Hey, Hey, How do you do?

Hey, Hey, How do you do?

• Hey, Hey, How do you do?

• Hey, Hey, How do you do?

• Hey, Hey, How do you do?

• Welcome to the library!

• 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- Over the 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- Over the 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

• Use some of the same songs every time

Encourages imagination

• Encourages imagination

• Good parent/child interactions

• Popular

• Workout for everyone

• Early literacy skills and practices

• FUN!