Portfolio Coming Together

Last night I spent some more time putting more permission slips and other papers into my binder. Turns out this portfolio is going to be bigger than I thought which is ok. It's going to give the judges and everyone else a good feel on what I did, I think. Since I will have my video going as well, I think everyone will get an even better feel on what I really did with the kids. Everything is coming together great and I only have two days left with the kids which is kind of sad because after all these days the kids and I have grown a bond with each other. Most of them are saying hi in the hallways when they see me or just giving me a smile. It will be sad to see it end, but my senior project will also be almost over and that's a relief.

Day Six

Tuesday was the sixth day of my program. For a snack, we had carrots and ranch. The kids were really excited about that. After that, we played red rover. Oh, that was pretty fun. We had a few slight injuries but in the end it was all ok. They seemed to have a lot of fun with this game. There are only two days left of my program which will be during the first week of January. Once I am finished with my program I will be getting everything together for the expo.

Day 5

Today was the fifth day of Fit N' Fun. We had banana bread today for our snack. Everyone seemed to really enjoy that. After that, we played fruit basket upset which is almost like musical chairs. All the kids had to first grab a folding chair and set them in a circle. One kid didn't have a chair as he/she was the person in the middle. Every kid was assigned a fruit: apple, grape, or banana. When the person in the middle called that fruit, those kids had to get up and find a different chair along with the person in the middle. The kids really seemed to have fun with that one. We paused the game for a little bit to let them get a drink of water. After that, I went through the food pyramid with them. It helps if I get them involved in what we are talking about instead of just talking to them. I was definitely asking them plenty of questions and they were more than willing to answer. Once that was over, we played fruit basket upset for the rest of the time we had. I also video taped most of the program today.

Portfolio & Plan Changes

Last night, I started putting together my portfolio. Oh goodness, I sure realized fast that I have a lot to put in there. With all the kids' journals, permission slips, and everything else, it could definitely be a big portfolio. In the beginning, I was worried I wouldn't have anything to put in there but now I have plenty, I think. I just started putting the papers into the nice clear holders for my binder. Nothing is too organized yet, but it will certainly get there.

I have also decided to make a few changes to my program plan. My initial plan was to end the program on December 22. Well, due to me not being able to do the program last Tuesday and December 22 being the last day before Christmas break, I will not being finishing that day. I talked to Mrs. Steffensen, she and I have decided to finish up the week we get back from Christmas break. We will go that Tuesday and Thursday and then be done with the program. I wrote a letter which I will be giving out to the kids tonight so their parents know.

It's All Coming Together

Today I spent a half hour working on my video for the Senior Expo. I am now caught up on all my days. I do have one regret though and that is not taking any pictures or videos on Day 1. Now, I have nothing from that day. On the other hand, that was kind of a hectic day considering it was the first day and all. In my video, I only have pictures/videos from days two through five so far.

Day Four

Last Thursday was the fourth day of Fit N' Fun. We had fruit and cheese kabobs which turned out to be pretty good. Most of the kids handed in their weekend exercise logs and surprisingly everyone did at least something active. After that, the kids wrote about their wise decisions that week. I've decided to switch it up a little this week with their journals so they can have a little fun with it. After all that, we played rooster on the roof and that seemed to be a popular game. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. I also took more pictures for my video.

Video Making

I have been thinking about how I'm going to present my program during the Expo. I decided to put all the pictures and videos into iMovie and make a video. I have started putting everything in there and it's looking pretty good. I plan to just have it play the whole time I'm presenting that way everyone can get a good feel for what went on.

Day Three

Yesterday was the third day of Fit N' Fun. First, I handed out a weekend exercise log. Beings we aren't together over the weekend, I thought it would be a good idea to have them log any exercises they do. Next, I handed out snacks which was Go-Gurt. While they ate their snack, I had them journal about what the healthy/fit decisions they made throughout the week. After they were all finished, we played Band-Aid tag. It seemed like a pretty fun game, but it would have been more fun with a bigger space which we don't have. I also video recorded some of the program today so I can present it at the Expo.