Service Learning Project by Alexis Andrews-Roe

Activities for Kids

alexisandrewsroe — 2021-02-22 18:53:14 UTC

Activities are important for children because it allows them to get there bodies and brains moving and thinking. This also helps with the tough times we are facing because it brings positivity within the pandemic lifestyle. we want this Padlet to be a place where students of all ages can go to help them daily.

alexisandrewsroe — 2021-02-22 18:56:49 UTC

This activity will promote physical wellness by engaging in a challenging task to see how many of each they can do in 100 seconds.

alexisandrewsroe — 2021-02-22 19:02:46 UTC

Creating your own DIY stress ball would be a good activity for grades 3 to 5. The following activity could help children experiencing different emotions, or just trying to have fun.

Yoga

alexisandrewsroe — 2021-02-22 19:03:21 UTC

Stress Management for grades 6-8 is a good healthy wellness and education for grades 6-8 to learn. How to deal with stress in different aspects as children from grades 6-8 are typically from the ages of 11-13 are starting to or close to experiencing different kinds of stresses. A good stress management activity could be deep breathing exercises or yoga. Here is a activity that students can do before classes or whenever to claim them down and reduce their stress.
https://youtu.be/p5TjEdm8puo

Service Learning Project

alexisandrewsroe — 2021-02-22 19:43:41 UTC

By: Alexis Andrews-Roe, Gina Billen, and Ashley Dos Santos.

alexisandrewsroe — 2021-02-23 01:49:52 UTC

This idea is a very good idea for young kids to get their brains working. This also provides a fun activity for children to pass the time while at stuck at home facing the pandemic.

alexisandrewsroe — 2021-02-25 17:25:36 UTC

This video is a fun interactive video to get the young kids moving and getting active while we in the pandemic. having children exercise will allow them to grow stronger bones and muscles, improve self-esteem, and improve balance and posture.

References

alexisandrewsroe — 2021-02-25 17:37:40 UTC

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alexisandrewsroe — 2021-02-25 18:06:44 UTC

Coloring is a good task for young children because it allows them to get creative and corelate color to things. with this task the kids will focus on coloring the fruits as close as they can to a real life version of the fruit. This will promote wellness because they are learning about different types of fruits as well as teaching them colors.

alexisandrewsroe — 2021-02-25 18:17:20 UTC

This YouTube channel is great for kids to learn more about the real world and what it has to offer. these videos are great for kids because it is directed towards them and help them become immersed in the video.

alexisandrewsroe — 2021-02-25 18:30:06 UTC

This video is teaching kids yoga. Yoga is a very good activity to teach kids because it help calm down and relax. Yoga also promotes wellness because it is also a physical activity that allows you to stretch.

alexisandrewsroe — 2021-02-25 18:37:40 UTC

This activity allows children to grow on there knowledge of what food is healthy and what food isn't. This activity requires you to color in the food that is healthy for you. This will have students thinking and applying there knowledge to the worksheet.

alexisandrewsroe — 2021-02-25 18:47:01 UTC

This is a good activity for young kids because it gets there motor skills working. It allows them to work on their hand writing and matching words to pictures.

santosashley012 — 2021-02-26 21:07:02 UTC

DIY Tie-Dye: This activity has been a trend and fun for all ages. There are many different designs and colour options for the following. Tie-Dye provides a significant moment for the children to demonstrate their creative minds.

santosashley012 — 2021-02-26 21:40:05 UTC

Meditation could be an activity. Meditation

Activities for Grades 6 to 8 Running/Jogging

gina_billen99 — 2021-02-26 23:59:36 UTC

Taking a run or jogging can help with having healthy wellness "What’s more, scientists have shown that running also vastly improves the quality of your emotional and mental life." This is a healthy activity for grade 6-8 to do because it improve's emotional and mental health. Here is a video on some tips to help you when you go running.
https://youtu.be/ucaSXO-7LFM

Finger Tip Hula Hoop Activity

gina_billen99 — 2021-02-27 00:21:23 UTC

"There are a number of awesome hula hoop games which really pushes kids to work together and build chemistry. Our favorite is the helium hoop game, in which kids must work together as a group in order to lower the hula hoop to the ground. Every kid must only use their index fingers to lower the hoop (in unison) to the ground. Check out this great video below which shows how the finger tip helium hula hoop game is a great way to build team chemistry for kids:"
https://youtu.be/Su2JSFsEj5U
From website: https://www.unicefkidpower.org/fun-team-building-activities-for-kids/

Cops and Robbers:

gina_billen99 — 2021-02-27 00:24:35 UTC

"This classic gym game is also an underrated team building game that kids will almost always love! The kids who are labeled as cops must work together to corral all the robbers behind the cones. Teamwork at its finest!"
This game is basically tag when I use to do my placement at St.Judes the children and youth really seemed to love this game. It built their energy up and got them to run around and got them to build their strength as well. It's a great activity for grades 6-8 to get their energy out and work as a team and build teams and relationships ad well a lots of wellness.
https://www.unicefkidpower.org/fun-team-building-activities-for-kids/

Painting

gina_billen99 — 2021-02-27 00:32:05 UTC

Painting is a great way for middle school children to do as they are really getting their creativity flowing. it helps to sharpen fine motor skills it improves hand-eye coordination and boosts motor skills improves self confidence by all the hard work they are putting into it. Most of all it's very therapeutic it allows the mind to focus on images and nothing else. focusing on one topic relieves stress and lets the body relax. they say it's similar effects as meditation hat can come from painting.
https://www.healthfitnessrevolution.com/top-10-health-benefits-painting/