Gymnastics Crazy!

In movement and music we have been Gymnastics Crazy! We have been learning all sorts of things lately, like we need to warm up our bodies then stretch them before doing gymnastics so that we don't hurt ourselves. We have learned about tumbling and vault and starting to get strong on the bars. I made a short video of KG1A doing their forward rolls. 

When we do our forward rolls we start by: Reaching for the sky, hands on the mat, look at our belly buttons and roll! We are trying to touch our hands only one time when we roll so that we are super stars!

Enjoy the video!

Working together with the Parachute

The week before Eid break the Pre k and KG2 classes got to use the parachute. The first day I took out the parachute I realized it was for a group of 40 students. Way too big for just one KG2 class. So Ms. Jen and I combined a few of our classes so that everyone could benefit and and have with the parachute.

With the parachute the older kids were being good examples of how to behave and play in Physical Education but also helping our smaller friends lift up the parachute and play fun games. Many of the games that we played we had to work together and cooperate or everyone would have failed. One of the games that was really fun was climbing the mountain. Everyone had to lift the parachute up high then bring it down low and step on it to form a mountain. If just one person didn't cooperate the mountain wouldn't have worked.

Thanks so much to Grade 1 and 4 for helping and being great examples for the KG2 and Pre K be able to play with the parachute.

What a week!

OH it was a great week filled with lots of moving!

The KG1 kids were busy skipping, hopping, jumping, and galloping. At the end of the week they finished with a fun movement obstacle course. Ask them what their favorite part of the course was. 

KG2 started the week with and obstacle course and finished with yarn balls and bean bags. We were throwing catching and balancing all over the movement and music room. Ask your child what their favorite thing to do with the yarn ball was!

Well my stats on my blog said I had some 50 people look at my blog, but I only had about 5 people comment. Please leave me a comment and let me know what your child is doing to stay active on the weekend or what they told you they did this week.

Next week we will continue to practice our balancing and our jumping! I will be asking your child how they can balance, and where they can balance...

Here is a video of the kids who got to play with scooters this week. Thanks mom and dad for commenting on the blog! 

Have a great weekend! 

U11 girls soccer

I am not only the movement and music teacher I am also coaching the U11 girls soccer team here at GAA. We were supposed to have a game last Monday but the team never showed up, automatic win for us! They heard how good we are and got scared I bet :) 

This past Monday at our practice a coach from the Manchester United school came to help us on some of our basic soccer skills. We want to say Thank you to Chris who did a great job teaching us how to dribble, pass, and play like the Manchester United players do. We have a game next week and we hope to use the skills Chris gave us to get a real win! 

                                                          "do this, do that" "oh don't do that"

                                                              Nyla practicing her dribbling.

What did you do this weekend?

This weekend I went for a 90 min bike ride around Abu Dhabi. I always wear a helmet and ride on sidewalks to be safe. I waited till it got cooler at night because its still a little hot during the day, I thought it was cooling down? I also did some swimming this weekend which was a good way to cool off.

I already got some messages from parents whose child is in KG1B! They have been doing a great job listening lately and controlling their bodies. Not only did they get to go in the big gym for the first time last week but they will get to play with the scooters this week for having so many of them comment on the blog. Which class will be next? 

I asked KG2 C today what they did this weekend here were some of their activities: Basketball, swimming, and walking.

If there anymore of you out there who were moving and grooving leave me a comment and let me know!  

What is movement and music?

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to the movement and music blog! I am very excited to start a blog to let everyone know what is going on in movement and music. I love the idea of a blog because its a easy and sustainable way to let parents now what is going on. I also would like to give you and your family physical activity challenges to do during the week to help motivate the whole family to get up and moving instead of sitting in front of a tv or computer screen all weekend.

This weekends challenge is to get up and moving outside. Leave a comment on this post to let me know what you and your family did outside this week! The first 5 student families to comment on this post their class will get a special prize in movement and music next week! 

Stay tuned for next week to see what 5 classes got a special prize!