Holy Spirit Elementary On the Move! By: Shannon o’leary Pre-K Teacher Holy Spirit Elementary Shannon.OLeary@jp2schools.org

How long can a student focus? Attention Span for Learning= Chronological Age + 1 For example: 3yr. olds= 4 min 4 yr. olds= 5 min 5 yr. olds= 6 min 6 yr. olds= 7min.

Essential Questions How does a teacher incorporate enough movement and teach all the essentials that need to be taught? Does the curriculum itself incorporate enough movement?

Brain Breaks Go Noodle: https://www.gonoodle.com/ Learning Station https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLearningStation Use movement in transitions from one spot to another in the room Examples: hop to your table spot pretend you are swimming to your table spot A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga Move Your Body Gross Motor Dice http://lifeovercs.com/moving-body-gross-motor-game/

Learning While Moving Learn to Move Classroom games: Simon Says Sharks and Minnows (gym) Four corners game http://gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/leah- davies/movement-games/ Educational songs with movement Learn to Move http://www.movetolearnms.org/for-the-classroom/ Rock Scissors Paper Math *might be good when waiting for all students to get to the carpet

Learning While Moving Find a sight word or various sight words around the room Pattern dancing Whole Brain Teaching Chris Biffle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaweXw03kQI Alphabet Aerobics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8XE8N2g9u4

Fine Motor Skills Tying shoes Coloring Zippers Removing and putting caps on markers Squeezing glue bottles Lacing Putting papers in folder Hole punching Scissors grasping and usage Pencil grip Pushing and pulling with fingers Placing papers in a folder

Fine Motor Skills Pencil and Scissor Grip http://www.schoolsparks.com/early-childhood- development/fine-motor Golf Pencil

Fine Motor Skill Activities Stringing beads onto yarn or pipe cleaners Stringing dried past onto string or pipe cleaners Using tweezers to pick up small objects Using tongs Using paper clips Pinch a small amount of sand or glitter and sprinkle it on art work

Fine Motor Skill Activities Tiny eraser sorting or counting Clipping with clothespins Unifix cubes or interlock cubes Mosaics with small square paper Eyedroppers http://www.prekinders.com/fine-motor-skills/

Learning through play? Children DO learn MANY skills through play Discovery Exploration Social skills Cognitive skills Language skills Academic skills Problem Solving Skills

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