Animal Antics: A Count and Move P.E. Session
Miss Brittany, M.S.Ed
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(121)
In this one-time class, students will count the dots on virtual dice to determine how many repetitions of each animal-themed aerobics exercise they will be completing.
Class experience
This animal-inspired counting and P.E. class will begin with a hello song to greet each learner by name, before moving into a quick warm-up to ensure that our bodies are ready for exercise. We will count the dots on virtual dice, shared on the screen, to determine how many repetitions of each animal-based exercise we will complete. Then we will get our wiggles out and strengthen our hearts through a series of aerobic exercises, demonstrated by the instructor and supported by a slideshow of...
-Students will practice counting up to 12 using one-to-one correspondence (matching each dot with one number). -Students will engage their hearts and muscles through a series of aerobic exercises designed to strengthen their bodies. -Students will learn basic animal facts corresponding to the movements used in our session.
I hold my MS in Early Childhood Education from Wheelock College at Boston University, and I am professionally certified in Early Childhood, Moderate Disabilities, English as a Second Language, and Sheltered English Immersion in the state of Massachusetts. I have ten years of teaching experience at the early childhood level in a wide variety of racially, ethnically, linguistically, and neurologically diverse settings--lab, private, public, home-based, non-profit, co-op, and virtual--throughout the Greater Boston area. As co-founder of the National SEED Project Emily Style so adeptly summarized in her 1988 essay "Curriculum as Window and Mirror", curriculum should function "both as window and as mirror, in order to reflect and reveal most accurately both a multicultural world and the student herself or himself". This means that it is intrinsically important for ALL educators--including those who may not be members of a marginalized group themselves--to expose every student, regardless of their personal identity markers, to a multiplicity of cultures and ways of being in the world. To ensure that I am up to this crucial task, I have continuously pursued and successfully completed the following graduate-level coursework related to multicultural, multilingual, inclusive, and antiracist instruction over the past seven years: * Racial and Cultural Identities-Wheelock College at Boston University * Introduction to Inclusive Early Childhood Education Settings-Wheelock College at Boston University * Effective Sheltered English Instruction: Second Language Acquisition-Wheelock College at Boston University * Impact of Special Needs: Early Childhood-Wheelock College at Boston University * Mathematical Learning for Diverse Learners-Wheelock College at Boston University * Becoming a More Equitable Educator: Mindsets and Practices-Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
-socks, bare feet, or closed-toe shoes -a bottle of water nearby -dice (optional)
***Please note: For optimal safety during the movement portions of our class, families should ensure students are prepared with the following: -an open space, free of obstacles, for movement -closed toe shoes, socks, or bare feet (no sandals or flip flops, please!) -a water bottle -family supervision, if family feels it is necessary ***There will be opportunities for moving our bodies throughout the entire class session. Students are welcome to draw and count along instead if they prefer!
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(121)
I'm so excited to meet you! My name is Miss Brittany, and I am a facilitator of early learning experiences for children between the ages of 3 and 5 years old. I have been teaching at the preschool level for 10 years now, and I am very lucky to...
Group Class
$9
per classMeets once
25 min
Completed by 11 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 3-8
1-5 learners per class
