Stretching

In this picture, I am doing the butterfly stretch and kids up front are fourth graders from Silver Creek Elementary School.

We held the stretch for ten seconds. We counted together out loud. We used half of the basketball court. The stretching happened after the kids warmed up walking and performing other locomotor movements around half of the basketball court.

I decided to include this entry in the "teaching for learning" category because I am the one teaching and the kids are the ones learning. The kids payed close attention and performed every activity. We warmed up because strenous activities came after that and if the body is not properly warmed up, it can pull a muscle.

This opportunity to go Silver Creek elementary School has helped me to develop as a teacher because it gave me the opportunity to be the one talking in front of a large group. The students were the ones listening. I am happy that they payed close attention. The kids were very obedient. They behaved well throughout the lesson probably because my voice was loud enough and I had something for them to do the entire time.