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Resources
Downloadable Resources
Tangible Resources
Materials for building a jointed toy "trick arm" (paper fasteners and perforated jumbo lollipop sticks).
Preparation
Liaise with a local kindergarten to arrange interactions.
Goals, messages & concepts
Specific goals
- Plan a lesson for kindergarten children that will encapsulate what was learned in the scenario through an experiential activity
- Students will share with kindergarten children what they have learned about the importance of exercise
Specific messages
- Exercise is both healthy and fun
- Joints are the connections between our bones that allow us to move in different directions
Main terms
- Physical activity
- Joints
Practices & skills
STEM practices
- Constructing explanations and designing solutions
- Developing and using models
- Engaging in argument from evidence
- Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Soft skills
- Empathy
- Learning failure is a part of learning
- Teamwork and collaboration
Management skills
- Planning
- Use of resources
Course of activity
Part A: Planning activities for kindergarten children 45 min
Students will plan an activity session for kindergarten children that includes demonstrations and exercises showing correct body movements as well as building a "trick arm" (see resources) - a toy made of jumbo lollipop sticks and paper fasteners which demonstrates the movements of the joints.
Part B: Activity session with kindergarten children 45 min
Students go out with the kindergarten children to an open space and instruct them at activity stations, according to what they planned. The activities should include guided physical exercises that incorporate knowledge learned during the Scenario:
- Exercises learned with the occupational therapist and during science lessons
- Construction of a "trick arm"
- Optional - During the physical exercises, the movement of the joints and muscles can be compared to other types of mechanisms (such as the hinge of a door, a bearing of a wheel, etc.)