Maggie's idea is that there is no excuse to not get students active regardless of Phys. ed. time. Only 5% of our children are getting enough exercise each day. Children need at least 60 minutes of exercise each day. Use index cards and have the students try to do each card before the song is done. Funtervals have alot of ideas for parents about how to get children to walk. Physical Activity can improve cognitive, social and physical health. It prevents children from getting into drugs and alcohol.
Funtervals are intervals. Work--rest---work---rest.- It allows us to sustain our energy longer.
Popcorn was a really great movement break, and it repeats if they need more. Then the SMILE kids can tutor students who are learning new things.
Natalie- What did you play? Where did you play? Did you feel Safe? These are thought provoking.Silken Laumann says that children need to learn how to play without all of the organization. Natalie is showing us the idea of a Natural Playground, she will present it to her Home and School. Natural Playgrounds are going to be popular again later. There is a lot of red tape that prevents the implementation of this movement. They can make ti-pis, or climbing structure with wood and rope. They can even have a mud kitchen, which would be a very fun place to play. A picnic table would make a great place to play, when it had real stumps and real wooden tables with very little metal. "Nature Deficit Disorder" is what someone called our overprotective society.
Eleanor- Is a Resource Teacher. Keys to Success With "at Risk" Students
At risk students are level one or below. Poverty and the At Risk Student Eric Jensen spoke about poverty and the "At risk" students. They deal with a lot of stress. She feels much less comfortable with physical activity. There are a ;lot of barriers to children who don't have a lot of money, because there will be less opportunity to do sports outside of school and the sports model can be harmful to them. They are less likely to be in extra-curricular activity. She said Plan-Do-Reflect is the best way to approach teaching. Kate said it is important to teach nutrition and how it connects to our lives. We can do breakfast program, and they are inclusive. They teach nutrition and how to prepare healthy meals. We need to find physical activities that get students who don't interact in the school. Doing yoga, Dance, and wrestling.
For teaching mental health- There is the therapy dog, We need to have all three, physical, mental, and nutritional health need to be all done together as part of one program.
Kate spoke about integrating Physical Curriculum in the Core French program. It is difficult for a lot of students. All students are in the program, but many have problems with language, but many students are losing interest. So, Kate is thinking of making her French class more of a Phys. Ed. She will teach the children how to use sports language, and then she will do a lot of physical activity, and even end the year with a Cirque Du Soleil. www.pegames.org is a website that is very good.
She does miming, telling the word, and then letting them say it. Reading and Writing come long after that. She had us try the games, she put posters up on the walls, and then she had us follow the directions on the posters. I was very engaged. I wanted to speak, but didn't have the words.
Dave said this is about Inspiring people, and exploring the world. Dave showed us a video of people who had spinal chord injuries and they explored the Antarctic. There is tandem bicycling, and one pair has both a sighted and non-sighted person in the team. Brigadoon is an organization that has a lot of good programs. Paddle All also does a lot of adapted programming. Digital Explorers features people who are explorers, such as, Sarah Outen. Sarah is circumnavigating the globe. So following someone like her is a great way to integrate many different subjects. Participaction is a great resource as well. Greener is a website that Dave highly recommends.Iwas completely unaware of all of those programs except for Participaction (but just because it was on T.V.)
"A For Adventure" is the group that goes on the radio and talks about Nova Scotia. Dave has a website called Night of Adventure. I will have to check it out. I bet this type of physical activity will be able to engage a lot of students that don't enjoy the sport aspect of Phys. Ed. There are a number of students who fit into that category, either because they feel like they are not suited for it, they don't like locker rooms, they have had bad experiences with the way in which athletes have treated them in the past, etc. But some of those people would gladly do a survival camp in -15 degrees Celsius weather. The days that keep the more traditional athletic type inside might be the days that make these adventurous people just hit their stride. I love how enthusiastic Dave was for offering this opportunity, and I have the feeling that he would love to take students out and let them experience nature, like they never have before!
We have come to the end of the course, and I want to leave you with this video, that shows the possibilities for a large group of students with diverse needs. I think it is inspiring, and I hope that it will inspire you as well.
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