1. Holy Spirit Elementary
On the Move!
By: Shannon o’leary
Pre-K Teacher
Holy Spirit Elementary

2. How long can a student focus?
Attention Span for Learning= Chronological Age + 1 For example: 3yr. olds= 4 min 4 yr. olds= 5 min 5 yr. olds= 6 min 6 yr. olds= 7min.

3. Essential Questions
How does a teacher incorporate enough movement and teach all the essentials that need to be taught?
Does the curriculum itself incorporate enough movement?

4. Brain Breaks
Go Noodle:
Learning Station
Use movement in transitions from one spot to another in the room
Examples: hop to your table spot
pretend you are swimming to your table spot
A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure
Move Your Body Gross Motor Dice

5. Learning While Moving Learn to Move Classroom games: Simon Says
Sharks and Minnows (gym)
Four corners game
davies/movement-games/
Educational songs with movement
Learn to Move
Rock Scissors Paper Math
*might be good when waiting for all students to get to the carpet

6. Learning While Moving
Find a sight word or various sight words around the room
Pattern dancing
Whole Brain Teaching
Chris Biffle
Alphabet Aerobics

7. Fine Motor Skills Tying shoes Coloring Zippers
Removing and putting caps on markers
Squeezing glue bottles
Lacing
Putting papers in folder
Hole punching
Scissors grasping and usage
Pencil grip
Pushing and pulling with fingers
Placing papers in a folder

8. Fine Motor Skills Pencil and Scissor Grip
development/fine-motor
Golf Pencil

9. Fine Motor Skill Activities
Stringing beads onto yarn or pipe cleaners
Stringing dried past onto string or pipe cleaners
Using tweezers to pick up small objects
Using tongs
Using paper clips
Pinch a small amount of sand or glitter and sprinkle it on art work

10. Fine Motor Skill Activities
Tiny eraser sorting or counting
Clipping with clothespins
Unifix cubes or interlock cubes
Mosaics with small square paper
Eyedroppers

11. Learning through play? Children DO learn MANY skills through play
Discovery
Exploration
Social skills
Cognitive skills
Language skills
Academic skills
Problem Solving Skills

12. Resources to Learn More