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Calmers & EnergizersThe Reading Connection
Energizers! 88 Quick Movement Activities that Refresh and Refocus
by Susan Lattanzi Roser
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Bananas…Unite! Peel Bananas, peel-peel bananas (x2) Peel to the left Peel to the right Peel down the middle And chomp! Take a bite Chomp, chomp! Take a bite Go bananas, go-go bananas! (x2)
Video of Go Bananas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytnbGpRmOqE&feature=related
Go Bananas!
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Leader◦ Dum Dum (Clap thighs)◦ Dah Dah (Clap hands)
• Group◦ Dum Dum (Clap thighs)◦ Dah Dah (Clap hands)
• Possible Movements Touch toes, reach left/right, reach front/back, nod head, snap
fingers, march, jump, arm circles, reach up◦ Ending: whisper words and finish with shh shh shh shh
Video of Dum-Dum-Dah-Dah: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RcR1WsxYpA
Dum Dum Dah Dah
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I’m walking, I’m walking, I’m walking Now I’m still
I’m jumping, I’m jumping, I’m jumping Now I’m still
Tips:◦ Practice what it looks like to be “still”◦ Remind kids that they’re to maintain their personal space
and not bump into others
Now I’m Still
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Each time “1-2-3 calm down me” gets quieter. In the last 2 verses, the kids can say “calm down me.”
1-2-3 calm down me: run hands from the top of the head down the side of the head or face
1-2-3 calm down me: run hands from shoulders down arms to fingers -- opposite hands
1-2-3 calm down me: run hands from shoulders down chests and tummies
1-2-3 calm down me: run hands from hips down legs to feet -- opposite hands on legs
Then have the kids sit down.
From Arika Van Brunt, Center for Alexandria’s Children
1-2-3, Calm Down Me
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Activities, Themes and Books
Tailoring Your Read-Aloud to meet the needs of children under stress
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Involve several senses, not just vision and hearing: Bring things to touch, smell or taste.
Include humor, fun, excitement or comfort: Silly is good.
Relate to the children’s interests: sports, dancing, cooking, strange or unusual things, pirates, mysteries, popular news, or games. Ask you kids about their interests!
Encourage movement: Act out stories, play games, dance, build things.
Allow kids to practice communicating in a pro-social way: Make time for conversation and expression of ideas and opinions.
Activities that reduce stress and strengthen connections
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Explore cause and effect: What happens next? Why did that happen?
Allow kids to explore empathy and perspective-taking: How would it feel if?
Explore persistence
Explore feelings
Topics that are of high interest to the kids
Themes that support children under stress
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Books that support kids under stressExplore a range of emotions
Feature characters with diverse ethnicities and backgrounds
The Brown Bookshelf:
http://thebrownbookshelf.com/
Anita Silvey’s multicultural list:
http://childrensbookalmanac.com/cate
gory/multicultural
/
WETA’s Colorin Colorado:
http://
www.colorincolorado.org/read/forkids
Winners of the Coretta Scott King
Award: http://
www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/cskb
ookawards/recipients.cfm
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Books that show kids solving problems on their own
Picture Books Novels
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Volunteer Techniques Ways you can help kids at your Read-Aloud get the most out of their TRC experience
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Use TRC’s Promises
From the experts:
How do you/could you use them at your site?
Start with only a few rules.
Be sure you know why you are saying no.
Give your kids a voice.
When setting limits, use the language of choices.
Always be consistent.
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More techniques
Volunteers Experts say this helps foster
Come prepared to lead
with confidence
Talk to the kids on their
eye level and one-on-one
Use nametags and call the
kids by name
Only adults read aloud to
the group
Reduced anxiety from adults
Attachment, creating a safe
environment, recognition
Attachment, recognition
Reduced anxiety from
adults, creating a safe
environment, security
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A brain under stress makes unconscious responses.
Telling a child under stress what TO DO will be more effective than telling them what NOT TO DO:
“Don’t Run” versus “Please Walk”The stressed brain hears “run”
Give kids positive direction for best results.
Use Positive Statements
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Follow this link to find handouts for the material covered in this presentation:
http://www.slideshare.net/readingconnection/energizers-compliation-handout-8646711
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