St. Mary's 5k Run!

SUNY Cortland students had all hands in on St. Mary’s 5 k run, Saturday, April 9^th, 2011. The run consisted of different distant runs for different ages. Delicious pancakes were served throughout the morning. The streets were filled with eager children and parents running around the path provided by St. Mary’s school. The Cortland students helped entertain the children of St. Mary’s with games and activities; protected the boundaries of the run and supported the children and parents as they ran.

Lab 5: The Easter Vibe

            St. Mary’s students had our class hopping with excitement. I had a great opportunity to experience significant time with the pre-k. The atmosphere was amusing and fun. The ability to interact with the children through reading Easter bunny books and having them participate in arts and crafts, creating Easter bunny puppets, made the time spent enlightening.

In the beginning of the after school activities at St. Mary’s I was able to properly assess the motor skills of dribbling a basketball and kicking a soccer ball into a net. This was exciting and interesting to see the different areas and levels of movement each student performed. The motor skills being related to sports was also a nice change of pace do to my interest on the matter.

I finished off the day establishing a creative game of musical dribbling with the pre-k. The objective was to have the pre-k dribble in different ways when the music was playing and have them run to any available poly spot once the music stopped. The interest in the children was promising and the group all together looked to be having an energetic and enthusiastic experience.

           The educational value that I had personally learned through this activity was how much more of a comfortable approach instructing students can be once you get to interact with them in a class setting. Through expressing positive feedback and encouragement, the children will be motivated to continue the game or other kinds of activity.

Lab 5

Group Skit Project !!!

The Motor Development group project was a success. The Shimney Crickets created a music video associating 50 cent’s original rap “Disco Inferno” and altering it with our own lyrics that were relative to an infant’s motor development.  The group each played a vital role and it could not be done without everyone’s hard work and ideas. There is a clip below, don’t hesitate to post a comment.

Thank You St. Mary's !!!

The Students at SUNY Cortland would like to thank the faculty staff and the students of St. Mary’s school for giving us an opportunity to work with them. Personally, I have learned so much in such little time and look forward to continuing to work with St. Mary’s. This experience is the true meaning of people helping other people.

Lab 4: A Dinosaur Roar!

This week at St. Mary’s school had the Cortland students roaring for more. We concentrated on the hit TV series Dinosaur Train and associated it into our activities that were presented to the St. Mary’s students. The assessments of the St. Mary’s students continued with evaluating their throwing and catching techniques. The Shiminey Cricket’s finished the day with the popular wiggle’s dance, a St. Mary’s huddle for a shout out to Dinosaur Train, and created and provided posters for the 1-5k run that will be taking place at St. Mary’s school this Saturday at 8 o’clock in the morning. Hope to see everyone there!

Lab 4

Lab 3: Effective Teaching Strategies

YEE HAA!!! This week’s theme had St. Mary and Cortland students experiencing western civilization. The cowboy’s and cowgirl’s of Cortland associated games, activities, and the Cotton Eye Joe dance with western civilization. Our groups continue to concentrate on assessing the students of St. Mary’s with motor skills such as a leap, horizontal jump, and a slide. Teaching strategies helped us to grab the attention of St. Mary’s students as well as help successfully accomplish the activities and games prepared for the students without confusion or disinterest. The expressions on the student’s faces were memorable and everyone had a great and fun experience.

Lab 3  

Inspiring!!!

Stories like this one are the reason I dedicate myself to becoming a Physical Educator. I know I am where I want to be.