November 2 - 6
November 2 - 6
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Hello Kindergarten Families
We are so excited to be working with y'all for the rest of the year to keep you moving and healthy.
Each week we will put up some activities and a health related lesson for you to do with your kindergartner. You can do these everyday or as often as you want. Kindergartners need to be moving for at least 60 minutes a day. That may sound like a lot but kids don't have to move for 60 minutes in a row. You can spread activity throughout the day.
Each week you will find:
A Warm Up
Activities
A Monthly Calendar of ideas to get moving
A Health Lesson
You can find all the Kindergarten PE lessons here. Each week, we will add a new lesson.
Click here for a list of things you might have at home that can be used for PE.
Warm Up - Dances
Warm Up - Dances
Dance along with a few of these videos or dance to three of your favorite songs.
Don't Sit Down A Very Simply Dance MILK A Moose-Ta-Cha Pop See Ko Poppin' Bubbles
Activity - Noodle Work
Activity - Noodle Work
- Click here for a quick video introduction.
- Students can use a short pool noodle or a paper towel tube
Balance the noodle horizontally on any body part at a low level, medium level, and a high level
Balance the noodle vertically in his or her hand
Hold the noodle as high as he or she can with one hand, drop it, and catch it before it hits the ground
Students hold the noodle in a loose grip. Empty hand is below the noodle with palm flat. Students count down "5, 4, 3, 2, 1!" and strike the bottom of the noodle to underhand volley it into the air. Student tries to catch it before it hits the ground.
Activity - Scarf Work
Activity - Scarf Work
- Students can use one small scarf (a juggling scarf), tissues, or a plastic grocery bag
- Click here for an intro video.
Scarf in front of body, make giant clockwise circles.
Scarf over head, make small counterclockwise circles.
Scarf out to the right side, make a square.
Scarf out to the left side, make a triangle.
Switch hands and repeat all of the above.
- Locomotor movements with a scarf or plastic grocery bag
Scarf like a horse’s tail, gallop in open space.
Scarf scrunched like a rabbit’s tail, jump in open space.
Fold in half like a deer’s short tail, leap in open space.
Scarf long like a cheetah’s tail, run in open space.
- Toss & catch with scarves or plastic grocery bags
Experiment with different ways to throw and catch one scarf
Throw it from one hand to the other hand
Throw it high and catch it in front of his or her face
Throw it high and catch it in front of his or her waist
Throw it high and catch it in just before it hits the ground
Throw it, spin around, catch it before it hits the ground
Throw it, clap, catch it before it hits the ground
Throw it and catch with different body parts
Drop Everything And Move - November
Drop Everything And Move - November
Click here to see the November calendar.
These are ideas to get you and your family moving.
How many can you check off before the end of the month?
Health Lesson
Health Lesson
Today's lesson in health is learning how to recognize feelings and ways of expressing them
Today's lesson in health is learning how to recognize feelings and ways of expressing them
Materials that can be used:
Materials that can be used:
A video that you can show your child : Sesame Street Feeling’s Game Video
Book - Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day by :Lee Curtis ISBN: 0-439-15313-1
You can also draw simple pictures of emotions on faces
Ask your child - If a baby cannot talk, how do you know how he/she feels?
OR
Play this video: Ernie’s feelings game - and ask your child to look for ways people can tell how we feel.
Answers might include: our face and expressions, the way we use our bodies, our voice and our words.
Remind your child it is normal to have lots of different kinds of feelings today we are going to explore how to express your feelings in a healthy way.
By the end of the lesson, your child will be able to recognize and describe feelings that we all experience. Your child will also be able to describe healthy ways to express your feelings.
By the end of the lesson, your child will be able to recognize and describe feelings that we all experience. Your child will also be able to describe healthy ways to express your feelings.
Parental Input:
Parental Input:
Your could also choose to read this story if available, Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day. This book explores the different feelings of the main character and how she chooses to express those feelings. After sharing the book, emphasize that there are lots of different emotions that we feel. It is normal to feel a variety of emotions. Ask the students to describe the different feelings of the main character and how the character expressed those feelings. Explain to students these feelings help us understand what we need, want, or do not want. There are no good or bad feelings, though some feelings make us feel better than others. There are good and bad ways of expressing our feelings. When we recognize what we are feeling and why we are feeling this way, we are better able to express our feelings in a positive way that is helpful and not hurtful to others or ourselves.
At the end of the book, the teacher can practice using the feelings wheel to create a picture that reflects certain feelings. After creating new characters using the feelings wheel, asks students to brainstorm different ways of expressing those feelings in positive and healthy ways.
Some examples of emotions might include:
Some examples of emotions might include:
You are waiting in the car-rider line and all of the other parents have picked up your classmates.
You are waiting and looking for your parents but you do not see them yet. How would you feel? (worried)
What is a healthy way to express your feelings? (Tell your teacher that you are worried and he or she can call your parents to make sure they are on their way.)
You got a new toy for your birthday. Your mom asks you to share your toy with your neighbor who is visiting for the afternoon. Your neighbor accidentally breaks your toy. How do you feel?
(Angry or frustrated)
What is a healthy way to express your feelings? (Close your eyes and take deep breaths, take some time to yourself to settle down and talk to your mom or dad if you need to, realize it is okay to be frustrated but it is not okay to yell or scream at a friend – walk away until you calm down
You may choose to use this PBS website http://pbskids.org/wordgirl/games/robotworkshop/ to create a robot that reflects a feeling. Each child can create his/her own or the class can create one as a group using a smart board or projector. Your child will be able to choose facial expressions that reflect the feeling they have selected. After your child builds their robot they will be able to select the “mood” of their robot, a special talent and power for their robot. Once their robot is created, they can download their robot picture or draw a picture of the robot they created. Ask your child to write two sentences using inventive spelling to describe how their robot expresses his/her feelings in a positive way.
Closing Thoughts:
Closing Thoughts:
Today we learned that everyone experiences different feelings and feeling. It is healthy to experience different feelings; however, there are both healthy and unhealthy ways to express our feelings. We need to recognize what we are feeling, think about why we feel this way, and find a healthy way of expressing that feeling that helps and does not hurt others or ourselves.
Thank you to the hardworking PE professionals at OPEN.
Thank you to the hardworking PE professionals at OPEN.
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