Games & Movement Stories for Social-Emotional Learning. Leah Kalish, MA (818)

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1 Games & Movement Stories for Social-Emotional Learning Leah Kalish, MA (818)

2 Overview Pre-Activity 5 Adventure Skills Post-Activity Research Summary 3 Games Play More to Stress Less 12 Yoga Poses Making Movement Stories

3 Pre-Activity Turn head to left. Notice how it feels. Notice range of peripheral vision. Turn head to right. Notice sensation and vision. Fold from hips into forward bend Notice sensation and range of motion, touch your fingers lightly on your knees or shins to mark ROM Snap Test Notice ease or difficulty.

4 A B C D E F G l r t r l r t H I J K L M N l l r l r r t O P Q R S T U l t r l t r r V W X Y Z l t t l r

5 Adventure Skill #1 Drink water regularly. Drink Water Enhances: Electro-chemical activity in Central Nervous System Processing speed Stress release

6 Adventure Skill #2 Humming Breath* Rub spots under collarbone with thumb and one finger while holding other hand over navel and tracking eyes horizontally. Deep breath and HUMMMMMMM Stimulates: Flow of oxygen to the brain Hemispheric integration Binocular vision - eye teaming RAS *Similar to Brain Buttons in Brain Gym

7 Adventure Skill #3 Elephant Wisdom* Activates the brain for: Crossing the auditory midline Listening to one s own voice Short-term working memory Silent speech and thinking Binaural listening *Thinking Caps in Brain Gym

8 Adventure Skill #4 Monkey Wisdom* March in place, alternately touching hands to opposite knees. Enhances: Crossing the visual/auditory/ kinesthetic/tactile midlines Hemispheric integration Binocular vision Binaural hearing Left right coordination *Cross Crawl in Brain Gym

9 Adventure Skill #5 Deep Down Wisdom* 1. Cross your ankles and clasp hands with arms crossed over your chest. 2. Sit with fingertips touching and feet on the floor. Supports: Emotional centering Grounding Respiration Self-control and boundaries *Hook ups in Brain Gym

10 Post-Activity Turn head to left. Notice how it feels. Notice range of peripheral vision. Turn head to right. Notice sensation and vision. Fold from hips into forward bend Notice sensation and range of motion, touch your fingers lightly on your knees or shins to mark ROM Snap Test Notice ease or difficulty.

11 A B C D E F G l r t r l r t H I J K L M N l l r l r r t O P Q R S T U l t r l t r r V W X Y Z l t t l r

12 Play/Movement support Being Well & Doing Well Over-rides the body s physiological response to stress. Organizes whole-brain function for optimal learning. (Dennison and Hannaford). Fuels the brain and body with oxygen and glucose. Raises chemical messengers levels that balance mind/ body. Triggers BDNF, a neuro-tropic factor required for thinking. BDNF decreases after 20 minutes of sitting and is triggered again with movement. Strengthens key areas of the brain basal ganglia, cerebellum and corpus callosum by building brain cells and connections. Improves mental focus and concentration (Caterino and Polk, 1999)

13 Play/Movement support Being Well & Doing Well Enhances memory, creativity and academic achievement. (Michund and Wild 1991), (Brink, 1995), (Vanves and Blanchard). Develops eye muscle fitness and helps with reading. Helps 85% of students who are kinesthetic learners (Hannaford). Learning through body is more powerful than learning through listening and recalling facts (Jensen). If it s not in your body, you really haven t learned it. Creates a fun, harmonious and safe environment for learning and developing social skills. Develops self-awareness and the ability to self-regulate. Builds self-confidence and strengthens the connection to inner resources and healthy choices.

14 3 Games Be a Mountain play with & embody how to ground oneself and feel strong and stable Nature Kids play with and embody various forces qualities in nature. End with Rainbow. I m a Rainbow strong, happy, confident, caring, truthful, smart, understanding

15 Play More, Stress Less Play More, Learn More

16 The SEL benefits of play and exercise Active play promotes creative problem solving - apply to conflicts. Active play facilitates better language skills apply to communication. Active play improves memory and learning apply thru-out the day. Active play improves focus, attention and sustained concentration. Active play improves impulse control I can re-direct my self! Active play improves balance & coordination = confidence Active play regulates body weight = well-being Active play calms, sooths and reduces self-reported anxiety

17 Yoga Poses Blown Palm Bird Bear Dog

18 Yoga Poses Cat Dragon Frog Turtle Star Twisting Star

19 Yoga Poses Elephant Airplane Warrior 1 Warrior 2

20 Movement Stories Make up your own tell via movement Choose yoga cards/poses create a story Yoga Pretzel/Planet Decks Yoga Kit for Kids (Imaginazium) Choose storybook Kids act out the story as you read Choreograph poses and movements first Read a section, then invite creative movement: Can you be a worm, mouse, cat? How do you move? If you were a turtle/beetle, stuck on your back, show what would you do to get unstuck? How does move when happy? Angry? Sad? Scared?

21 Ideal Movement Stories My Daddy is a Pretzel by Baron Baptiste The Napping House by Audrey Wood The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise The Big, Hungry Bear by Audrey and Don Wood Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman Chipmunk Song by Joanne Ryder Any Title of Eric Carle Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak Babar s Yoga for Elephants by Laurent de Brunhoff

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