#SCCSD MAPEH Newsletter
TK-12 Music, Art, Phys Ed & Health - December 2018
The "Why"
Coaching
"To improve instructional practices and student outcomes, every teacher—no matter their experience level—deserves a coach." ASCD
Learning Through Podcasts - Art, Health, Music, PE
Music Partnership with USD
A Month of Rhymes and Fingerplays
Let's Get Moving
Movement and Learning - Physical Activity Breaks in the Classroom
Links for movement in the classroom setting. Many are calling movement in the classroom Energizers vs Brain Breaks as we know through research that movement fires up the brain rather than giving it a break.
Teaching with the Brain in Mind - Chapter 4 Movement and Learning
Stories in Motion - Iowa - Short stories that include action words which prompt physical activity! Utilize these stories in the classroom or childcare setting for short brain breaks. Developed by Iowa Team Nutrition.
Iowa Department of Ed Physical Activity Resources - A wealth of resources on this link from connections of activity to achievement to Staff Energizers.
Iowa Department of Ed Move for Thought PK-K
Brain Breaks - Active Play Active Learning The University of Texas
Brain Breaks - American Heart Association
Elementary and middle school energizers are classroom-based physical activities that help teachers integrate physical activity with academic concepts. These are short (about 10 minutes) activities that classroom teachers can use to provide physical activity to children. The following are from North Carolina:
Physical Activity Break in the Secondary Classroom - Colorado Education Initiative
Upcoming Events
Art
Dec. 11 Elementary Art Curriculum Work
Dec. 20 Riverside 5th Grade Art to Art Center
Music
Dec. 4 EMS Band Concert
Dec. 5 Liberty 1st, 3rd, 5th Grade Concerts @ Liberty
Dec. 5 Morningside 4th Grade Concert @ Morningside
Dec. 6 Liberty K, 2nd, and 4th Grade Concerts @ Liberty
Dec. 6 NMS Choir Concert @ NHS
Dec. 6 WMS Band Concert @ WHS
Dec. 7 Leeds 1st and 3rd Grade Concert @ Leeds
Dec. 7 Sioux City Symphony Woodwind Quintet @ EMS
Dec. 7/8 EHS and WMS Madirgal
Dec. 10 EHS Bands Concert
Dec. 11 Sioux City Symphony Woodwind Quintet @ WMS
Dec. 11 NHS Bands Concert
Dec. 12 Hunt K-5 Concert
Dec. 13 EHS Choir Concert
Dec. 13 WHS Bands Concert @ WHS
Dec. 13/14 NHS Madrigal
Dec. 18 5th-6th Grade Band Curriculum Work
Dec. 18 Sioux City Symphony Woodwind Quintet @ EMS
Dec. 20 EHS Show Choir Preview
Physical Education and Health
Dec. 12 Elementary PE Rubric Work
Dec. 19 HS PE Curriculum Work
Newsletter Input
Pat Toben
Arts and Community Engagement
Sioux City Community Schools
Email: tobenp@live.siouxcityschools.com
Website: http://www.siouxcityschools.org/
Location: Sioux City, IA
Phone: 712-279-6061
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artsandcommunityengagement/
Twitter: @mrstoben