Every Classroom Can

Utilize Movement• Food, Friend or Fireworks

•What’s My Line

•Math / State Bluff Tag

•Walking Word Bank

•Inside,Outside,All Around

•Characteristic Shuffle

•Merry-Go-Grab

•True False & Juggle

•Giants/Elves/Wizards (S.S.)

•Three Dead Presidents

•Grammatical Chopsticks

•Still “S”know”ing

•Five Pass

•Chronological Chairs

•Verb Volley*1 ( noun “nock”)

•Use your Noodle

Every Classroom Can

Utilize Movement

What’s My Line

Move or Stay

• Have flops

• Shorts

• Glasses

• Had coffee

• Drove here today

• Left handed

Cross = number

• Elvis

• Kardashian kids

• Football downs

• Sides to coin

• Famous Sphinx

• Bases in Triple

What’s My Line

• Vietnam

• Revolutionary

• WW II

• “Charlie”

• Winston Churchill

• Muskets

• “Red Coats”

• Tet Offensive

• Kamikaze

Bluff Tag-Category Cards

• 1 Flexibility

• 2 Texas

• 3 Gravity

• 4 Adjective

• 5 Sum

• 6 Whole Note

Walking Word Bank• The Fresh Prince

• Physical Education

• 8

• Water

• Where Am I?

• Where I’d rather be!

• Ex-President

• Steve Carlton

• 9+1=

Walking Word Bank 2• Harrisburg

• Albany

• Juneau

• Trenton

• Dover

• Annapolis

• Sacramento

• Austin

• Hartford

• Columbus

•Giants/Elves/Wizards

Giants- stand tall and raise arms up

while making a growling noise

Elves-squat low and hold fingers

up to show pointy ears/squeak

Wizards-Wave wand and zap

opponent while saying “zzzz”

George Washington- Stand foot up (as on boat)

Paddle Right

Paddle Left

Thomas Jefferson- Stand holding a pen signing

Hold imaginary paper

Holding ink bottle

Teddy Roosevelt- Holding rifle as if riding a horse

Making shape of “Square”

Digging a Panama Canal

Three Dead Presidents

Inside Outside = Math Tables

RED = 2X

BLUE = 3X

PURPLE=4X

GREEN =5X

ORANGE=6X

YELLOW =10X

Throw Out Menu-

Still “S~know”ing

Potato Salad

Steak

Chicken

Ice cream

Brownies

Cheese cake

Corn

Grilled squash & peppers

Merry go Grab terms• June 30

• July 4

• Apple

• Tigers

• Black & Orange

• Lifesaver

• VII

• Great Lake

• State of matter

• Ocean

Characteristic Shuffle- 7 Continents• Africa –ORANGE (safari, largest river) Drive a safari jeep following

a windy river.

• South America- Dark Green (Rain Forest, Portuguese) swing through the vines like a monkey.

• Australia- Lavender(kangaroos, opposite seasons the North America) Hop like a kangaroo.

• North America –Light Green (democracy, melting pot) Walk anywhere you like and stir the melting pot.

• Europe-YELLOW (Largest empire) gallop like a horse pulling a chariot

• Asia- Gold (largest population, silk road) shuffle through the crowds.

• Antarctica- Blue (ice, wind, cold , south pole) shivering while jumping and crossing arms across chest

Characteristic Shuffle- 5 Senses

• Hearing-BLUE- pull on earlobes & slide sideways

• Smell- PINK- Pinch nose and walk backwards

• Touch-PURPLE- Stroke hand and shuffle feet

• Taste-GREEN- Feed self with spoon and march

• Sight-YELLOW- Pretend to wear glasses with hands and walk in straight line

Characteristic Shuffle 2- Scientific Process

• Make an observation-PINK. (Hands form glasses)

• Hypothesis-BLUE. (Scratch Head) ? ?

• Experiment-White. (Spin and Walk)

• Analyze Data-Green (Type on computer)

• Conclusion-Yellow (Skip and Smile)

A S D

1. Challenge2. Curiosity3. Constant

feedback4. Control5. Choice

Meet the 5 “C” challenge???

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas

California Colorado Connecticut Delaware

Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho

Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas

Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland

Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi

Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada

New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York

North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma

Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina

South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah

Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia

Wisconsin Wyoming

Alphabetical List of 50 States

BOYERTOWN IDEAS

7% smarter when you are standing

Oxytosin- can create bonding*physical contact with others*time intensity train?

*prevents bullying *creates community * works on empathy

*creates state of safety

Physical and mental development hand-in-hand---babies babbling

-head lift-immitating

Studies>>daily exercise ALWAYS decreases discipline issues

-decreases absenteeism +Increases test scores

Less Fit children thinking speed 1/3 or 40% less----Can’t control Fitness but

can impact -- students that play at school found to play more outside of school

~~influenced

MORE FIT students can access what they already know more quickly as

well as learn new information more effectively

Sensory Motor Strip activated –fine motor skill increases –

Use of hands increases effects

Benefits of Using Games

Involves students in active learning

Enlivens rote memorization

Can encourage students to draw on analysis, synthesis,

evaluation

Can increase student motivation

Leverages a common experience among students

Provides intrinsic rewards

Can foster a more positive attitude toward the classroom

experience – more attention, better attendance, better

participation

Can improve retention, decision-making skills, and

comprehension of general principles

Can encourage cooperation

Tips for Incorporating Games

Define your educational objectives

Keep the games challenging, but not frustrating

Provide opportunities for success and positive

reinforcement

Maintain a combination of knowledge and luck

Cooperative teams can be beneficial

Be sure to debrief afterwards

Try incorporating some student generated questions

George Washington (1789-1797) Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)

John Adams (1797-1801) Grover Cleveland (1893-1897)

Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) William McKinley (1897-1901)

James Madison (1809-1817) Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)

James Monroe (1817-1825) William Howard Taft (1909-1913)

John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)

Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)

Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929)

William Henry Harrison (1841) Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)

John Tyler (1841-1845) Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)

James K. Polk (1845-1849) Harry S Truman (1945-1953)

Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)

Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)

Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)

James Buchanan (1857-1861) Richard Nixon (1969-1974)

Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865) Gerald Ford (1974-1977)

Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)

Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)

Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881) George Bush (1989-1993)

James A. Garfield (1881) Bill Clinton (1993-2001)

Chester Arthur (1881-1885) George W. Bush (2001-2009)

Grover Cleveland (1885-1889) Barack Obama (2009-present)

Presidents of the United States of America

Compass Coordination

West

North

South

East

=A

=C

=B

=D

1. Build a sentence

2. Spelling

3. Multiple choice

Have a Ball and Know It All

• A or true = hand

• B or False = knee

• C = foot

• D = arm or head

How Physical Activity Affects the Brain

• Exercise stimulates the production of endorphinswhich increase alertness

• Exercise increases the growth of the nerve cells in the hippocampus (center of learning and memory)

• Exercise increases production of neurotransmittercalled BDNF. BDNF helps develop the nerves that help us learn known as “miracle-gro” for the brain

Research into Physical Activity and Academic Achievement

• Other studies have noted that students who participate in daily physical education “exhibit better attendance, a more positive attitude towards school, and superior academic performance”

• Higher levels of physical fitness are positively associated with better attendance and fewer negative school incidents.

Research into Physical Activity and Academic Achievement

• Increased time in physical education was found to have a positive relationship with academic achievement in 11 out of 14 studies. There was no negative relationship associated with the remaining 3 studies.

• Eight out of nine studies found positive associations between classroom-based physical activity and attitudes, academic behavior, and academic achievement. None of the studies found negative associations.

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Selected References:Classroom Fitness Breaks to Help KIDS FOCUS-Sarah Longhi; Scholastic 2011

Brain Breaks for the Classroom-Michelle Gay; Scholastic 2009

Smart Moves – Why Learning is not all in your Head, Carla Hannaford, Ph. D.,

Great Ocean Publishers, 1995;

Move It! Physical Movement and Learning, Alistair Smith,

Network Educational Press, 2002

Brain Gym, Paul E. Dennison and Gail E. Dennison, Edu-Kinesthetics, 1989

The Learning Gym – Fun-to-do Activities for Success at School, Erich Ballinger,

Edu-Kinesthetics, 1992 You can order these books directly by calling

Edu-Kinesthetics, Inc. at 1-888-388-9898.

I Am the Child: Using Brain Gym® With Children Who Have Special Needs

by Cecilia K. Freeman and Brain Gym® You can order these books directly

by calling Edu-Kinesthetics, Inc. at 1-888-388-9898.

Teacher’s Edition by Dennison & Dennison. You can order these books directly by

calling Edu-Kinesthetics, Inc. at 1-888-388-9898.

Every Classroom Can

Utilize Movement

Every Classroom Can

Utilize Movement Selected References:

Action Based Learning Lab Manual-Jean Blaydes & Cindy Hess and

workshop material

Dr. Curt Hinson workshop material

http://www.ecu.edu/cs-hhp/exss/upload/Energizers_for_Grades_K_2.pdf

North Carolina Dept. of Education

www.emc.cmich.edu/brainbreaks (Michigan Dept. of Education)

Eric Jensen-Teaching With the Brain in Mind; Different Brains, Different Learners;

Brain Compatible Strategies 2nd Edition; Brain Compatible Strategies

David Sousa-How the Brain Learns Third Edition

David Sladkey http://brainbreaks.blogspot.com andhttp://Youtube.com

Scott Miller and Paul Zientarrski Naperville Illinois Schools

http://Youtube.com for these and other brain breaks

Pintrest is another more recent source for activities and teachers

Every Classroom Can

Utilize Movement Selected References:

Blaydes, Jean.(2001).Thinking On Your Feet:Teaching Academic Subjects

Through the Kinesthetic Modality

Eileen Hayes, Comprehensive Grammar School, Methuen, Mass

Hinson,Curt.Ph.D.(2003).Play With Your Brain

Helion, John, Ed.D & Fry Jr, Frank D.P.E (1996).Teaching Cognitive Concepts

Through Psychomotor Activities, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Kuhrasch,

Cindy.(1997).InteGreat!!:Movement Activities that Teach Academics, Moving

Ahead Publishers

Watercourse and the Council for Environmental Education.(1995).

Project WET: Curriculum & Activity Guide

http://psl.oditech.com/community/youth/team_building.php

Many ideas have been modified by Tom Stoddart and Joe Gallo and of course your own wonderfully creative synapses and neurons.

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