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)
I hope the children are enjoying dancing and exercise at home. While we are also at home, we would like to continue helping children building their muscle strength through activities and different moves and learn to calm their bodies after their exercises.
(1)Dynamic Warm-Up exercise:
We start with warm-ups. Please make sure they are aware of their surroundings and make their own “bubble.” (Space) We have been warming up by doing jumping jacks, arm circles, walking knee-hug, leg swings (both left and right), and hopping ten times.
If visuals help, here is a 9 minute video of how they could warm up as well.
(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)
Today, the kids will go to the jungle and meet a few 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 of our noses.
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 and 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 on Thursday for another P.E./Movement class. Stay fit and healthy!!