Pam PowersDirector, Educational ServicesNASPE Teacher of the YearGolden Apple Teacher of the Year

LearnLearnMovingMovingbyby

The brain-body connectionThe brain-body connection

Do you have Olympic fever?

Stand up and wave your flag when you

see a favorite athlete or event!

Draw a sideways figure eight

Fab Five

Gabby Douglas

Michael Phelps

David Boudia

Carmelita Jeter

Allyson Felix

USA Men's Basketball

USA Women's Soccer

Ryan Lochte

Hope Solo

Oscar Pistorius

Let's Hook Up!

Make your body into a Make your body into a pretzelpretzel

Hands Up!Chorus:Chorus:

Hands up and downHands up and downHands up and downHands up and down

Hands to heartHands to heartReach outReach out

Hands to heartHands to heartReach outReach out

RepeatRepeatReach up right to left slow for four, Reach up right to left slow for four,

eight fasteight fastVerseVerse

Double push right Double push right Double push leftDouble push left

Repeat through verseRepeat through verse

Children learn by moving...

Help them to learn using movement.

Watch me! Watch me!

From an early age, children begin to connect their brain with their body...

And even into their young adulthood...

The 7 Continents

Teaches mirroring

Brain-body connection

Music and movement

To the tune ofAre you sleeping?

North America: Left hand up to corner 3

Europe: Right hand to nose 7

Asia: Right hand up to corner 2

Africa: draw circle around waist 4

South America: Left hand down to corner 5

Australia: Right hand down to corner 6

Antarctica: Touch toes 1

Instill a desire for lifelong movement...

We don't stop playing We don't stop playing because we grow because we grow old...we grow old old...we grow old because we stop because we stop

playing.playing.

~George Bernard Shaw

What are you wearing?

Listening activity

Students begin by moving their chair away from table

Tap the table or lap to the beat-if direction does not apply, student taps

Chorus:

Right hand out, palm up, left hand out, palm up

Push palms to ceiling four times

Repeat

Verse

After students stand, roll hands around each other, reverse

On slide kazoo, sit down

Superagers:

Seniors between the age of 80 and 90 with the brain of a 50 year

old.

The brain goes to sleep after sitting for

more than 17 minutes.

Walter the Waltzing Worm

I just needed to know I could...

Dr. Mel Levine

No labeling

Demystify

The Hokey CokeySeated at table or in a circle

Slide chair back

Body part order:

Left arm, right arm, left leg, right leg, whole body

Chorus

Stand up and walk around chair

Clap hands 8 times

Wave hands in air right to left

Knees bend, arms up, punch the air 3 times up

You are what you eat...

So keep your brain happy

Keep moving at any age...

Thank you for all you do!