Reflection From Last Post
My last post was about incorporating movement and stretching within the classroom. I provided different resources that discuss how beneficial it is to have these breaks within the school day. Yesterday, I was able to observe it in a true classroom. Every Wednesday our class goes to a school for field experience, and the class that I observe is grade one. I found yesterday to be a day that the students needed a few breaks throughout the day to really allow them to get out extra energy to allow them to refocus on the next task. We also took the time to focus on stretching out our arms, backs, and bodies. You can really see when the students are in need of this break, and sometimes the movement or stretch break is only a couple of minutes, but it is enough time to let the students refocus.
Overall Reflection
When I was deciding what inquiry to do I thought this would be a great one because I am not flexible, so I thought it would be great to focus on. In the beginning, I found my inquiry very interesting, learning about the benefits, creating new habits, and incorporating it in a school setting. Lately, it has become increasingly harder for myself, and this could be because the school semester is almost over, but I feel like I have lost the habit, and the motivation to stretch. I also correlate this feeling with how I have become increasingly less active, so tomorrow my goal is to go for a run, film myself stretching, and get back onto the positive side!
With reading break approaching I feel that this is the best time to get back in touch with myself, and in touch with stretching.
Moving Forward
With only about 3 weeks of schooling left, my goal is to look more at stretching and working out together. I believe creating this little shift in my inquiry will be much needed for me during the last push of assignments and classes.
So my new inquiry will be going for runs and stretching after. Let’s talk about all the positive feelings that we get from working out, and all the great chemical releases (endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin).
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