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From: Dorothy Chrisman Subject: SMART
MOVES TO LIFETIME FITNESS What is Smart Moves? SMART MOVES to LIFETIME FITNESS is an innovative exercise and rhythmic experience for students, grade 4 – 11, that can be conducted in the classroom. Students in grades 1 – 3 also have been exposed to Smart Moves in the classroom setting with very positive results. The design of the program provides movement experiences that are fun, challenging, creative and educational. This physically active program will help students improve concentration, focus, and academic performance, as regular exercise has proven to do for all ages. How is it used? Certified educators conduct 30 - minute sessions each day in this KERA-friendly program that targets the Humanities and Practical Living portions of the state testing process. It is designed to culminate in an (optional) all-school fitness assembly so that students can demonstrate their new skills and involve other students in pleasant exercise. It is a flexible fitness program, easily adaptable to students of all ages and grade levels, and physical abilities. Teachers and students will enjoy reviewing the materials for refreshment breaks of 5 or more minutes during the day to maximize energy and focus. Who needs it? This program is effective in responding to the urging of the Centers for Disease Control to get kids moving more. The materials can be taught while students are seated, standing, and while moving on their feet as refreshment boosters and for significant fitness development. Full participation in the program is possible through modification in the movements for students with physical disabilities. Smart Moves to Lifetime Fitness is a joyous exercise program that focuses on larger concepts than just exercise. The selected physical activity is designed to help students connect to real-life experiences while motivating and informing them of best choices that will benefit their lives in and out of school. It empowers youth to influence families, friends and communities in healthier self-management. Who can be trained? Teachers,
school volunteers or parents who have an interest in the study of movement and
who enjoy musically accompanied activities that can be done in limited space.
Because of the new look and feel of this exercise approach, SMART
MOVES leadership preparation will require no less than 2 ½ days (20 hours)
training at a school site or at the BODY RECALL Headquarters in Berea, Kentucky.
As BODY RECALL, INC partners with organizations, variations of schedules
for training, such as after school, evening weekend sessions will be coordinated
with the schools by mutual agreement. What does Smart Moves training include? The teacher training consists of BODY RECALL exercises and fitness sequences of movement to music plus simple folk dances that use all the forms of locomotion as well as many dance forms. Methods of using the SMART MOVES student manual and coverage of the OBJECTIVES and OUTCOMES listed in the following section will also be taught. Students will have their own copy of the manual so that they can find useful information and specific ways of applying each exercise in the book. The manual provides spaces for recording student responses so that it will become a supportive and personal reference in and out of school. Training
objectives for teachers: - To discover how regular exercise benefits all people of all ages. - To convey practical application of movement to students for every day living. - To learn the 8 forms of locomotion and how to use each in musically accompanied sequences. - To become acquainted with standard dance vocabulary in describing steps, figures, formations and group relationships. - To learn to build from simple to more complex exercises and dances. - To learn group management and how to guide students in dance formation and partner relationship in non-stressful way. - To experience movement and coaching of physical activity simultaneously. - To lead well-defined exercises from the Smart Moves manual. - To learn to identify basic musical elements such as rhythm, tempo, accent, phrasing and general characteristics of selected compositions that accompany movement. -- Finally, teachers will learn how to manage their own bodies. It will be fun, invigorating, and challenging!
- Experience all the exercises in the kid’s manual, SMART MOVES TO LIFETIME FITNESS, An Owner's Manual for Kids, by Dorothy C. Chrisman, 2005. - Learn 5 musically accompanied SMART MOVES exercise sequences using foam balls and other simple equipment while seated in chairs. - Learn 3 standing exercise sequences. - Learn 5 folk dances in different formations that include all the forms of locomotion. - Demonstrate ability to practice and teach dance selections from a COMPACT DISC. - Demonstrate good ability in use of cassette and CD recordings. - Demonstrate how to manage changing group relationships in available space. - Model proper exercise techniques. - Be able to monitor safety during instruction. - Understand effective lesson construction and delivery. - Learn how to create a physical fitness assembly for the school. What are the costs for teacher training? Individual tuition fee:
$200.00 (we
reserve the right to cancel any training due to low enrollment)
6 educators
150.00 each
8 educators 125.00
each
10 or more
100.00 each Materials
and Equipment:
Text for teacher
$14.95 Equipment:
Can be shared with other classrooms.
Foam balls
$150.00 (based on 25 students.) Total --- $209.95 ****************************** SMART MOVES Trainings
are held in Berea, KY at the Body Recall International Headquarters
****************************** Smart Moves to Lifetime Fitness is based on BODY RECALL, A PROGRAM OF PHYSICAL FITNESS FOR THE ADULT by Dorothy C. Chrisman, Berea Kentucky. Body
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