Brain science strongly supports the link of movement to learning.
Exercise builds brain cells
Movement activates the brain.
Keeping energy levels up provides the brain with oxygen- rich blood.
Studies show that ABL improves memory retention, reinforce academic concepts, balance brain chemicals while experiencing whole-brain, whole-body learning.
Increases academic performance.
BRAIN AFTER SITTING QUIETLY
BRAIN AFTER SITTING QUIETLY
YO DJ pump this party!
Be excited about your playlist. Enthusiasm ignites greatness!
Know your music and modify your movements.
Keep it fresh! Mix it up- variety of genre/manipulatives/instruments
Give Shout Outs- keep the participants motivated
Keep the class moving (mix it up)- Back to Front, Party Line, Rhythm Circle, Dance Battle (split the room), Limbo, Follow the Leader
Superheroes of Knowledge- Stephen Fite
Superheroes of Knowledge- Stephen Fite
Put your Hands In the Air (Spanish)
Superhero Workout (brain break)
Count By Fives (math)
Turn It Down- Lisa Loeb
Turn It Down- Lisa Loeb
Clap Your Hands- They Might Be Giants
Hands Are For Clapping- Jim Gill
Clapping Machine- Jack Hartman
Biz’s Beat of the Day- Biz Markie
Bluegrass Jamboree- Hap Palmer
Action Cube
Action Cube
Campout Sing along HPLD L.A. Guitarist- Ian Rouge
Campout Sing along HPLD L.A. Guitarist- Ian Rouge
Disney Karaoke Party Homemade MICS
Opera Opera Singer- Mandy Heaston
Kids Fit Club WOW Insanity Instructor
Belly Dancing Tribe Sydyssan
Bugs Bug antennae's
M&M’s Greatest HITS CP’s Favorite Jams
Marching Band UNC Students/ Co. Early Literacy Grant
Fiesta Grupo de Trullo
DID YOU KNOW- Overthe past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled, and today, nearly one in three children in America are overweight or obese.
DID YOU KNOW- Overthe past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled, and today, nearly one in three children in America are overweight or obese.
30 minutes of activity daily.
Community Partnership-
CP’s Kids Fit Club
Andrea Cleland, MLIS, RYT-200, RCYT candidate
Andrea Cleland, MLIS, RYT-200, RCYT candidate
Improves coordination
Improves coordination
Crosses the midline
Relieves tension, stress, and anxiety
Builds confidence
Promotes respect for self and others
Develops mind/body connection
Allows for more restful sleep
Restless kiddos?
Restless kiddos?
Try forward folds!
Greet the moon.
Modified Eagle
Kashyapa (tortoise) mudra
Actual yoga books
Actual yoga books
Oral storytelling
Books with a yoga theme:
Gratitude
Nature/ Animals
Growth
Breath
Emotions
Breath
Breath
Savasana
Mandalas
Music and movement program for preschoolers and toddlers (ages 2-5)
Music and movement program for preschoolers and toddlers (ages 2-5)
Popular!
Fun!
30-45 minutes dancing
Movement book and/or story to start
Movement book and/or story to start
Games
Dancing!
Parachute to end
Pick a mix (old favorites, new kids songs, pop/R&B/oldies)
Pick a mix (old favorites, new kids songs, pop/R&B/oldies)
The sillier, the better
Consider how you will dance to it beforehand
Think about energy levels when building your playlist