Click here to read an article entitled Healthy, Happy Days for Early Learners taken from the OPHEA website.
The article discusses various things that can aid in creating a healthy, happy environment for our kindergarten students. The ideas presented in this article are all applicable and relevant to our gym program at St. Anne.
The gym is a perfect place to help children develop self-regulation skills. Self-regulation is the ability to control and direct our own feelings and actions. In the gym students are learning to follow activity and class rules, take turns, cooperate with peers, listen to both teachers and peers, share their ideas and make safe choices when playing. All of these things help children to further develop their ability to self-regulate.
