • Assume that you will use “body to respond to these situations. • What will you do? • When someone is refusing to share. • When welcoming children into the classroom or when leaving. • When you want the attention of children who are constantly talking. • When you want to clear up an area. • When you want to show appreciation. • A child tense about the upcoming match

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17. #7 Act it out • Take any concept listed below. • Take few props • Using your voice, face expression, props – to illustrate the concept: • Democracy • Adjectives • Percentage • Pollination

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19. Mind AND Body

20. Aware Use Think Learn Enjoy Live