Everyone

Numeral recognition, sequencing, eye-hand coordination, eye-foot coordination, balance, bilateral integration of the lower extremities, sharing, turn-taking AND stimulating the brain at the same time! (Try THAT with a worksheet!)

On Thursday, our classroom was “abuzz” with activity! The children took on the various roles that bees have in a hive! The Queen sat in her chair wearing a crown. We had bees that used paper fans to keep the hive at the proper temperature! Our “field bees” flew around to the flowers in the room to gather the “pollen” in their “pollen baskets” on their legs! When they returned to the “hive,” they did a “waggle dance” to tell the other bees where the flowers were! Other bees took the pollen and made it into honey!

Many children become frustrated when given a jump rope! They think they can automatically spin it quickly and jump! This is when it’s essential to take a simple skill and apply a “task analysis.” (I had to do this a lot in college, and the time I didn’t quite understand why, now it’s automatic!)

How to jump rope:

1. Lay the rope on the ground.
2. Stand behind it, jump over with two feet. Repeat several times.
3. Pick up rope. Hold arms out to sides, put rope behind you.