Slide 1 Module 5 TIRE Welcome to Module 5 of the SHAPES training! Slide 2 Introduction Before we continue with Module 5, let’s review what you learned in Modules 2-4 . First, read each question and think about what you have learned. Then, click the question to reveal the answer. What are the three physical activity environments targeted by SHAPES? SHAPES targets three physical activity environments: inside, outside, and educational. SHAPES calls these environments Move Inside, Move Outside, and Move to Learn. What is Move Inside? Move Inside is physical activity that takes place indoors. Children should participate in at least 10 minutes of indoor physical activity each day. What is Move Outside? Move Outside is physical activity that takes place outdoors. Children should participate in at least 40 minutes of outdoor physical activity each day, including 30 minutes of free play and 10 minutes of teacher-led physical activity. What is Move to Learn? Move to Learn is physical activity that supports existing learning objectives. Children should participate in at least 10 minutes of learning-based physical activity each day. How many minutes of physical activity should you provide to the children in your care? Based on the time recommended for Move Inside, Move Outside, and Move to Learn, you should provide at least 60 minutes of physical activity per day for the children in your care. Great Job! Great. Now that you have reviewed, let’s continue with Module 5. Slide 3 In This Module Identify and describe the four parts of TIRE. Recognize the four components of TIRE in example activities. Identify barriers to achieving TIRE. In this module, you’ll learn about TIRE.TIRE is a strategy that SHAPES teachers use to help children participate in physical activity throughout the school day. Upon completion of this module, you’ll be able to: Identify and describe the four parts of TIRE. Recognize the four parts of TIRE in example activities. AND Identify barriers to achieving TIRE. Slide 4 SHAPES Quality This slide will be animated, where each of the letters pop up when we talk about each component Time. Intensity. Reach. Encouragement. In previous SHAPES modules you learned about Move Inside, Move Outside, and Move to Learn activities. SHAPES knows it’s not enough just to provide physical activity opportunities. TIRE is a strategy used by SHAPES teachers to help maximize physical activity opportunities provided in the classroom. It helps show teachers how to implement high-quality activity that provides the most active time for each child while working with existing classroom schedules and standards. From this point on, you’ll learn how to upgrade your students’ activity with TIRE. . TIRE stands for: Time: Be active every day! Make physical activity part of the daily routine and strive to keep children in motion throughout Move Inside, Move Outside, and Move to Learn times. Intensity: Strive for moderate-to-vigorous activity! While any physical activity is good activity, the best level for heart health is moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Reach: Physical activity is for everyone! Having options that appeal to many preferences makes sure that there is something for every student. To keep everyone moving, reduce time waiting to take turns or transition, provide options, and never withhold or use activity as punishment. Encouragement: Children perform better when they receive encouragement. Verbal praise from teachers and opportunities to participate in physical activity with teachers encourage children and pave the way for creating a classroom of confident and successful movers. Slide 5 TIME Provide purposeful physical activity every day, and strive for 5minute sessions to add up to the recommended amounts. Strive for 5! Move Inside Move Outside Move to Learn Let’s talk first about the Time component. Your daily schedule is full. You may think there is no room to be active…but kids need to move, and every active minute adds up! Make physical activity part of the daily routine and strive to keep children in motion throughout Move Inside, Move Outside, and Move to Learn times. Strive for at least 5 minutes of physical activity at a time. These five-minute physical activity breaks will allow you to quickly incorporate active time into your schedule, and will add up to SHAPES recommendations for Move Inside, Move Outside, and Move to Learn before you know it! Slide 6 Introduction To make the most out of your physical activity time, be sure to have a plan, and make every minute count. Click on the tabs to the right to learn more. Have a Plan Have a plan and a back-up plan. Make physical activity a priority so it becomes part of your daily routine. This means that it is important to make up physical activity whenever the unpredictable happens and your schedule has to accommodate. For example, if afternoon showers rain down on Move Outside activities, classrooms can compensate that same day with more Move Inside and/or Move to Learn activities. Consider holding recess inside. Make Every Minute Count Make every minute count. Even if you only have 5 minutes to be active, do your best to lead so that children can and do move throughout every movement — including those who are slow to join the group, those who get distracted midway, and those who are more likely to be active the entire time. Slide 7 Introduction Now that we have described the first component of TIRE, Time, let’s review some of the challenges, or barriers, you may face when trying to find time for physical activity. Click on the tabs to the left to learn about some potential barriers, and tips on overcoming them. Prioritizing Perhaps the biggest barrier to ensuring that “Time” is achieved is committing to a schedule that includes physical activity as a priority, along with all of your other classroom priorities and objectives. Changing Beliefs The first SHAPES teachers perceived that lack of time was a barrier to increasing physical activity in preschools. This perception suggests that other objectives take priority over physical activity or that SHAPES activities aren’t compatible with school objectives. These concerns are understandable, but they don’t have to be true. As you learned in the previous modules, SHAPES activities are designed for the major environments in which preschool activity takes place, through Move Inside, Move Outside, and Move to Learn times. None of these activities are based on a script to which classrooms must conform, but instead depend on teachers to adapt activity to classroom interests and goals. This means that you choose which activities you provide and how you provide them. You know your students and your classroom schedule better than anyone, so use physical activity to help you achieve other classroom objectives. School Support You, other teachers, and directors must be on the same page when developing new goals. The same applies to SHAPES. You can help other teachers and directors understand what SHAPES is, as well as what it takes to successfully implement and provide enough time for physical activity in your classroom. In the past, SHAPES schools that demonstrated better communication between teachers and administrators also had a clearer, quicker start to adopting SHAPES practice. School compliance comes much easier when teachers have confidence in the organizational support for their efforts. Slide 8 TIME It’s easy to take time for granted The minutes in activity are what counts Stick to moves that make your class smile How your classroom chooses to participate in the Move Inside, Move Outside, and Move to Learn minutes is up to you. Each teacher sets his or her own schedule or order of activities. Keep in mind that it’s easy to take time for granted. In the heat of a physically-active moment, you might find that time flies from all the excitement and fun your class is having, or you may feel as if the minutes are dragging on forever. These feelings may change from day to day and from activity to activity, but never rely on your feelings alone. Every minute in physical activity is important. You might find it helpful to keep a clock, watch, or timer nearby so you never accidentally go overtime, or especially under time. As a general rule, stick with moves that make you and your class smile, and time – and physical activity– will always be your friend! Slide 9 SM1 We’ll do this slide with images, and animate them as the narration happens Intensity Get on the way to MVPA! Flushed. Panting. Sweaty. Smiling. “I’m tired” • • • • • Skipping Running Jumping Climbing Tricycle racing • • • • • Dancing Tag Soccer Roller skating Swimming The next part of TIRE is Intensity. Remember, intensity is how much effort it takes to perform physical activity. ), Whether light, moderate, or vigorous, the intensity of activities in a SHAPES classroom can vary throughout the day. SHAPES encourages teachers to provide activity at multiple intensity levels throughout the day, but to focus on providing moderate-to-vigorous intensity. But how do you know when children are moving at that level? When we move, the body shows it. Recognize cues for the intensity that best promotes healthy hearts. These cues include flushed faces, panting, sweaty bodies, smiling students, and comments like, “I’m tired.” What are some examples of moderate-to-vigorous physical activities? Skipping, running, jumping, climbing, tricycle racing, dancing (with lots of full-body, up and down, jumping moves), tag, soccer and other running games, roller skating, , and more. Slide 10 Learn to recognize cues for reaching moderate and vigorous physical activity. Click below to learn more. Boom-Diddy-Boom-Diddy-Boom Listen to, feel, and count heartbeats. The heart beats faster in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Ask students to feel their heart beats before and after activity. What’s the difference? Temperature Test The body also gets warmer during moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Ask children to feel their foreheads and describe what they feel. Damp Factor When the body works harder, we sweat to cool off. Dab a piece of paper towel on the back of students’ hands or brows. Talk about how bodies react to exercise in different ways. Cool Stuff Have students place a hand in front of their mouth to feel their breath. When is it hotter and faster? Summary Can you think of any other ways to check intensity? Slide 11 Intensity Insert video of various MVPA activities. Shots may include: - Some kids running, skipping, jumping - Close ups of kids all sweaty and breathing heavy - Kids smiling and having fun doing activity Narration during the video: Keep your students engaged in moderate-to-vigorous activity as much as possible. It’s important to strive for this intensity because it provides the greatest health benefits from heart health to muscle and bone development. Remember what you learned in Module 1: moderate-tovigorous physical activity can be achieved by quick or full body motions, and results in heavy breathing, sweating, faster heart beats, and lots of smiles from your students. To determine if your students are participating in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, ask yourself the following questions: Are they sweaty? Are they breathing heavily? Can they feel their hearts beating faster? If you said yes to these questions, that’s great! Your students are participating in moderate-tovigorous physical activity! Are you providing opportunities for students to engage in physical activity at the different intensity levels? Do you place a greater focus on moderate-to-vigorous activity? What are your students’ favorite types of moderate-to-vigorous physical activities? Slide 12 Introduction The next component of TIRE is “Reach.” When providing physical activity opportunities, keep in mind that physical activity is for everyone! To keep everyone moving, reduce wait time, provide options, and never withhold or use activity as punishment. Life is competitive enough, make sure ALL preschoolers get their play and that everybody moves! Here are four key words to remember during Move Inside, Move Outside, and Move to Learn activities that will help you reach more children. Click on the images below to learn more. Engage Some students are naturally drawn to highly active activities, while others tend to be drawn to more sedentary activities. This influences the amount of physical activity children accumulate during the day. For example, children who play in the sandbox every day are likely to get less physical activity than children who play tag with their friends. Sometimes all it takes to get a child up and moving is engagement from their peers or teachers. Ask children to participate in an active game with you to engage them in physical activity. Modify Modify activities in order to maximize activity times. When you have 20 students and only 5 minutes for physical activity, taking turns on equipment or in games can result in actual active time of less than 15 seconds per child. Encourage the entire class to move whenever you can and modify activities to avoid wait time. For example, if students are waiting for a swing, start a jumping competition, or see how long students can run in place before getting tired-- Try anything that keeps those in line moving the whole time. Provide Portable equipment keeps play interesting and new. Provide a variety of portable equipment such as balls for bouncing and throwing, hoops for jumping and rolling, and scarves for waving and dancing to add interest to routine activities. Offer children equipment regularly, move it around, and use equipment in different ways to keep things fun and exciting. Include The best physically active games include all children in the classroom. Some popular childhood games are what we call “elimination games”. During these games, such as tag, musical chairs, and Duck Duck Goose, children are eliminated from the game one by one. Try to avoid elimination games as much as possible because they exclude children from physical activity opportunities. If you do choose to play an elimination game, plan an additional activity for children to engage in when they are eliminated so they still have an opportunity to be active. For example, provide scarves or other props and encourage kids to cheer, jump and wave for friends who are still in the game. This keeps all children moving even if they are no longer part of the game. Slide 13 Here are some other great tips you can use to make sure everybody is moving! Small Groups If you don’t have enough space for everyone to move at once, move in small groups! For example, send a group of five children around the classroom on an active challenge, while the rest of the group performs an active challenge in place (such as jogging in place). After the group returns from their active travel around the classroom, they will return and tag another group to perform the same challenge - so everybody moves! You can use a small group approach in the classroom, hallways, or outside. Talk Less, Move More Minimize the amount of time you spend giving instructions in order to maximize the time for activity. Don’t worry about rules, scoring or “winning.” The goal is for children to move and have fun. Call the Shots No setup needed. Challenge students to any activity you (or they) can come up with: How fast can you run from the swing to the slide? How many skips can you do? How long can you jump on one foot? Call out several challenges, then let students take turns calling them out. Jump, run, GO! Behavior Management Preschoolers are only beginning to develop dispositions, health habits, and selfcontrol/regulation. When safety isn’t an issue, help students manage their behavior by keeping them in play. If you see students misbehaving, redirect their behavior to an active game or physical activity challenge. Slide 15 For the following scenarios, select the best response to achieve the TIRE component “Reach”. Scenario 1 : You only have 10 minutes between two lessons to provide a Move Inside activity. There is a new game you would like to try with your classroom but you worry that you will have to provide a lot of instruction in the beginning. How can you provide Move Inside activity to make sure your class participates in 5 or more active minutes? a) Gather your students and give them instructions on how to play the new game. b) Don’t provide Move Inside activity because clearly there is not enough time or space. c) Play an active game of Simon Says where you are the leader. d) None of the above. [The answer is C, play an active game of Simon Says where you are the leader. If you have limited time between lessons, it’s best not to try and teach children a new game. The amount of time you spend providing instruction will be greater than the amount of time your class spends in active minutes. Save the new activity for another day, and do not be discouraged about your time limit. Instead, adapt or provide a game your students are already familiar with. Remember the TIRE teacher tip “Call the shots”. In the moment, think of an activity that is easy to do with your class and involves very few, if any, supplies. You’ll be surprised how easy it is to challenge children to jump as many times as they can, or run in place for 30 seconds, which adds up to very active minutes and is still fun for the children!] Scenario 2: Whenever you provide Move Outside free play opportunities, you notice some children are more interested in playing in the sandbox than playing tag with other children. What can you do to make sure the children who prefer the sandbox participate in more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity? a) Do nothing. The children will eventually get up and be more physically active. b) Interact with the children and modify sandbox play. c) Prohibit the use of the sandbox during Move Outside time. d) None of the above. [The answer is B, interact with the children and modify sandbox play. Move Outside time should include time for free play when the children may independently choose activities. Some children may prefer to play in the sandbox, and that is okay. The “Reach” component of TIRE recommends that teachers engage with the children and help to modify activities. Instead of prohibiting sandbox play altogether, create fun, active games that include their sand creations. For example, if children enjoy piling the sand to create mountains use those “mountains” as an obstacle that children have to jump over, run around, or dance around. Engage with the children- if they see you playing and enjoying the new game, they are likely to participate, too!] Scenario 3: During Move Outside time, you provide many different types of play equipment, including balls, scarves, and hula hoops. Despite the variety of equipment, Tommy and Jacob keep fighting over a green ball. How can you best maintain high levels of physical activity while handling this situation? a) Challenge the children to an active partner game where they both get to play with the ball. b) Take the ball away and tell them to find another activity. c) Do nothing. Let the children work through the situation on their own. d) None of the above. [The answer is A, challenge the children to a partner game where they both get to play with the ball. Physical activity is a great strategy for behavior management and by engaging the children in an active game where they have to work together with the ball, you not only help them stay physically active, but you are also helping them develop social and problem-solving skills. Scenario 4: Your class loves to include Move to Learn activities in your lessons, but your numbers have increased and you now have very little space to move your whole class around the classroom. How can you best provide opportunities for active minutes in your cramped classroom? a) Ask the students to remain in their seats, you can do activities to move arms and feet. b) Break the students into small groups and position groups in different areas of the classroom. c) Don’t include Move to Learn activities, there’s no way the kids have enough room to move during lessons. d) None of the above. [The answer is B, break the students into small groups and position groups in different areas of the classroom. It is challenging to move children when space is limited, but by breaking the children into small groups, you spread them out across the room and limit the number of moving bodies in one small space. Try creating four groups of children- one for each corner of the classroom. If you are teaching children how to count, ask one group to do 5 jumping jacks, another to do 6 hops, another to run in place while counting to 7, etc. Once you become more SHAPES-minded, it will be easier to think of strategies to move your children no matter the space, time, or resources. You can do it!] Slide 16 Introduction We all perform better when someone encourages us, which leads us to our final TIRE component, Encouragement. Let adult praise and participation pave the way for a classroom of confident and successful movers. Physical activity, like other skills, is learned behavior. Encourage appropriate social skills and physical activity with these easy encouragement tips! Click on the tabs to the left to learn more. Be Immediate When you see a child working really hard at a new activity, praise and encourage him or her in the moment, rather than waiting until the end of the activity to say “good job ”. Be Frequent Praise children often for being physically active. They will learn that this is a positive behavior, especially during Move Inside, Move Outside, and Move to Learn times. Be Enthusiastic Be enthusiastic with your encouragement and praise. Make sure children know you are really excited and happy that they are being physically active by smiling and using lots of positive talk. Use Eye Contact Use eye contact and say their names when praising children so they know that the praise is directed at them. This makes the praise more personal and gratifying. Be Descriptive Be descriptive of the praiseworthy behavior. It’s important to praise a child for good behavior, but it’s also important to be very specific about the behavior. Instead of saying “good job” to a child who is trying really hard at a racing game, tell him, “I really like how you are running, you are going so fast!” Participate Model positive behavior and encourage children to get involved by actively participating with them. Seeing a role model (you!) participate provides highly effective motivation for children to join the fun. Slide 17 We’ll do this slide with the red words, and some images, and animate them as the narration happens Encouragement: Teacher Tips Try this! How high can you (jump, bounce, leap)? How low can you (crawl, slither, hop)? How many (jumps, stretches, laps) can you do? How fast can you (run, gallop, jump)? Outstanding effort! Two thumbs up! Use a variety of phrases and words of encouragement with your children. If you spot some children who need a little extra motivation, try challenging them in a positive way to see how high they can jump, how fast they can skip, or how many laps they can run around the playground. Show kids how fun it is by participating in the challenge with them! Positive, gentle encouragement can go a long way, and remember to be specific! Slide 18 For this activity, identify the six easy encouragement tips we just described. Check the correct answers. When you are finished, click Submit. (Correct feedback: Correct! Great job!) (Incorrect feedback: The correct answers are: Be Immediate, Be Frequent, Be Enthusiastic, Use Eye Contact, Be Descriptive, and Participate!) Slide 19 Time of Day Classroom Activity Move Inside Move Outside Move to Learn Scheduled Minutes Active Minutes Morning These pages will be animated. We can also add more activities, so we can fill out more of the sheet. Midday Afternoon Total Time: Now let’s incorporate what you have learned about TIRE with the SHAPES goals from previous modules to design a schedule and track time spent in activity to see how your classroom’s activity adds up. You can download this form by clicking on the resources button, in the upper right-hand corner of this course. This form will allow you to track the time you are spending in each SHAPES component, and may show you areas in need of improvement. We will walk through the activity together. Use this worksheet found in your SHAPES guidebook frequently to help you assess the amount of physical activity opportunities you are providing for your students and to estimate how much time your students are actively engaged in physical activities. It is a great resource to help you achieve the SHAPES goals while incorporating helpful TIRE tips! Slide 20 Time of Day Classroom Activity Move Inside Move Outside Move to Learn Scheduled Minutes Active Minutes Morning Midday Afternoon Total Time: Now let’s incorporate what you have learned about TIRE with the SHAPES goals from previous modules to design a schedule and track time spent in activity to see how your classroom’s activity adds up. You can download this form by clicking on the resources button, in the upper right-hand corner of this course. This form will allow you to track the time you are spending in each SHAPES component, and may show you areas in need of improvement. We will walk through the activity together. Use this worksheet found in your SHAPES guidebook frequently to help you assess the amount of physical activity opportunities you are providing for your students and to estimate how much time your students are actively engaged in physical activities. It is a great resource to help you achieve the SHAPES goals while incorporating helpful TIRE tips! Slide 21 Time of Day Classroom Activity Move Inside Move Outside Move to Learn Scheduled Minutes Active Minutes Morning Classroom Track Stars X Midday Afternoon Total Time: Envision your typical preschool day, from arrival to dismissal. Using what you’ve learned about Move Inside, Move Outside, and Move to Learn, use the table to list classroom physical activities at different times during the day (morning, midday, and afternoon). Select activities that fit your class schedule, and indicate whether each is a Move Inside, Move Outside, or Move to Learn activity. Slide 22 Time of Day Classroom Activity Move Inside Move Outside Move to Learn Scheduled Minutes Active Minutes Morning Classroom Track Stars X 12-12:05pm (5 minutes) 3 minutes Midday Afternoon Total Time: Next, let’s see how physical activity time is represented in your day. First, make a note of how long each Move Inside, Move Outside, and Move to Learn activity will be scheduled to last (e.g. from 12-12:05pm = 5 minutes). Then estimate the number of active minutes. What is an active minute? It’s the number of minutes accumulated when at least half of your class is moving while engaged in a physical activity opportunity. It may be difficult to estimate the exact number of active minutes, so use your best judgment here. Your observations do not need to be perfect, just be aware that not all children maintain active levels throughout a physical activity opportunity. When providing these opportunities, you may find that many of your children are inactive. Inactive minutes can add up when over half of the class gets distracted, bored, or tired and momentarily or permanently check out of participation. Use what you’ve learned from the Encouragement section of TIRE to inspire children to participate in physical activity. Slide 23 Time of Day Classroom Activity Move Inside Move Outside Move to Learn Scheduled Minutes Active Minutes Morning Classroom Track Stars X 12-12:05pm (5 minutes) 3 minutes 5 minutes 3 minutes Midday Afternoon Total Time: Next, add up your total daily scheduled minutes and your total daily active minutes in the box provided. Don’t be alarmed if these totals are different. Slide 24 Time of Day Classroom Activity Move Inside Move Outside Move to Learn Scheduled Minutes Active Minutes Morning Classroom Track Stars X 12-12:05pm (5 minutes) 3 minutes 5 minutes 3 minutes Midday Afternoon Total Time: Now that you have completed this activity, let’s reflect: In TIRE, the first priority for Time is to have scheduled minutes that add up to 60 minutes every day. Does your classroom currently meet or exceed this goal? If yes, this is a big accomplishment. Congratulations! If not, you are on your way! What do you think is the biggest reason that your classroom time does not add up to 60 minutes of physical activity opportunity each day? Slide 25 Time of Day Classroom Activity Move Inside Move Outside Move to Learn Scheduled Minutes Active Minutes Morning Classroom Track Stars X 12-12:05pm (5 minutes) 3 minutes 5 minutes 3 minutes Midday Afternoon Total Time: Next, how do your scheduled minutes for each component, Move Inside, Move Outside, and Move to Learn add up? Are you currently meeting the recommended time goals of each component: 10 minutes for Move Inside, 40 minutes for Move Outside, and 10 minutes for Move to Learn? You may find that you miss, meet, or exceed the recommended goals for scheduled activities in each of those three components. If you are meeting or exceeding the recommended time goals, way to go! If not, what do you think is the biggest reason that the goals are not being met for each component? Think of strategies you can use to make sure you are meeting each goal. Slide 26 Time of Day Classroom Activity Move Inside Move Outside Move to Learn Scheduled Minutes Active Minutes Morning Classroom Track Stars X 12-12:05pm (5 minutes) 3 minutes 5 minutes 3 minutes Midday Afternoon Total Time: Now let’s look at active minutes. Active minutes are important because children’s participation in the physical activity opportunities provided is critical to achieving positive health outcomes. To increase effectiveness of SHAPES, classrooms should strive for children to be actively engaged for the majority of the time scheduled for each physical activity opportunity. How do your active minutes add up? Are you reaching all the students in your classroom? What are some ways you can make sure your students accumulate more active minutes? Slide 27 Module 5 Review In this module you have learned how to: - Identify the four components of TIRE (Time, Intensity, Reach, and Encouragement). - Describe the four components of TIRE. - Recognize the four components of TIRE in example activities. In this module you learned how to: Identify the four components of TIRE (Time, Intensity, Reach, and Encouragement). Describe the four components of TIRE. Recognize the four components of TIRE in example activities. Slide 28 Congratulations! You have now finished Module 5 TIRE Congratulations! You have now completed Module 5. You are well on your way to increasing physical activity in your classrooms!