It’s our P.E./Movement Day! We hope you will enjoy the activities which were sent in by the teachers of the 3 age groups for you to do!! We hope that you are staying healthy by 1) eating well, 2) washing your hands properly and 3) exercising!
3 Year Olds (in Ms. Barbara and Mrs. Almoula’s group)
The three-year olds work hard on following directions and refining their coordination. Here is a simple song/dance you can do!
4 Year Olds (in Miss Yuri and Ms. Hoshi’s group)
(1) Musical time/Dance moves:
Party While We’re Young: This is child-friendly music so please do not worry!
This has simple moves such as… show your right/left hand, show your right/left foot, spin your head around, touch the ground and reach the clouds.
When the song goes “Party Party~” the children are free to do their own moves, follow the dancers on youtube or you can also teach them some simple dance moves.
You may also watch the video with the children and dance along. It is a nice upbeat song getting their sillies out!
(2) Calming Down Exercise:
The children could sit criss-cross apple sauce (crossed leg) and try to calm down their bodies through this breathing and stretching exercise.
5 Year Olds ~ Pre-First Graders (in Mr. Dale and Mr. Myk’s group)
The students have some experience with yoga that we did in class and we have done it in an adventure story way wherein we imagine we travel to the safari or the arctic to find things that we can copy or pose similar to.
In this assignment, the kids will go to the ocean and meet a few sea creatures that they can pose like. Please watch the video entirely first so that you can pause at strategic moments so that you and your child can have enough time to copy the poses and breathe properly. We breathe in and out through our nose.
Differentiation: Take note of the child’s balance and form. If they are performing well, extending the pose for a few more breaths/seconds would help with their muscle strength/endurance. If they are struggling to copy the poses exactly, they could either take a few quick rests/resets within the same pose and then try again.
We hope you enjoyed your P.e./Movement class for today. We’ll see you next Tuesday for another P.E./Movement class. Stay fit and healthy!!