I'm so happy to be back with many Merriam School students! What are you doing to stay active as you practice physical distancing? Get up and move! Go outside! Movement suggestions come in 4 categories below and the 5th is "moments of Zen" to chill or reset. Try some activities below, on the padlets above and on the Favorites tab. Check for new activities. :) To return to this Welcome page from a tab above, click on Welcome! text in small box on left.
1. PE Warm Up/Fitness: Do it with me or choose a new one!
Hit pause to give yourself more time to do movements you especially like or need more time to practice. :) Once you know you've got the whole routine, add music!
2. Now that you're warmed up, try skill practice with equipment.
| Do you have a beachball or balloon at home? How about a safe space to tap it upwards without breaking anything or crashing into something? Try the Keep-it-Up Challenge! You can place a piece of paper on the floor & keep 1 foot on the paper while you tap. Or- partner volleying: Low, directed taps are best! Watch what works for pair in front of Welcome sign. | If you have outdoor space, try this Pass! Want to help your child learn how to jump rope? Kids love when someone older swings a rope for them to jump over! Here are some 5th graders showing how to have fun and build timing awareness for jumping with Helicopter. |
3. Choice activities! Dance, Create or Play a Shared Game
GET UP AND DANCE! Join the May 5, 2017 dancefest as
Students were rocking with the Crocodile River Music group at All School Meeting! Music, instruments, and dance moves from all over the world.
Students were rocking with the Crocodile River Music group at All School Meeting! Music, instruments, and dance moves from all over the world.
click the text below to see Roar
ROAR: new Go Noodle dance
ROAR: new Go Noodle dance
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Be brave! Try out Just Dance videos on the Dance Videos tab at the top of this page. Pick a dancer on the screen, just one, and copy that dancer's moves.
Commit to the Fruit & Veggie Challenges-
1. either aim to eat 5 servings a day or add an extra one to your day for a week.
2.Try 3 bites of a new fruit or veggie
3. Try the Aussie Goal- 5 veggies + 2 fruits/day
So many students are trying one! Are you?
Click the Grade Level Updates tab above to see the notes and photos/videos from lessons over the years
(click on photos to enlarge and formatting for viewing is best on a computer or laptop screen).
5. Mindfulness activities to feel calmer
Scientists have documented benefits to health and stress reduction from Meditating. The NY Times offers some simple background and ways to get started at this linked article. I recommend the free
Headspace App as a great way to start with just 10 minute sessions/day!
Moments of Zen to calm your brain and body
| | I saw a Merriam family at the boat launch at sunset! |
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Loved the 4th, 5th, 6th Graders' openness to trying something new last June: KanJam!
Other Frisbee games are: Disc Golf (try the Devens course) and Ultimate Frisbee
 Helicopter Game!No matter how many new fandangled games there are, children always love a grown-up swinging a rope to jump over! Check out the funny, surprise visitor to some cyclists' ride below:
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