Thankfully we were able to venture out today in the light rain/snow mix. I was expecting rain and planned indoor activities, but we managed to keep moving and stay warm outdoors. All groups did bean bag ABCs with a different
Gym: Partner Circuit
Today I brought a couple of fun pieces of fitness equipment for a partner circuit. The Neutrons practiced partner squats and lunges with fitness towels, push up pyramids and pulling resistance bands, and mirroring each other making large letters with
Gym: Circle Soccer
The Neutrons, Electrons, and Muons used back-to-back partner work to practice passing a dodgeball side to side and over/under. Then we moved the passing into the full group circle, enjoying a game of cat and mouse with dodgeballs of two
Gym: Memory Exercise Workout
Many thanks to Dan and Judi for getting gym started with a freeze tag relay the Neutrons invented. Thanks to Sabrina for centering the quarks with a freeze dance warm-up. This week we built a workout together with a memory
Gym: Sled Relays
The snow was a bit too powdery for snowballs today, so we substituted dodgeballs for target practice. The kids did a relay race to knock all the cones over with the balls instead of snowballs. Next they relay raced pulling
Gym: Holiday Bingo
Today we opted for a fun Holiday theme session. We started with Holiday Bingo looking for items that could be found indoors and outdoors. We had fun searching and settled at the shelter to play pin the nose on the
Gym: Grinch Tag
Today we stayed warm with a running interval ladder: Walk 1 minute, run 30 sec., walk 1 minute, run 1 minute, walk 1 minute, run 1:30 sec., and then descended. This was roughly 10 minutes of movement, and a great
Gym: Rainbow Review
Today we did a rainbow review of everything we’ve practiced so far and built our burpees. There were stations around the grove, one for each color of the rainbow. Each station included a movement opportunity: breathwork, dynamic stretches, 30 second
Gym: Getting Out Some Energy
Our gym class began with a game of bean bag tic tac toe, then we moved over to a warm up where the children stepped on paper plates and would alternate coming down to pick up the plate and continue
Gym: Push-ups in the Cold!
We survived the cold! Many thanks to Vicki for sharing and rounding up extra gloves for us. Today we worked on push-ups, practicing them on a wall first to work on form, tempo, and breath, then inclined on the two