Darlene Evans Spring Branch ISD

Identify and establish steps to set up an ABL Lab. View an example of students working in stations for greater understanding. Share and compare classroom management tips for easy transition during stations and overall lesson. Learn how to use a kinesthetic tactile approach to anchor physical and academic concepts for cognitive reinforcement. Obtain examples on how to use language objectives and sentence stems to help ELL students increase mental focus and concentration levels. Experience a movement enriched setting by presenting inviting activities that inspire and motivate novice and veteran educators.

Campus ABL Coordinators Spring Branch Elementary-Ron Hill Wilchester – Kalenda Bass Ridgecrest – Raquel Villarreal Hollybrook – Stephanie Pitre Treasure Forest – Rocio Vasquez Shadow Oaks – Carlos Ortiz Woodview – Ivonne Davis

Obtain all available resources for ABL Lab Collaborate with colleagues/administrators for most effective area for lab, daily motor lab schedule, and weekly meeting to set up proper equipment for progressions. Set up and establish procedures for effective implementation and student learning Post signs-Frontal lobe, Occipital lobe, Temporal lobe, Parietal lobe, Motor Cortex, Corpus Callosum, Cerebellum, Brain Stem

Action Based Learning Lab Materials Lab ManualLadder Lab set up DVDPathway Mat Lab MusicLab posters Station SignsBrain Picture Station CardsContent Cards

Additional Station Needs Teacher whistle Cones/Wall space/Clip board Sight words Sign holders Optional Equipment-ribbon wands, balls, mini tramps, mats, hurdles, ropes, balance beam, steps, shower curtains

Action-Based Learning Lab Video

Resources – Action Based learning lab manual ISBN# Thinking On Your Feet Activities That Make Learning a…Moving Experience Teaching with the Brain in Mind – Eric Jensen Teaching with Poverty in Mind – Eric Jensen Step, Toss and Jump into the Shower of Learning – Kathy Houston M.Ed Garage Sales Mini trampolines Dow sticks-flagging tape-scotch tape Jean Blaydes-Madigan Handout Language Objective Examples How Does Your Heart Rate?

Lesson Plan Teacher Objective: To facilitate, monitor, and redirect all students during stations to ensure students are modeling proper form and technique for mastery using equipment properly. Student Objective: I will read and follow station task cards with body control for mastery of skill, clean my station and rotate in numerical order when the music stops. (5 minutes) Introductory Activity: Center circle of gym (Parietal Lobe) – problem-solving area Instructions for the lesson/Review/Apply prior knowledge/Establish any new procedures (Teams) (15 Minutes)Developmental Activity: Stations ABC Pathway Mat=7 (4 students per station) ( 7 X 2 minutes 10 seconds = 15 minutes) Clean up and Transition Time between stations Station 1: Building the Framework for Learning (Coordination) Station 2: Integrating Senses (Feeling) Station 3: Vestibular Development (Balance) Station 4: Visual-Motor Control (Legs, Arms) Station 5: Visual Tracking Ocular Pursuit (Focus & Concentration) Station 6: Higher Level Thinking - (Thinking, speaking and moving in unison) (3 Minutes)Water Break (5 minutes)Applied Activity/Language Objective: I will identify a movement activity with an object and match it to one of the station titles: Today, I ………. using a ………which helped me improve my ……

4 Week Plan Week 1 – Day one- Set expectations –Establish teams. Team one always begins at Station one and so on. Intro Stations and how to rotate when music stops. Begin Progression 1, if students do not complete all stations, have them start over on Day 2. You want to make sure they are following procedures and demonstrating your movement expectations. Day 2 & 3 - Progression 1 Day 4 – Progression 2 Week 2 – Monday – Progression 2/3 depending on how the students performed. Have equipment for Progression 3 available at the station numbers if you need to change them out based on grade level and student ability. Tuesday Progression 3 / 4, Wednesday Progression 4, Thursday, Progression 5 (if students are ready) Week 3 – Monday and Tuesday, Progression 5 &/or 6, Wednesday and Thursday Progression 6 &/or 7 Week 4 – Monday and Tuesday, Progression 7 &/or 8, Wednesday Progression 9, Thursday Progression 10. The goal is to master each progression before moving on to the next progression. If your class does not complete all progressions it simply means they were not ready to move on.

Action-based learning activities- Group participation Language Objective Today, I practiced _________ with __________using ___________ which improved my___________________. crawling hands a mat periphereal vision spinning feet a scooter tracking jumping opposition a hula hoop eye hand coordination walking balance a ladder ability to focus tossing control a bean bag learning of shapes hopping eyes skipping

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