Inventory many not be the most exciting time of your life as a physical education teacher, but it definitely is important. Our group was in charge of counting and organizing equipment during Lab 3 at Saint Mary's. We kind of all groaned when we heard we had to do inventory, because of course we wanted to be playing with the kids. Anyone could go crazy trying to untangle 100 jump ropes, but we all agreed that being organized as a teacher is crucial for being fully effective. Being behind the scenes makes you grateful for the time and effort that goes into creating a good program with good equipment. We did lose count a couple times, but we'd like to think we organized a pretty good closet space.
Halloween was in the air and after so many versions of "Monster Mash" Professor Yang thought it might be fun to switch things up. Our group was in charge of coming up with a song for the kids to dance to at the end of class. We had planned to do a dance to "Monster Mash" but the song was overused during the day so my group made a simple choreography to "Thriller". Oh, it was a sight. I came up with some pretty professional moves (exaggerating) and it actually was a lot of fun. I love dancing and have recently embraced the importance of dance in a physical education program. Music and dance put together not only provide an outlet for kids, but they also are great ways for kids to stay active. That is another post all in itself...coming soon. Back to "Thriller"...the kids loved dancing to the song and I wish I could have come up with choreography for the whole song! The group was in a big circle and at the end of the song a boy from Saint Mary's strutted to the middle and was showing off his dance skills. It was hilarious and I think it's so important to encourage kids to maybe be a little goofy sometimes.
Organizing the storage closet can be looked at as a boring activity but its nice to give back to the PE program at St. Mary's for letting us use their equipment and space to work with the kids. You guys did a great job and it gave you an idea of what equipment you could use in the future.
ReplyDeleteAs for "Thriller," it went great. It showed you could be creative to have fun with kids. Music is something that all teachers should work on including in their PE program because it gives the students some great motivation. Finally allowing them to be goofy and have fun is great because most times they are moving while doing it.
-Andrew