This lesson was not told to us right off at the start of practice today it was shown to us through out our lesson, activity and run time. We started by talking about how when we put words out into the world there is no way to take them back. These words can be kind or not so kind but once they are said it is very difficult to take them back and so we need to think about what we say. We were so grateful Mrs Boyden could join us today.
Our activity today was a spin off of Sharks and Minnows a tag game where there is 1-2 sharks and they stand in a certain spot then the minnows have to try to run past the sharks to the other side. In our game the sharks were clouds or words that might hurt us and if the girls were tagged the girls had to remain still and think about how words can even stop someone in their tracks and really hurt their feelings. The only way they could move again was if another girl tagged them. We did have an issue at the end of the game where one or two of the girls found the game to be unfair and they were even shouting at the taggers saying they were not playing correctly. This was actually ok because then we could talk about how playing this game made us feel and how sometimes we may need to adjust to others around us and we may not always like how things are going. We hope the discussion we had made everyone feel better. During our run today Mrs Boyden and Mrs v wrote letters on the girls as they ran their laps to spell out the lesson. This was also a way to show how again words matter because the letters we put on the girls skill will need to be washed off but may take time and this is true about words we speak and why what we say matters as sometimes it takes a lot of time for people to heal from what we might have said.
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In this lesson we discussed empathy. Many of the girls knew what it meant to have empathy for someone and explained when they have shown empathy towards many people in their lives. We played a game in order for the girls to remember the steps for showing empathy. Check in with your daughter to see if she remembers the steps.
We also were able to have our first day of practice running on the recess field. Oh the warm weather is so nice to run in. Let's hope for more beautiful weather. Again if you want to come join us when we run we usually start around 3:15. Today's lesson was about how to express our emotions both comfortable and uncomfortable. Why do you feel it is important to express your feelings. The girls all stated how holding emotions inside is not healthy. We also went over the 4 phrases you can use when expressing both comfortable and uncomfortable emotions. I Feel, When you, Because and I would like for you to. I feel - Lets the other person know exactly how you feel. When you - You are telling the person the exact behavior that is making you feel the way you do. Because - This gives the person a better understanding of exactly why you feel that way. I would like for you to - This explains what you would like the person to either continue doing or do differently. The girls had a lot of fun playing line tag today while I set up for our activity that unfortunately had to be reworked as I was missing a key ingredient. I so appreciate the girls being flexible. We did do 25 minutes of running and tried to run outside but the rain started to come and so we were back in the gym. We want to thank Mr Green for joining us during line tag the girls love having people stop by and have some fun with us. Today we talked about emotions and all the different emotions we all have even in one given day. Some of the girls shared today and said they experienced up to 6 different emotions. That can be a lot and sometimes we are not sure if our emotions are good or bad when actually all of our emotions are good. We discussed how if you keep your emotions inside all the time they will just boil up inside of you and then you might let out an emotion you did not mean to. Thank you Emoji movie you were one of our references several times today.
The activity today was for the girls to stand on a shower curtain/plastic table cloth and figure out a way to flip the table cloth over. The girls could not pick each other up, jump or step off of the table cloth. I did give the girls a couple of minutes to come up with a plan. The girls worked as a team and came up with a great way to move from one side of the cloth and then start flipping over the other side till they completed the challenge in under 3 minutes. GO TEAM! Today's warm up was about how our emotions can make us feel comfortable or uncomfortable. Many girls shared during this time about how our emotions can make us feel uncomfortable but they have come up with strategies in their lives of how not to feel uncomfortable when dealing with their emotions. During the start of our laps today the girls had to write 2 emotions on index cards and while running their laps they had to connect with each of their teammates and share what emotion they were given they then would explain to the each other a time when they might have felt this emotion. Another great practice. Thanks again for joining us Kim. Just a reminder there will be no practices over break. Today's theme is about beauty. It was great to have Savannah's mom Kim join us today. We love having parents or really any family member come and join the group. We discussed what outer beauty and inner beauty mean to each of them. I introduced the girls to Velveeta. Velveeta has a really bad scar down the center of her face however she is a really outgoing and kind person. Does this mean she is not beautiful on the outside? She is true to herself and her friends does this mean she is not beautiful on the inside?
Our activity was wrapped around our inner beauty and what characteristics we see in ourselves and we shared these with our teammates. The girls felt it was nice to tell people how they see themselves and having those people agree with them. During our run time today the girls played a tag game and only a few did not participate. It really helps pass the time and laps. Today we focused on self-talk and what some positive or negative self talk might sound like. The girls were given 3 index cards to then write down 3 negative talk statements and then we talked about those statements. They were then given 3 more cards to write 3 positive self talk statements.
During our activity we used our 6 index cards and took a moment to read them and reflect about when we use a lot of our self talk. With Family With Friends/Peers At School During Activities Or Other times in their lives Many girls felt that they use self talk the most during activities and that they use both positive and negative self talk during activity times. We did get in a good 20-25 minutes of run time today the girls are really pushing themselves. |
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