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Active Classrooms. Jo Bailey Physical Education D. C. Everest Senior High WHPE Northeast (CESA 8,9) District Coordinator. Waves!. The line you don’t want to see. http://www.learningreadinesspe.com/ http://www.kidsreadandride.com/2011_Arkansas_Data.pdf - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Active ClassroomsJo Bailey
Physical EducationD. C. Everest Senior High
WHPE Northeast (CESA 8,9) District Coordinator
Waves!
The line you don’t want to see
Movement Data!
http://www.learningreadinesspe.com/http://www.kidsreadandride.com/2011_Ark
ansas_Data.pdf
Finland – 15 minutes of activity before every class
Why do our students need classroom physical activity breaks (CPAB)?
It takes just 17 minutes (+/- 2) of sitting down for blood to leave the brain and pool in the hamstrings. Signals the body to release melatonin, reduces release of BDNF (brain fertilizer)
Exercise fuels the brain with oxygen and triggers the release of neurotrophins which enhance growth, impact mood, cement memory, and enhance connections between neurons
Why do our students need classroom physical activity breaks (CPAB)?
Standing up creates more attentional arousal, speeds up information processing by 5-20 percent and increases blood flow and oxygen to the brain by 10-15 percent
Brain Activity
What are the benefits of CPAB?
Physical activity and cognition are positively related (Sibley & Etnier, 2003)
Physical activity improves cognitive performance and behavior improves following bouts of activity (Tomorowski, 2003)
CPAB temporarily improve attention and behaviour (Pellegrini et al, 1995)
Motor Skills
Associative Thinking Deductive Abstract Inductive
Sequencing Analysis Sequence synthesis Organizing Visualization Pattern visual
discriminationVerbal ability Memory reason
Center Line skills Eye-foot coordination
Spatial coordination Eye-hand Hand-foot tracking
Reading Math LanguageWritten/ Oral
General Knowledge
Dynamic Balance Body Awareness Uni/Bi/Cross laterality
Locomotor Skills
Academic Skills
Managing the Environment
Emphasize that CPAB are a privilege and can be removed
This is NOT PE – only a 2-5 minute breakNeeds to be done quietly – Practice!Outcome is not importantToe to toe – easy way to get students into
groups, work with different studentsLost and found/ Friendship corner
Cross Lateral Activities: Activating all parts of the brain
Brain Challenges:1. Hold your nose, reach over or under and
grab your nose with the other hand. Switchand switch2. Point an index finger out on one hand and a
thumb up on the other. Switch andswitch.3. As you write your signature on an imaginary
table, rotate your foot in a clockwise circle.
Activities: Colors/
Pick a color – touch 5 things of that color around the room (can’t be a person!)
Activities: Rock Paper Scissors
Stand back to back with partnerJump 5 times, turn on the 6th jump and
showVariations: use feet for symbols –
together= rock, apart side = paper, front back straddle = scissors
Activities: Same Different
Walk around room. On command get toe-to-toe with a partner
Designate one person to be “same” and one person to be “different”
Jump 10x. On the 10th jump, both partners put one foot forward
If the feet are the same (both right feet), the “same” person gets a point, if they are different, the “different” person gets a point
Change movement pairs from one session to the next – feet apart or feet together; palms up/ palms down
Activities: Sherlock Holmes
Send two people out of the roomChoose one person to initiate and change
the movement of the class – quiet, subtle movements
Invite the detectives back in – try to figure out who is the person initiating the change
Add decoys to increase the difficulty
Activities: Maestro
Activities: Maestro
O = lungeX = jumpArrows show which direction to move one
step only)Read the notes like words on a page – L to
R, top to bottom and SAY THEM OUT LOUD.Great activity for decision making, crossing
the midline of the body, tracking, rhythm
Activities: Maestro
Level 1: move and say the SAME direction as shown on the screen
Level 2: move in the SAME direction as the arrows, but say the OPPOSITE direction
Level 3: move in the OPPOSITE direction, as the arrows but say the SAME direction
Level 4: move in the OPPOSITE direction as the arrows and say the OPPOSITE direction as shown on the screen
Activities: Do This, Do That
Chosen leader performs various movements, each preceded by saying “do this” or “do that”
Students copy the movements but only if they are preceded by the phrase “do this”. If the directions are “do that”, no one is to move
Can use points – students try to get the least number of points during the game
Activities: Do as I say
Leader gives verbal commandsLeader attempts to confuse the class by
performing a different movement from what they are saying
E.g. Say “put your hands on your elbows” while placing hands on your waist
Activities: Academic Integration
Quick Math Face your partner. Pretend to put your water gun in your holsters.
For one-hand addition, on the signal “Draw” each partner shows any number of fingers
and thumbs on one hand. The first partner who adds the fingers and thumbs of both
partners wins the draw. For two-hand addition, add partner #1 and partner #2 fingers and
thumbs together for the sum. For one-hand multiplication, multiply partner #1 times
partner #2 for the product. For two-hand multiplication, multiply the sum of
Partner#1’s hands times the sum of partner #2’s hands for the product.
Activities: Academic Integration
EvensStudents walk around the roomOn command they find a partner, designate one to
be “odds” and one to be “evens”Hit fist into hand 3x and on 3rd time stick out a
combination of fingers: 0,1,2,3,4,5Total number of fingers is added togetherIf it is even, “evens” player get the point, if it is
odd, “odds” player gets the pointPlay best of 3 games then find another partner and
repeat
Activities: Academic Integration
BalloonsOne per group of studentsKeep up – have to review topic/ answer
question/ link concepts while keeping balloon from hitting the floor/ table
Activities: Academic Integration
Rock Paper Scissors, MathWalk around room. On command get toe to
toe with a partner.Face partner and say R-P-S MathWhen you say the word math, you should put
between 1-4 fingers out (no thumbs or zero’s)The person who adds the numbers/ multiples
the numbers first wins the roundPlay best of 5 rounds
Academic Integration: Letter Spots
Letter SpotsThink of a word involving letters A,B,C,D,ERight shoulder = A, Right Ear = B, Nose =C, Left
ear = D, Left shoulder = EWithout talking, spell out the word using letter
spots on bodyPartner has to say letters out loud and say the wordChange letters/ body parts/ add body partsVocab lists for topic; spell out answer to question
using body
Activities: Academic Integration
Pre-Test Taking Activity
Before starting test have students perform these warm-ups/hook-ups:
1 leg squat touch opposite hand to floor: 20 each side Spins and turns: 5 spins in each directions Knee to Elbow: 30 times for each elbow Stretches Hands over Heads Hands behind back Shoulder shrugs Head Rolls
Resources
http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/publications/teachingTools/upload/PA-During-School-Day.pdf pages 2 and 3 have a variety of links to different activities
http://brainbreaks.blogspot.com/ http://pecentral.org/lessonideas/searchresults.asp?category=55 classroom integrated lessons. Most of them are elementary but you could adapt and tailor them to suit your needs