These students are eager to learn all they can in Music and PE classes. Most of them are highly motivated as shown by their participation in the Spanish Immersion program.
Here in Alaska, we spend much of the school year indoors which sometimes gets a bit stagnant.
Our students fight sedentary habits all winter, and especially when it's too cold to even go out for recess. Measurable amounts of exercise are sometimes hard to come by. Our students need an energy boosting program to keep them active, healthy and motivated to learn
My Project
There's nothing better than dancing to a solid rhythmic beat to warm you up and get your blood going-- so important for their classroom work.
Kids will be able to release pent up wiggles and frustrations with the gross motor movements in dancing and drumming on large unbreakable balls in buckets.
Even adults find it infectious!
At the same time they'll be learning to work together musically, and how to perform their part correctly. The exercise balls in buckets will encourage them to truly become a TEAM, and not just a group, while dancing to good music and having fun.
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