This study aims to explore whether integrating rhythmic movements into picture book teaching can effectively enhance students' creativity. The researcher observed that current elementary rhythmic movement courses primarily focus on imitation and following instructions, offering limited stimulation of students' creativity and autonomy. To address this issue, the study combines rhythmic movements with picture book teaching to design more inspiring course activities, targeting two second-grade classes at Forest Elementary School in New Taipei City as research subjects.

The study centers on picture book content, utilizing diverse media such as images, sounds, and text to encourage students to explore body movements in innovative ways through observation and imagination, thereby stimulating their inner creativity and expressive abilities. An action research approach is adopted, employing the "Action and Movement Creativity Test" to assess students' creativity and conducting qualitative analyses through teaching reflection journals, collaborative teacher observation records, and course recordings. This course design aims to evaluate the effectiveness of integrating rhythmic movements into picture books and further examine its impact on the professional growth of the teacher, ultimately providing recommendations for future teaching strategies.

Authors:
Tsai Feng Kao Hsueh, National Taiwan University of Arts, Taiwan

About the Presenter(s)
My name is Gao Xue-Cai-Feng, I aspire to further enhance my professional knowledge. This led me to pursue advanced studies at the Graduate Institute of Arts and Humanities Education at the National Taiwan University of Arts.

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