Everyday is a little better...

Happy Monday everyone.  That's seems kind of odd to add since no one really reads this, ha.  Anyways, let's get on to the serious stuff.  Today instead of having the kids run around the floor, I had the kids running around in a different way.  I let the kids get in a line and run wherever in the gym they wanted.  I would say it is kind of like follow the leader.  The kids could go up the stairs, in the pit, under the beams, under the bars, and on the tumble track.  Wherever their minds wandered and told them to go, they could go there.  After that I had the kids try and do a fun, but leg burning dance.  The dance is to the song Cotton Eyed Joe.  Once of the main reasons it is so hard is because you are bouncing around the whole time and and it is almost a five minute song.  After that I played another game with the kids.  This game, however, wasn't so much just fun and games.  I wanted them to think about the food guide pyramid a little bit.  It also took some strength on their part, with what I wanted them to do.  First I had the kids find the biggest mat in the gym, to represent the grains group of the pyramid (the largest group).  After that I had the kids find mats in decreasing size.  The mats all represented a group of the pyramid, with the smallest mats being the sugurs, oils, and fats group.  We also played a friendly game of dodgeball, after it all.  I wanted the kids to get thinking about the pyramid.  I am also trying to incorporate games, so the health part isn't just about talking.  I think so far the kids are having a good time!

Lesson I learned today:  The more kids you have, the more fun the time.  Not only is it more fun, but the time goes by a lot faster with more people having a good time.