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Strength Training

Superhero training continued this week and we focused on Superpowers. We learned about Invisibility, Super Speed, Flight, Super Strength, and Super Breath.  Doing our regular schedule of school wasnt easy this week though. It was unusually hot here and because of fires North of us in Canada our air was and still is in unhealthy ranges. So when the air was clear we spent as much time outside as we could, and when the winds changed and it was unhealthy again we stayed inside with the windows closed, the fan on and a constant flow of homemade popsicles. We might have watched a little more TV then normal as well, but since a lot of the shows we watched had superheroes in them we will say it was research! The great thing about the Mother Goose Time themes and activities is that we can do them anywhere. We pretended to use our superpowers at the park, the grocery store, and out in the grassy area near our house. So even though we weren't super active with school this week we were still able to discuss a lot of the themes, read the suggested stories, and use imaginative play while we were out and about.


My favorite activity this week was the Barbell Make and Play that we did for the Super Strength day. We started off in the morning by painting our paper plates black and rolling up the black paper to make the bar. while the paint was drying we went to the grocery store because every growing super hero needs to eat. While we were at the store we talked about what it would be like to be super strong and I had them help me lift the heavy items and bags. we also talked about how lifting weights and heavy things help to make your muscles stronger just like eating healthy foods. I made sure to tell them that you have to make sure you lift safely so you don't accidently hurt your muscles instead of make them stronger. We practiced safe lifting with a box of fizzy water. When we came home we finished assembling the weights and then we played the Strength Training Game. 


First I showed them both what each exercise should look like so they knew what to do if they landed on the square, I also let them practice the exercise. Then we took turns spinning the spinner and doing the exercise that we landed on. After we each had a chance to do each exercise a couple of times I took out my real 5lb weights so they could see what those were like. Preston attempted to lift them and try the exercises but they were to heavy for him. It gave us all a good laugh and we decided we would stick with the Mother Goose Time weights instead. 


I am really excited for the next couple weeks of this theme. While learning about fantasy superheroes has been fun and inspiring I am excited that we will be learning about real life superheroes as well. I love that we will be learning about jobs and people that are working to save the world and make people safe. Superheroes don't only have to be amazing people from storybooks, they can also be amazing people working in your neighborhood and communities. Anyone can make a difference.


*Mother Goose Time has generously provided this curriculum to us in exchange for our stories and honest opinions*



  


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