Y’all know how it goes at the beginning of the school year. If you are a K-1 teacher, then you know that it can be extra “exciting” when the year starts out. Our Kinder babies are always full of lots energy.
To me {and I’m sure to a lot of you} the most important part of the day is in the morning when we have our morning meeting. This is the part of the day where we all come together and get the day started off right.
On Mondays and Fridays I let the kiddos go around and talk about their weekends. It also gives me an opportunity to talk to the students about character ed. and the goals for the day.
But, we also love to MOVE it in the morning!
Research shows {Ratey,2008…I’m not in high school anymore but I think that’s how you cite stuff?} that kids who exercise and move see substantial boosts in intelligence-test scores and core subjects at school, compared to those kids that don’t move.
I want my kids to be up during our morning meeting. It’s not just about me talking to them!
We gotta move to get those ants out.
There are so many wonderful brain breaks out there but {HELLO!?!?} none better than GoNoodle! My kids love their brain breaks and I may jump in and do it with them.
Sometimes, we dance on tables…
We might do some yoga here and there.
Maximo is their favorite GoNoodle break in the morning. How stinkin’ cute is he? The picture of my students from last year was from another yoga video so I thought I would show you a picture of what Maximo looks like.
The graphics are amazing!
There are kids hopping around the room at times.
GoNoodle is teacher tested and 100% kid approved. Holly, Hope, and I loved testing out some new brain breaks at the SDE conference in Vegas this summer.
There is even {just putting it out there} a {glup} video.
Our morning meeting might not be one that you are envisioning from start to finish. I can tell you that the students love it! I am always finding that I do not having to redirect as much after we take time out of the morning routine to brain break.
Here is what you need to do to make GoNoodle part of your classroom!
1. Click THIS LINK to create your free GoNoodle account!
2. Enter your account details (it just takes 2 minutes!).
3. Create a classroom, or start exploring under “demo class.”
After you sign-up, you enter to win your own classroom set of GoNoodle Lanyards.
Enter the Rafflecopter and then hop on to see what GoNoodle fun is happening over at Mrs. Wills Kindergarten!
Happy Brainbreaking!
We love Go Noodle!!!! We use it throughout the day and a lot on those cold and rainy days. We also love Just Dance videos.
Julie
We LOVE Go Noodle. My kiddos love the flow videos to help the relax before big tests. We also belt out songs at the end of the day. Let It Go and Everything is Awesome we’re two of our favorites,
My kids absolutely love the Zumba ones, but I have a feeling they will also love the other dance videos, too! My kids last year loved the Teen Beach Party dance video. I think they asked to do it every day!! 🙂
My students and I love Go Noodle! They love the dance videos.
I love the Zumba brain breaks!
Just signed up for the Go Noodle lanyard giveaway! Thanks for hosting this!
I can’t wait to start using Go Noodle this year! I try to incorporate brain breaks- but this is a more kid friendly option!
I can’t wait to start using Go Noodle this year! I try to incorporate brain breaks- but this is a more kid friendly option! I love the Zumba brain breaks!
I love GoNoodle! My students absolutely love it. I even use it as rewards for my more challenging students. They get to pick the activity if they meet their goal. Our favorite last year was I like to move it move it zumba.
We love Go Noodle in my class!
Oh, my gosh! My first graders LOVE GoNoodle! We use this every day! I love Maximo, and my friends love anything that allows them to dance!
I was introduced to GoNoodle last year. My students loved it and it worked great as a behavior incentive! We loved Happy and Let it Go. I am excited to use it again this year and try the newer brain breaks.
Last year my first graders LOVED “Airtime” and singing/dancing along to “Let it Go!” I can’t wait to see which videos become favorites of my class this yea!
I hadn’t heard of GoNoodle till this blog hop and after checking it out, and reading all the great things other teachers are saying about it, I’m really excited to start using it this year!
Just dance is one of my fave brain breaks!!
OI just started using GoNoodle this year. My kids love it! They love the running activites and dining with Usher.
I love doing yoga or Just Dance. I am so excited to try Go Noodle with my students this year!!!
I just started using GoNoodle this year. My kids love it! They love the running activites and dining with Usher.