Well, school is back in full swing. Teachers and students at White Oak Elementary School had a wonderful first week of school. As boys and girls get back in to the routine, you may begin to have concerns about your child’s ability to focus. I ran across this article from Mary Jo Wagner’s twitter post. I thought it was important enough to share. Click on the picture and sign up for the newsletter.
So, does your child know how to ride a bike? I know we live in a world much different than when I was in elementary school. Parents have to be much more pro-active when it comes to protecting their children. But are we overdoing it? Click on the picture below to read a very interesting perspective, and some good tips on teaching your child to ride a bike!
I just viewed this TED talk. I have been thinking for a while that there should be some way to better diagnose learning disabilities than just by observing behavior. This video holds the answer! It is seven minutes long, but well worth your time to watch.
Students jump on the trampoline while counting by 3’s, 5’s and 2’s as written on the white board.
Students stand on the balance board and tap the tennis ball 10 times while trying to maintain balance.
Students crawl in to the pool and find the letters written on balls to spell c-a-t, d-0-g, and f-i-s-h.
Students sit on the ball while holding the stick at both ends. They rock back and forth while rowing with the stick.
Students sit on the spin board with their legs crossed and spin first in one direction then the other direction as fast or slow as they desire.
Students bend forward at the waist and pick up the box with their elbows. They turn to the right and set the box down, then turn back to the center, then to the left and set the box down.
Students push themselves forward around the cones while laying on their stomach on the scooter board.
Students walk around the hoops in a figure 8 pattern while counting by 3's, 5's and 2's. They can refer to the white board for help in counting.
Students step in to the colored hoops keeping their right foot in the red hoop and their left foot in the yellow hoop.Students draw a figure 8 on the board several times and then draw letters e and f.
I came across this TED talk from the blog I subscribe to call Free Technology For Teachers. I hope you will take the time to watch and learn.
The video below demonstrates the ten stations running at the Brain Train Depot in the month of January.
I just ran across this website on Twitter and thought it might be of interest to anyone who looks at this blog.
http://www.teachtechy.com/TeachTechie/My_Blog/Entries/2009/8/6_Brain_Compatible_Learning.html
Station 1 – Downhill Ball – Students will sit on the mat with their legs extended and straight. After placing the ball in their lap, they will raise their torso with their arms behing them and roll the ball down to their feet. To keep the ball from rolling away, they must flex their feet.
Station 2 – Spin Board - Students sit on the spinboard with their legs crossed. They spin themselves in both directions by pushing the floor with their hands.
Station 3 – Balance Board – Students stand on the Belgau Balance Board with their feet an equal distance from the center of the board. They toss and catch a bean bag while trying to keep the board in a level position.
Station 4 – Hoop Jump – Students hold the straight end of the hoop jump, step over the curved end, and bring the hoop over the heads. When they get it rotating quickly, they can use it like a jump rope.
Station 5 – Scooter Board – Students lay on the scooter on their stomach and push themselves forward using their hands on the ground. They weave in and out of the three yellow cones and return to the starting position.
Station 6 – Rock and Row – Students sit facing each other on the big red ball. They grip the stick at both ends and row forward, backward, and side to side while bouncing on the ball.
Station 7 – Horizontal Waves – Students stand with their feet on the footprints directly in front of the board and their hands behind their back. They start on the far side and draw a wave from one side of the board to the other, making sure to curve at the top and the bottom.
Station 8 – Balance Beam – Students stand at the end of the balance beam with a beanbag in each hand. They carefully walk across the beam and drop the beanbag in the ball to the right. They have to change directions to walk across the other balance beam. When they get over the bowl, they drop the other beanbag.
Station 9 – Rabbit Hop – Students hop to each dot, landing with both feet. When they come to a dot with a dome cone, they jump over the dot.
Station 10 – Superman Ball Tap – Students lay on their stomach facing the ball. With both hand, they tap the ball 10 times.
