Hi Newfield Students & Families,
Grades K-5:
FITNESS FIDGET SPINNER
You've heard of the popular Fidget Spinner toys, but have you ever heard of a Fitness Fidget Spinner!?? Design and make your very own Fitness Fidget Spinner! Copy the exercises on ours, or vary up the exercises and have a blast ...all while getting your heart rate up, improving your flexibility, and increasing your muscular strength and endurance!
Do you play a sport outside of school? If so, perhaps your coach has a bunch of warm-ups exercises or drills that he/she has you perform during practices. Plug some of those exercises into your Fitness Fidget Spinner. Condition for your sport, while also meeting you weekly P.E. requirement!
Use your Fitness Fidget Spinner on your own, or ask a person living in your home to join along. Check out the video below and learn how to make and use a Fitness Fidget Spinner!
Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it.
(Source: Modified and adapted from Jason Leach, Physical Education teacher in Keller, Texas).
Grades K & 1:
KIDS BEGINNER'S WORKOUT: THE BODY COACH
Give this workout a try! Can you keep up? If you can't, no problem! Pause the video and take your time completing all of the exercises. Go at your own pace!
Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it.
Grades K, 1 & 2:
BILLY BLANKS KIDS TAE-BO KICKS
Make sure you have some good personal space, and give this a try! It's okay if your exercise moves aren't the exact same as the ones you are trying to copy. Just try your best! Remember to listen to your body, take breaks, and re-hydrate by drinking water when you need it.
Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it.
ZUMBA DANCE WORKOUT
Give this Zumba Dance Workout a try to really get your moving minutes in!
Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it.
Grades 2, 3, 4 & 5:
TOSSING CHALLENGESNo equipment? No problem! Check out this fun activity you can do right in your own home. After getting permission from your grown-up, find some good personal space (a completely open area, where nothing will get hit or bumped into). Grab an empty laundry basket and a pair of rolled up clean socks. You're ready to give this activity a try! Complete on your own, or ask another person living in your home to challenge you. See what your personal best is? Can you beat your own personal best the next day? Give it a try! Can you come up with a NEW way (not shown in the video) to get your sock-ball into the laundry bin?
Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it.
(Source: Mike Morris, Physical Education Teacher from Rocky Mount, North Carolina).
GRADES 3, 4 & 5:
PLANK TOP CHALLENGE
Here's another fun challenge you can try in your home! How many PUSH-UP planks can you complete in a minute while performing this activity? You'll need three shoe boxes (but any box of equal size will work. Even a small soft toy will work). After getting permission from your grown-up, show them the boxes or small soft toy you plan on using. Then, find some good personal space (a completely open area, where nothing will get hit or bumped into). You are now ready to compete in this challenge! Complete on your own, or ask another person living in your home to challenge you. See what your personal best is? Can you beat your own personal best the next day? Give it a try! Can you come up with a NEW or DIFFERENT exercise (not shown in the video) to replace the jumping jacks with?
Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it.
(Source: Mike Morris, Physical Education Teacher from Rocky Mount, North Carolina).
Grades 3, 4 & 5:
WOULD YOU RATHER?
Let's play a game called "Would You Rather?" Click on the video below, and look at the two pictures you are shown. You have 10 seconds to choose the one you like best. Whichever picture you choose is the exercise you complete when the picture fades away. Good luck!
Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it.
HEALTH LESSON: Grades K-5
ALL ABOUT FIBER
Today's "MAGIC" Number Is ..... 25
Since we are all spending a lot of time in our homes, it's important that we are aware of the foods and drinks we are putting into our bodies each and everyday. We learned in last week's Health lesson about Mindful Eating, and why it's so important to be aware of when we need to eat, versus when we are bored and just want to eat to pass the time. We learned that we also need to be mindful and aware of the snacks we are choosing to eat. Sometimes you can get a bigger serving out of a snack if it's healthier. This leaves us feeling more full and satisfied; whereas a smaller serving size of a SLOW or WHOA snack tasted yummy, but left our bellies still hungry.
Watch this short video from Ilaria St. Florian, MS, RD. Miss Ilaria is the Manager of the KIDS' FANS nutrition program that is offered to our 3rd graders each year at all of the Stamford Public Schools. She is graciously offering additional health lessons in the form of short videos to all of our students during our Distance Learning time. This video is all about Fiber. Fiber is a nutrient that we need to eat each and everyday to help our bodies (particularly our stomachs) function properly. Most of us don't get enough fiber in our diets (kids and grown-ups alike!) Listen to this neat video and learn about fiber and which foods will help you get your daily intake!
"Fiber Bucks" Game CHALLENGE:
After you watch Miss Ilaria's video about fiber, we challenge you to rip (or carefully cut with scissors) 25 rectangular pieces of paper. These will become your very own set of FIBER BUCKS. Feel free to decorate each $1 bill like a real dollar would look - or any other way you choose! See if you can put together a menu that offers your body 25 GRAMS OF FIBER each day! Remember, you will also be eating other foods each day, so just add up the ones with fiber in them to balance out your menu. If you don't have the fiber rich foods in your pantry, refrigerator or freezer, no worries! You can always do what Miss Ilaria did and "Google" the fiber content for each food that you want to add to your fiber-rich menu. Can you meet this challenge? Give it a go!
After you watch Miss Ilaria's video about fiber, we challenge you to rip (or carefully cut with scissors) 25 rectangular pieces of paper. These will become your very own set of FIBER BUCKS. Feel free to decorate each $1 bill like a real dollar would look - or any other way you choose! See if you can put together a menu that offers your body 25 GRAMS OF FIBER each day! Remember, you will also be eating other foods each day, so just add up the ones with fiber in them to balance out your menu. If you don't have the fiber rich foods in your pantry, refrigerator or freezer, no worries! You can always do what Miss Ilaria did and "Google" the fiber content for each food that you want to add to your fiber-rich menu. Can you meet this challenge? Give it a go!
Remember to log your activities and minutes into your Weekly P.E. Activity & Health Log and submit it to Mrs. Spinner and Mrs. Iacono no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday!
Click on here: Weekly Activity Log
NOTE: If the activity pictures/videos are not coming up large enough to view on your computer/tablet, just click on the three dots (right under the "x" at the top right hard of your screen). In this area, you will be given the option to "ZOOM" in and out to enlarge. If you are using your phone, simply pinch and zoom on the pictures to enlarge.
Mrs. Spinner
RSpinner@StamfordCT.gov or rspinner@stamfordpublicschools.org
Mrs. Iacono
EIacono@StamfordCT.gov or eiacono@stamfordpublicschools.org
*Many of the materials (activities and lessons) being shared through our blog site are borrowed from fellow talented, creative and amazing physical educators all over the U.S.A. and the world. We are all collaborating and coming together globally to create the best possible Distance Learning environment for our students and school communities. When the source is available, it will be noted on either the shared material or captioned below.
