Whole Body Math & Curriculum-linked creative movement residencies
Whole Body Math(prek -2nd grade) is an innovative math program that explores numbers and math through the physical body. We first explore new pathways and connections of movement through changing levels, tempo and some silly body parts as leaders. Students will be encouraged to move dynamically and creatively while crossing the mid-line & challenging their balance all while doing math!. Grades preK-2 will play moving math games to solidify numerical concepts. Book connections: Giraffes Can't Dance, From head to Toe Heidi recently created a residency with the Women's league in Harford centered around ramps and building (and moving) creatively with large foam blocks! Book Connections: Mama Zooms, Roll Slope and Slide Heidi can build a movement linked residency for your topic- inquire about what is possible! |
"Dear Heidi,
The rest of the first grade team would like to express our gratitude to you for coming to Sanchez school and teaching our students math through movement. Our students were highly interested in the concepts you taught them. As teachers, we are excited to share your ideas in the future with our classes. We personally would never have thought about dancing with half of our bodies. It was so much fun to have you be a part of our classroom for the three days you were with us. Our students seemed so much more calm the days you were here as well, which really shows that exercise in the early morning does impact academic performance.
Thank you! We hope to see you again in the future!
Sincerely,
Kaitlin Delipman, Nilda Medina, Maria Colon, and Kathleen Colter
!st grade team and Sanchez School, Hartford, CT
1st grade team, Sanchez school, Whole body math