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OFF to a Healthy Start
Presenter:
Patty Kimbrell, M.Ed.San Diego State
University
Stanislaus County Children & Families CommissionStanislaus County Office of EducationFebruary 23, 2013
Patty Kimbrell, M.Ed.• San Diego State University• Physical Activity Consultant
The Office of Head Start, CA Dept. of Education, California and New York WIC, Navajo Nation, Child Care Resource & Referral, First 5 Commission
• Master Trainer for “ I Am Moving, I Am Learning”
• Author and Speaker• Childhood Movement Expert
- Handouts- Physical Limitation- Self Regulate
Housekeeping:
An invitation to Play…..
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How do children learn?
By Moving!
Find a partner,Tell them your favorite fruit!Tell them your favorite vegetable!
My favorite fruit is…
My favorite veggie is…
Let’s Get Started!
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� Build a Bridge �
CD: Smart Moves 2By Angela Russ
BridgeUna puente
TunnelUn tunel
RoadUna calle
CaveUna cueva
TowerUna torre
WallUna pared
� Build a Bridge �
Diagram courtesy of Angela Russ
What Did We Learn?
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• Spatial awareness• Language/Vocabulary
• Cooperative Play• Levels
• Listening skills• Shapes
• Balance
Integrate Content!
� Talked about fruit and vegetables� Worked cooperatively� Socialized with new people� Problem solved� Hand-eye coordination� Created new ways to move
And much, much more…
Learning Disguised
Foundations in Physical Development
- The development of the whole child is critical during the early years and movement plays a key role- Movement influences a child's cognitive and physical development
Physical Development tells us:
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Continuum of Movement Development
1. Reflexive2. Spontaneous/Random3. Rudimentary4. Fundamental Movement5. Specialized Movement
PLAY = Moving + Learning
+ School Readiness Skills
Children learn many skills and concepts through PLAY
Food for Thought
www.cde.ca.gov
School Readiness Skills can be integrated and disguised in PLAY
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California Preschool Learning Foundations, Vol. 1
Social-Emotional
Development
Language and
Literacy
English-Language
Development
Mathematicswww.cde.ca.gov
Visual and
Performing Arts
Physical
Development
Health
California Preschool Learning Foundations, Vol. 2
www.cde.ca.gov
Strand Substrand
Fundamental Movement Skills
1.0 Balance
2.0 Locomotor Skills
3.0 Manipulative Skills
Perceptual-Motor Skills and Movement Concepts
1.0 Body Awareness
2.0 Spatial Awareness
3.0 Directional Awareness
Active Physical Play 1.0 Active Participation
2.0 Cardiovascular Endurance
3.0 Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance and Flexibility
Physical Development Overview
NEW!
More Movement = More Learning
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PLAY KEEPS US …
HEALTHY!
Physical Activity
The Need for Physical Activity
PLAY Health
Childhood Obesity is a Public Health Threat
In the last 30 years :
• Preschool obesity rates have doubled • Adolescent obesity rates have doubled• Childhood obesity rates have tripled
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Our Children Inherit More Than Our Genes
They Inherit Our Lifestyles…
1999
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1990, 1999, 2010
(*BMI ≥≥≥≥30, or about 30 lbs. overweight for 5’4” person)
2010
1990
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%
www.cdc.gov
2010 State Prevalence AmongLow-Income Children Aged 2 to 4 Years
http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/lowincome.html
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*American Indian/Native Alaska 31.2%
*Hispanic, 22.0%
*Black, non-Hispanic 20.8%
*White, non-Hispanic 15.9%
*Asian 12.8%
Source: National Center for Education Statistics AP, 2005
18% of preschoolers (4 yr. olds) are obese,
with higher percentages amongst minorities
What are
factors contributing to
overweight and obesity?
Discussion
Children’s Fitness Levels
are low and
Obesity Rates High
because of
Adult
Decision Making
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How do we prevent childhood obesity?
We get them moving!
How much
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY?
Active Start:
A Statement of Physical Activity Guidelinesfor Children Birth to Five Years
(NASPE, 2009)
Guidelines for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
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Guidelines for…
• 30 minutes of accumulated daily STRUCTURED
physical activity
• At least 60+ minutes of daily unstructured PA
• Develop FOUNDATIONAL movement skills
Infants Toddlers
• Daily physical activities
interacting with
parents/caregivers
• Place in safe settings, and
have safe environments that
facilitate PA to develop
gross motor skills
Guidelines for…
• 60 minutes of accumulated daily STRUCTURED physical activity (PA)
• At least 60+ minutes of daily UNSTRUCTURED PA
• Preschool children should not be sedentary for more than 60 minutes at a time unless resting or sleeping
• Develop FOUNDATIONAL movement skills
• PA should occur both indoors and outdoors
• Individuals responsible for the well-being of presc hoolers should be aware of the importance of physical activ ity and should facilitate preschoolers’ movement skills.
Preschoolers
Key Concept:
M-V-P-A
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Moderate
M-V-P-A is:
to
Physical Activity
Vigorous
The HEART is a: Muscle!
Muscle fibers
Size of your fist
It needs PA
Moderate is:
Walking
Elevated heart rate but able to talk
Playing
Raking
Gardening
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Vigorous is::
Hard to talk while doing activity
Swimming
Climbing Stairs
Push Mowingthe Lawn
Running
Where doesM-V-P-Ahappen?
Indoors and Outdoors!
YOU make it happen!
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Teaching Children
How do we explainthis to children?
How do we teach fitness to children?
Happy Hearts!
Teach children how to have “Happy Hearts”
BridgeUna puente
TunnelUn tunel
RoadUna calle
CaveUna cueva
TowerUna torre
WallUna pared
� Build a Bridge �
Diagram courtesy of Angela Russ
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Physical Activity (MVPA)Motor Skills
Cooperation Skills+ School Readiness Skills
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FUN!
Integrative PLAY!
� With a Letter or Two �
� � � �
CD: Smart Moves 2By Angela Russ
• Letter and number recognition
• Gross motor movement• Sensory integration• Cooperative play
Extension Ideas
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� Does A Pumpkin Pump?
• Pump • Rise • Turn
The Song Develops….
� Nutrition!� Non-locomotor� Body awareness � Coordination� Listening� Rhythm� Levels � Crossing midlines
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WHIP
POUR
CHOP
TOSS
Music and MVPA
Music Patterns!
Patterns:Recognizing
Extending Creating
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4. Get ready to share!
1. Choose a topic/theme
2. Decide on 4 words that illustrate your topic/theme
3. Add movements to each word
Now you try!� Instrumental -Shake, Mix, Pound, Roll By Angela Russ
Increase: � motor skills� confidence� fitness levels� school readiness skills� neural pathways
ACTIVE PLAY
will help children:
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New Developments and Information
-A fifth of your blood is devoted to supplying your brain?
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-Exercising regularly appears to ward off Alzheimer’s disease? -By age five, a child’s brain is the size of an adul t’s, but is still undergoing folding, which maximizes cortica l surface area?
The “Connection” to Brain Based Development
Nerve Cell
The Great Divide
Crossing Midlines
Dendrites Axon Myelin Sheath
“Brain” Vocabulary
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Young Children’s Brain Are Very Busy
They need to be HYDRATED more than adult brains
The corpus callosum – the tissue dividing the two hemispheres of the brain
The Great Divide
� It’s important for transmission of information between hemispheres
� Physical movements crossing the midline need to be introduced
• left/right • top/bottom • front/back
Crossing the Midlines
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Brain Activities
• Repetition provides consistent and multi-sensory learning experiences that strengthen brain connections
• Cognitive understanding develops with an increased ability to retrieve information quicker and in new situations
Repetition is Important!
Crossing the Midlines
�Toss & CatchBy Angela Russ
Scarf activities enhance brain development when combined with school readiness skills
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Scarves can develop school readiness skills in a variety of content areas, both in and out of the classroom.
Blend School ReadinessWith Movement!
Is it light or heavy?Is it rough or smooth ?
Is your prop quiet or noisy ?Does it fall fast or slow ?
Tell a friend 3 words that describe your scarf
Opposites
Language Development
MIX/STIRSHAKE
POUND ROLL
Patterns and Music!�Shake, Mix, Pound, Roll
By Angela Russ
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Shape Identification(Geometry)
Circle Square Triangle
Air Writing
Directions:-Find a team of 6-Make a shape pattern with your scarves-Demonstrate the pattern with your body
Scarf Patterns
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Math Connection: Graphing with Scarves
Which group has the most? Least?
Learn while you play!
Activity Ropes
� Lines� Shapes� Letters � Body Parts
� Always supervise with ropes, do not allow children to wrap ropes around themselves or others
� Wild Vines
Draw your favorite fruit or vegetable!
Nutrition Integration
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Can you draw these LINES?
Can you Make a Pattern?
Can you Draw a SHAPE?
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Walk-and-Touch Patterns
Directions:-Think of two colors/shapes-Walk/skip/jump and touch that item saying the item out loud as you touch it A-B-A-B pattern A-B-C-A-B-C pattern
Circle, triangle,Circle, triangle…
Yellow, green, Yellow, green…
Geometry
Properties of Shapes
• What shape is this?
• Can you find this shape in the room and point to it?
• Can you make your body into a circle?
1.0 Identify shapes, 1.2 Individual shapes used in a picture/design
Geometry
Can you:
-JUMP in and out 6 times?
-GALLOP around it 3 times?
-Balance in the middle on ONE foot?
-WALK FAST AROUNDanother circle?
Add a little Physical Activity!
Physical Development - 1.0 Balance, 2.0 Locomotor Skills, 1.0 Spatial Awareness, 1.0 Active Participation, 1.0 Cardiovascular Endurance
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• Papaya• Watermelon
• Banana
Which fruit is circle shaped?
• Tomato• Zucchini
• Carrots
Which vegetable is circle shaped?
What fruit is this?
• What letter does it start with?
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What vegetable is this?
• What letter does it start with?
LETTERS:
What is the letter a child
typically learns first?
Literacy Development
�Take That Rope
(Letters)
� Smart Moves 2By Angela Russ
� In My Body
Is There a Pattern to Drawing?
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Phonological Awareness
Point to a body part that starts with the sound of:
/f/ /s/
/l/
Time to Clean Up…Rainbow Sorting
Partner Share
1. Reflect … What have I learned?
2. Identify … What will I use?
3. Share & Discuss … How will I use this new knowledge to foster successful movement experiences for children?
