+ MaryAnn Short, MA June 19, 2015 Teaching School Health Using Bean Bags & Balls

+ YEA, We Get to Teach Health! We go to College/University to get an Elementary Teaching Certification in our preferred field. We get a teaching position & find out not only do we teach our “core” subject areas. We get to teach Health as well! How many of you went to school specifically for Health? How Do we fit it ALL in?

+ Health is NOT a Stand Alone subject it is Part of Every ‘Core’ Subject & is the ‘Core’ of Every Subject. ~ me

+ Your mindset on letting Students Move? Allow?Expect Permit?Require Tolerate?Insist Let?Promote Movement in the classroom needs to be an expectation not a Reward or Punishment

+ MOVEMENT in the Classroom must be an EXPECTATION Start on the first day you have students EVEN if you think you don’t have time Start with one subject KEEP it simple

+ The Brain Retains, Processes, & Expresses information more easily through movement The Brain ‘s novelty ‘s & ‘s add novelty

+ Research Has Shown Purposeful movement helps with Classroom Management Students become more willing to learn & participate when allowed/encouraged to move All student participate not just the “usual” suspects

+ Incorporating Bean Bags & Balls into the classroom Bean Bags-hand over hand with partner for spelling, or whole group counting/alphabet activities Bounce Ball(s) alone or with partner spelling/math activities Bean Bags/Balls part of a Math, Spelling, Science, ELA centers Bounce Ball(s) during Transition time ie. After recess, or back from Specials (2-3 min) Have students take bean bag when going to Specials & pass from hand to hand around body

+ Ground Rules for Using Bean Bags & Balls Make sure Students Know & Review Expectations Hold Students Accountable IMMEDIATELY Teacher Makes Rules Students Make Rules (teacher supervises) Classroom makes rules (teacher & students)

+ Partnering Students for Activities One Way 1 st time let students choose who to partner with *Every time after that they must choose someone different until they have been with every classmate Another way (teacher partners students/groups) ~ Group low/high, med/high, med/low *Take turns as to who is leader in group Mix them up!

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