The curriculum teaches youth : Maximum Participation Responsibility and Service

1. FITNESS FUN FOR KIDS • The curriculum teaches youth: • Maximum Participation • Responsibility and Service • Success and Failure/Strengths and Weaknesses • Group Involvement; Service and Team Work • Positive Support and Conflict Resolution • Fitness and Skill Development

2. Benefits of Physical Activity Endurance- strengthens heart and improves body’s ability to deliver oxygen to all cells; running to the bus, playing tag, etc. Strength-help tone and strengthen muscles; climbing a tree, handstand, wrestle, crossing monkey bars. Flexibility- allow muscles and joints to bend and move easily; reach for a toy, flip over the couch, bending down to tie shoes. *Feel less stressed *Feel better about themselves *More attentive in school *Sleep better at night

3. What do I need to run a class? • Equipment • Radio • Whistle (a must) • Equipment • A Plan • What lesson plan? • Patience • Energy • Sincerity • Humor

4. Know what lesson you are going to do-allows time to manage Never leave things out or run out of things to do -need to be moving 80% of the time Make equipment accessible to all-prevents time wasters Area-small space is more manageable Use the corners of the room Give options Clear expectations-set early and reinforce Rules/Conflict Corner Starting and Stopping the class (hands on knees eyes on me) Organizing Students -squads, pairs, team -cue words, actions Direction Giving -When I say go…. -Clear and Precise TEACHING/MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

5. TEACHING/MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES • Crowd Control • How to create a circle: All form line at back of room, hold hands and end people meet. • How to create teams that are even and fair: pair up with a partner and have one sit down. All those standing are one team and all sitting are one team. • Transitioning: Cones are your friend! • Find Partners: Back to back, new partner high 5, same color shirt. • Line - Up Ideas: Number of brothers and sisters, type of pet, favorite fruit and/or vegetable, bean bags for spatial awareness. • Color associations

6. TEACHING/MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES • If direction time exceeds 30 seconds; sit them down! • Learn Students names! - #1 Management tool! • “Don’t” is meaningless word • Mix up verbal with non-verbal praise • Inclusion Speech - “we” and “our” • Do not tolerate put downs of others! • 80% of what students learn in P.E is based on what they see • Avoid sarcasm – hard to interpret • Reinforcement of one has ripple affect on many • They will want it if you own it! Buy in!

7. Finding and Checking Heart Rate • Use third and fourth fingers • Can use the wrist or neck • Count for the entire 60 seconds/age of kids • Resting Heart Rate • Take after sitting w/o activity for about 10 minutes (between 60-90) • Active Heart Rate • Take immediately after activity • Target Heart Rate • 220 – age = Target Heart Rate • When just starting exercise 60 - 80%

8. Fitness Evaluations • Survey Information • Name, Birthday, Ethnicity • Nutrition, physical activity (individual, family, school) • Multiple choice vs. Yes/No • Testing Methods • Cardio/Endurance: Shuttle Run, Ball Retrieve, Squat Jumps • Strength: Sit-ups, Push-ups, Pull Up • Flexibility: Sit and Reach • Pre/Post Testing: • Pre semester vs. post semester or Pre-Enrichment vs. Post-enrichment • Make it a “Testing Day” • Be sensitive to the dynamics of your kids • Record

9. THANK YOU! Tara Froese/ Community Development Health & Physical Activity Director (316) 264-4066 ext. 244 tara@wichitaymca.org