Neurons firing

        respected

                       inspected 

                       corrected

• Identify Classroom Roles: Determine the various roles needed for a well-functioning classroom, such as a manager, recorder, timekeeper, or mediator.

• Assign Symbols: Use animal symbols or other icons to represent each role. This adds a fun, visual element to the process.

• Define Responsibilities: Clearly outline the tasks and expectations for each role, making it easier for students to understand their responsibilities.

• Allow Student Input: Involve students in selecting roles, responsibilities, and symbols. This promotes engagement and gives them a sense of agency.

• Encourage Collaboration: Use the role cards to facilitate teamwork and cooperation within groups. This can help students learn from each other and build a collaborative classroom culture.

• Promote Ownership: As students take on their roles, they develop a sense of ownership and pride in their contributions to the classroom environment.

• Reflect on Effectiveness: Periodically review the roles and responsibilities to ensure they are meeting the needs of the class, and make adjustments as necessary.

Movies and photo’s of our dance class. Please do not share this link with other people. Download the movies and photo’s for yourself.

I will delete the link next week!

Zip = clap your hands to the left;

Everyone does that to the left

Zap= clap your hands to the right

Everyone does that to the right

Boing= cross your arms in front of your chest.

Change direction.

Zop = to the other side of the circle; to the person in front of you. (we didn’t do this variation)

Ho, ka , san

ho = arms in the air

The two people next to ‘ho’ cut this person in half and say ‘ka’

The person with his arms high throws his arms down, says ‘san’ and points towards a person in front of him.

It needs to go fast then it’s nice and then you will keep the concentration of the group.

Visualization, association, and repetition are powerful techniques for memory, especially for learning names. Visualization involves creating mental images to make information more vivid and memorable. Associating a name with something familiar—like connecting "Alice" with "Alice in Wonderland"—helps reinforce the memory by linking it to an existing network.

Repetition strengthens these connections, moving the information from short-term to long-term memory. Together, these techniques make it easier to retrieve names, as each method enhances memory encoding and recall pathways.

You see what you aim at to the exclusion of everything else

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