Let’s move our body!

Monday (20/04/2009)

a) Brainstorming
Teacher: What are the things that can move?
Yun Zhe: wheels.
Wen Yue: Anglerfish.
Foo Soon: dolphin.
un Wen: hands.
Jien Wei: legs.
Eugene : cars.
Jen Ning: wind.
Jin Nan: water.
Ze Yan: clouds.
Song Chuan: door…………!
Class: Yes! The door is moving now because the wind is blowing it…..haaa!
Teacher: Our new theme would be related to our body…..!

b) Song: Head, shoulders, knees and toes.
First we sang it slowly. Then, pretending to be an old person, we sang it very very slowly. The kids giggled…of course! Then, we sang it very very fast, pretending to be a jet! All the kids were able to sing this simple song well.

c) Game: Touch your body parts.
We gathered in a big circle.I called out each kid and they listened to my instructions. Among them:Touch your hair. Touch your eyes. Touch your mouth, your eyebrows, your forehead, your chin, your ears, your elbows, your knees, your ankles, your toes, your feet, your fingers, your hands, your arms, your armpits, yout stomach and your thighs.Some kids were confused of forehead, chin, elbows, thighs and also ankles.

d) Outdoor: Move it and touch your body part.
Instructions: Every kid must move following the clockwise route. Kids who failed to follow this rule, will be omitted from the game.
Fly like a butterfly………stop!
Touch your stomach!
Swim like an Anglerfish………stop!
Touch your ankles.
Float like a cloud……….stop!
Touch your elbows.
Run like a dinosaur……..stop!
Touch your fingers.
Walk like an old man….stop!
Touch your forehead!

d) Mind-mapping
We thought of the things we would be learning for this theme.
Among the kids’ ideas were: 1) Body organs: heart and brain. 2) The coordination of body parts.Skeleton and postures. 3) To be healthy, good food is important.Sports: bowling, baseball, handball. 5) Emotional: feelings6) Spiritual: Yoga / meditation. 7) Activities: Le Xin – will share with us ballet. Eugene - will share with us yoga. 8) Project – maybe to open up a store ( providing service / selling products).So, what’s our new title?Justin: Magic Body! Yun Zhe: Move it! Move it!Class: Let’s move our body!