Catch up post!

November 20th

Bowling! The Alley was a lot of fun! Each lane had a large water animal coming up from the floor. Fish hung from the ceiling. The lights made the walls look like water!

The students were very patient and flexible; we were short on our time there, so we cycled through as fast as possible by having everyone roll the bowling ball just one time each turn.

(Previously posted: 11/13 games, climbing, balancing; 11/6 kickball and wall ball; 10/30 yoga; 10/23 walk around the Walks')

October 16th

LOTS of activities today; so many that I may need to post again to remember them all! We jumped over boxes with one leg at a time, and then again jumping with both legs at once. We jumped sideways over a log, back and forth down the length. We balanced on the log as we tried to pass over or around each other. Some of the smaller students sat on a stool balanced on poles that others held up, and also spun forward and backward while holding onto those same poles. We twisted through hula hoops and passed them on while we held hands in a circle. We hooked elbows in a circle facing outward, sat together and got up again. We climbed upon one another, into pyramids. We used an Army blanket as a parachute as we tried to roll a golf ball around it without dropping it; we also tried a huge ball. In pairs, we had one hang onto the other who was to grab a certain color of doodad and place in their area before the other pairs. Two pairs tried the human caterpillar (or ball) - each hold the other's ankles and roll over one another.

October 9th

We played with Frisbees! Thanks to Nalani and some of our students, we had plenty to go around.

We spent some time in kind of a free-for-all, where everyone was throwing a Frisbee to anyone else. Next, we gathered up all the Frisbees and had a contest to see who could get the best distance from the curb, throwing one Frisbee at a time. Last, we had an enjoyable Ultimate Frisbee match.

October 2nd

This was our 'ride to the park' day. We had 4 who traveled by bike, 1 by roller blades (1 who helped with balance, speed and safety - thank you ever so much Merry!), and 1 trooper who ran most of the way! We enjoyed our time at the Lincoln Park, climbing, spinning, pushing, pulling, running, and playing.

September 25th

Today we played Badminton. Those birdies weren't too easy to hit, let alone aim! But we had a beautiful day to be outside to practice.

(September 18th Teacher Liesl was out of town and Teacher Amber posted on the obstacle course)

September 11th

We all met and got to know each other a bit today, on our first day of class. We chose an adjective that shared the first letter of our first name. Then we bounced a ball to one another, calling out the recipient's adjective and name.