Teaching Kiddos

The Importance of Sports (and extracurricular activities) Undeniably, sport is an important part of elementary school life. There have been many studies that outline the importance of sport. Sports helps children to develop physically, socially and mentally, enabling them to better cope with the demands of school life, by: developing co-ordination and gross motor skills building self-confidence and self-esteem developing positive attitude  encouraging teamwork  supporting discipline promoting healthy bone and muscle development. Studies have also found that sport can enhance the learning potential of children. Students that participate in sport while studying have greater expectation of results and can achieve higher grades. We always tell our kiddos that preparing for sports in high school means not only preparing physically but more importantly academically. In all our feeder high schools, GPAs matter.  By preparing them now academically we are getting them ready to be the best over

To BE positive is ALWAYS  the way  to BE Affirmations and mantras are terrific tools that children can use to support themselves. They help them develop a healthy sense of self as well as a positive mental-social-emotional mindsets. Affirmations are short; positive “BE” statements that call you into an intentional way of being.   They should be accompanied by an image in your mind and inspire. With any  affirmation, you should experience yourself as you are declaring. In class this week, we created our own mini “BE” mantras. The kiddos were told to think of a quick saying that brings peace and happiness but at the same time empowers them to be a better version of their already awesome self. After they chose their word, they published it onto SeeSaw. ( if you are a parent of mine , make sure to check your child’s private SeeSaw account) For more mindfulness activities and ideas : https://www.amazon.com/Sitting-Still-Like-Frog-Mindfulness/dp/1611800587

BE-lieve it or not YOU and your inner thoughts can make or break you AND others. This summer I was randomly passing by a sign in Bisbee,Arizona and spotted this sign . I took a moment to go down the sign reading it slowly and by the end ( a mere 30 seconds) I found I had a smile on my face, had taken a nice deep breath and lowered my blood pressure. Seriously, in 30 seconds. Your mindset is so much more powerful than you know. Whether you recognize it or not, you shape the outcome of the majority of your day. You are the single most important motivational factor in your everyday activities and choices. I find I have to constantly remind myself of that, because, well, " I'm just me. " You look at the greatest leaders (dead or alive) and it's easy to forget that every great leader started just as you have today. Greatness is not something that just happens; it's incredibly intentional. Now think of a happy thought, take a deep breath, smile and go concur the rest o

Today the kiddos had a teacher-free lesson on their google classroom. We prepared a google slide about the history of the Olympics and an interactive worksheet. As they went through the slideshow (on their own) they filled out the answers to the worksheet. It was a great way for us to teach about the Olympics but not worry about how to squeeze it into our jam packed day.  Loving our GOOGLE classroom and all it offers!