Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Scooter! Bike! Run! Play!

The weather is getting warmer outside and it's time to dust off all that outdoor equipment!  That sense of being all bundled up and inside is now gone.  There is a wonderful sense of freedom that one feels with the wind blowing through their hair and zooming down a big hill or driveway on a scooter, bike or rollerblades...WEEEEEEE!!! Oh what FUN!  Playing outside seems so natural, yet many children would rather have screen time than outside play time.  Playing outside has so many health benefits; breathing fresh clean air, better sleep, moving the body in different ways to help develop fine and gross motor movements.  An another benefit to being outside is creativity.  Playing on the playground, playing neighborhood games and just being out on the scooter or bike stimulates creativity.  Two of my favorite things to do when I was younger were riding my bike and seeing where different sidewalks lead and even hoping to find a jump to go off of along the way (weeee) and to create games on the playground with my friends.  I encourage you all to go scooter, bike, run, rollerblade, and PLAY outside!  What "weeeee" will you feel and what creative idea will you have that develops the next big game?  Get outside and create an epic adventure!





Monday, February 19, 2018

Mission Impossible?? OR Mission Possible!

Your mission, if you choose to accept, will require the following:
      * Get from point A to point B as a TEAM.
      * No touching the wood floor with any part of the body. 
      * Scooters, poly spots, mats, blocks and noodles are only to be used to help move or as a place for rest.
      * WATCH OUT! There is danger...ICE COLD WATER and LAND MINES!! If these are touched, moved or knocked down, by a teammate, that person has to go back to the beginning and start again.
      * Each group must work together as a team and once ALL team members are at the final destination, the mission is complete. 

All of the first through fourth grade students in Coach Carlson's classes chose to accept the mission. 

And off they go!







As you can see, the mission is not as easy as one thinks it would be. However, the students are working together using their communication skills, positive encouragement, teamwork, and creative thinking to accomplish the challenge.







MISSION POSSIBLE!  
      WE!! DID!! IT!!

TEAMWORK MAKES 
THE DREAM WORK!

"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself."  - Henry Ford

"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else."  - Booker T. Washington

"No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you're playing a solo game, you'll always lose out to a team."  - Reid Hoffman



'Til next time!