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1 Pam Powers Director, Educational Services NASPE Teacher of the Year Golden Apple Teacher of the Year Learn Moving by The brain-body connection

2 Do you have Olympic fever? Stand up and wave your flag when you see a favorite athlete or event! Draw a sideways figure eight

3 Fab Five

4 Gabby Douglas

5 Michael Phelps

6 David Boudia

7 Carmelita Jeter

8 Allyson Felix

9 USA Men's Basketball

10 USA Women's Soccer

11 Ryan Lochte

12 Hope Solo

13 Oscar Pistorius

14 Let's Hook Up! Make your body into a pretzel

15 Hands Up! Chorus: Hands up and down Hands to heart Reach out Hands to heart Reach out Repeat Reach up right to left slow for four, eight fast Verse Double push right Double push left Repeat through verse

16 Children learn by moving... Help them to learn using movement.

17 Watch me! From an early age, children begin to connect their brain with their body...

18 And even into their young adulthood...

19 The 7 Continents Teaches mirroring Brain-body connection Music and movement

20 To the tune of Are you sleeping? North America: Left hand up to corner 3 Europe: Right hand to nose 7 Asia: Right hand up to corner 2 Africa: draw circle around waist 4 South America: Left hand down to corner 5 Australia: Right hand down to corner 6 Antarctica: Touch toes 1

21 Instill a desire for lifelong movement...

22 We don't stop playing because we grow old...we grow old because we stop playing. ~George Bernard Shaw

23 What are you wearing? Listening activity Students begin by moving their chair away from table Tap the table or lap to the beat-if direction does not apply, student taps Chorus: Right hand out, palm up, left hand out, palm up Push palms to ceiling four times Repeat Verse After students stand, roll hands around each other, reverse On slide kazoo, sit down

24 Superagers: Seniors between the age of 80 and 90 with the brain of a 50 year old.

25 The brain goes to sleep after sitting for more than 17 minutes.

26 Walter the Waltzing Worm

27 I just needed to know I could... Dr. Mel Levine No labeling Demystify

28 The Hokey Cokey Seated at table or in a circle Slide chair back Body part order: Left arm, right arm, left leg, right leg, whole body Chorus Stand up and walk around chair Clap hands 8 times Wave hands in air right to left Knees bend, arms up, punch the air 3 times up

29 You are what you eat...

30 So keep your brain happy Keep moving at any age...

31 Thank you for all you do!


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