Marty’s Marvelous Adventure Week 6€¦ · •Use the Marty Milk Activity Card and Puppet to demonstrate Marty’s Mighty Moves. B. Beanbag Balance •Guide the children through

Weekly Outline

Marty’s Marvelous Adventure Week 6

Marty – On the Way to 60!

Marty’s Weekly Highlights

These are extension activities that can contribute to the sixty minutes of structured physical activity recommended for preschoolers.

• Center/Small Group: Let the children practice their balance skills furtherby repeating the Beanbag Balance in Lesson 1 with other body parts,including their back, face, hip, and any others you and/or the children canthink of!

• Transitions: During transition time, have the children practice BodyPart Balance in Lesson 2.Outdoor Time: • Encourage the children to engage in “speed driving” byrunning fast and slow, in a circle, or from point A to point B, during OutdoorTime on the playground.

Skills: Stability•Movement Concepts: Force (e.g., Heavy vs.•Light); EnergyImaginary Trip: At the Auto Shop with Miguel•the MechanicJourney: To the Supermarket (Grocery Store)•with Marty

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Marty’s Marvelous AdventureWeek 6

Lesson DescriptionChildren will learn about balance and different forces (e.g., heavy and light).

Learning ObjectivesChildren will:

learn different ways the body can balance an object.•learn about different forces (e.g., heavy and light).•develop music appreciation through listening, singing, and•performing.develop engagement and persistence skills, including•the ability to set goals, complete a variety of tasks, andmaintain concentration.

Movement ConceptsLocomotor Skills•Static Balance: This stability skill is the act of balancing while staying in place.•Force: Children will learn about the amount of force needed to perform a task: heavy, light,•strong, weak, hard, soft, harsh, and gentle.

Lesson PlanRead the activities on the next page and become familiar with the activities.1.

Scatter the Activity Mats throughout the classroom, one for each child.2.

Conduct the following activities:3.

Marty Milk OverviewA. • ♫ Play the Marty Milk Introduction (Track 10).Use the Marty Milk Activity Card and Puppet to demonstrate Marty’s • Mighty Moves.

Beanbag BalanceB. Guide the children through the narrative and movements.•Be sure to repeat each movement on the other side as you move down the list.•

C. ♫ Mighty Moves Theme Song Play Track 1 and lead the children in acting out the movements.•

Lesson 1 Overview: Marty Milk’s™ Mighty Moves®

Materials:• ♫ Mighty Moves Musical

CD (and CD player)Marty Milk Activity Card•and PuppetActivity Mats•Beanbags•Scarves•Optional: Background•Music

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Marty says fantastic job moving and balancing your beanbag! Give yourself a hug! You are on your way to becoming a Mighty Mover!

Activities Marty Milk Overview A. Today we’re going to learn about Marty Milk and all of the ways he moves as a Mighty Mover. Are you ready to learn and move with Marty? Let’s go!

Mighty Moves:

Balance • (Ask the children to balance on one foot and then the other.)Strength/Force – heavy, light • (Ask the children to pick up their beanbag and scarf, one ineach hand. Ask them which one is heavy? Which one is light?)

Superpower: Super-Strength

Beanbag BalanceB. Now it’s time for a balancing contest. Let’s see how many different body parts we can balance our beanbag on!

Your head О

Your shoulder О

The back of your hand О

Your elbow О

Your belly О

Your foot О

Your knee О

What other body part can you balance your beanbag on? О

Can you move by taking 3 steps forward with your beanbag on your head? О

3 steps backward? О

(If time permits and children are engaged, ask them to move in different ways while balancing the beanbag on different body parts.)

C. ♫ Mighty Moves Theme Song Let’s finish by practicing all of our Mighty Moves. Here we go!

Lesson 1: Marty Milk’s™ Mighty Moves®


Materials:


Lesson DescriptionChildren will explore balancing on different body parts and body part combinations. They will also go on Marty’s journey to practice his Mighty Moves®.


practice balancing on different body parts.•explore new community settings as they move to music,•engage their imaginations, and participate in dramaticplay.develop self-concept, including awareness of unique•personal characteristics and increasing independence and confidence.

develop initiative, curiosity, and eagerness to learn about new ideas, topics, and tasks.•

Movement ConceptsLocomotor Skills•Transferring Weight: This stability skill is transferring weight from one body part to another.•

Lesson Plan Read the activities on the next page and become familiar with the activities.1.



Body Part BalanceA. Ask the children to show you how they can put their weight on the listed body parts.•While the children are moving, ask them to identify animals that move on the body parts•that they are balancing on. For example, when they are on their belly, ask them whomoves on their belly (e.g., snakes, seals, etc.)Please note• *: Activity is developmentally appropriate for 4- and 5-year-olds.

B. ♫ Journey – Marty’s Marvelous AdventurePlay Track 11 and lead the children through the narrative and movements.•If time permits, start the journey with Marty’s Introduction (Track 10).

• ♫ Mighty Moves MusicalCD (and CD player)Activity Mats•Beanbags (for the• ♫ Journey)Optional: Background•Music

Lesson 2 Overview: A Balancing Act



ActivitiesBody Part BalanceA. Marty places his weight on all different body parts. This helps him to be super-strong. Do you want to be super-strong like Marty? OK, he is going to call out different parts so you can show him that you can put your weight on different parts as well. Are you ready?

(If time permits and the children are engaged, ask the children if they can put their weight on 3 different body parts. How about 4? And 5?*)

B. ♫ Journey – Marty’s Marvelous Adventure It’s time to go on a journey. We are going to go with Marty to the supermarket (grocery store). Are you ready?

Hands and knees•Knees only•Hands and feet•Feet only•Knees and elbows•Your back•Your belly•Your side•

Your other side•Your bottom•Hands and feet•One hand and one knee—same side, other side•One foot•The other foot•Tiptoes—both feet • (Super Mighty Move: one foot)Heels—both feet • (Super Mighty Move: one foot)

Lesson 2: A Balancing Act


Materials:


Lesson DescriptionChildren will learn about energy and how to move when they are full of energy and when they are tired. They will also go on Marty’s journey to practice his Mighty Moves®.


begin to understand the importance of energy.•practice moving in shared space by participating in•different locomotor skills.explore new community settings as they move to music,•engage their imaginations, and participate in dramatic play.develop scientific knowledge, including increased awareness of ideas, and beginning•understanding of changes in materials and cause-and-effect relationships.

Movement ConceptsLocomotor Skills•Energy: Food provides energy and vitamins that help keep the body strong and healthy.•Please note: Children at this age are too young to understand the difference between•carbohydrates, fat, protein, and vitamins.

Lesson Plan Read the activities on the next page and become familiar with the activities.1.



Fuel UpA. Ask the children to demonstrate energy levels.•Ask the children to identify energy-providing food, and then make the shape and move•like that food.

Struttin’ Our StuffB. Guide the children through the listed movements.•Ask the children to do the first six movements on their Activity Mats in personal space.•Flow the movements together as you guide the children around the room in shared space.•

C. ♫ Journey – Marty’s Marvelous Adventure Play Track 11 and lead the children through the narrative and movements.•If time permits, start the journey with Marty’s Introduction (Track 10).

• ♫ Mighty Moves MusicalCD (and CD player)Activity Mats•Beanbags (for the• ♫ Journey)Optional: Background•Music

Lesson 3 Overview: Marty’s Marvelous Adventure



ActivitiesFuel UpA. Today we are going to learn about energy. Our bodies need fuel to keep moving like Marty. Are you ready to go?

Show me how your body acts/moves when it is full of energy. How about when it is tired?•What kinds of food give you energy?•(oranges; pasta/noodles; milk)•Let’s make the shape of ____.•(orange—round; noodle—long and tall; milk—make a muscle)•Let’s move like ____.•(orange—roll around like an orange; noodle—wiggle like a noodle; milk—bend body to the•side like pouring a glass of milk)

Struttin’ Our StuffB. Now that we are full of energy, let’s show off our muscles. Let’s go!

Stomp heavily.•Tiptoe lightly.•Jump heavily.•Hop lightly • (repeat with other foot).Pretend you are lifting something heavy.•Pretend you are lifting something light.•Now we’re going to move around the room • (e.g., stomp heavily, tiptoe lightly, stompheavily, tiptoe lightly).

C. ♫ Journey – Marty’s Marvelous Adventure It’s time to go on a journey. We are going to go with Marty to the supermarket (grocery store). Are you ready?

Lesson 3: Marty’s Marvelous Adventure


Materials:


Lesson DescriptionChildren will explore different forces that are needed to move their bodies or perform a task. They will also learn about the job duties of an auto mechanic.


explore different forces.•enhance their listening skills.•develop growing awareness of jobs and what is required to•perform them.show growing creativity and imagination in assuming different roles in dramatic play situations.•understand an increasingly complex and varied vocabulary.•

Movement ConceptsLocomotor Skills•Stability Skills•Force•

Lesson PlanRead the activities on the next page and become familiar with the activities.1.



Imaginary Trip – Miguel’s Auto ShopA. Lead the children through the imaginary trip narrative and movements.•

B. ♫ Mighty Moves® Theme Song Play Track 1 and lead the c• hildren in acting out the movements.

• ♫ Mighty Moves MusicalCD (and CD player)Activity Mats•Optional: Background•Music

Lesson 4 Overview: A Trip to Miguel’s Auto Shop



Marty says fantastic job at Miguel’s Auto Shop! Give yourself a hug! You are on your way to becoming a Mighty Mover!

ActivitiesMiguel’s Auto ShopA. Today we are going to go with Marty to visit Miguel the Mechanic’s auto shop where he fixes cars. Miguel is going to teach us about different car parts and we are going to help out in the auto shop. Are you ready to go?

First, we need to check out the car.

Lift• the hood. Is it heavy or light?Look • under the car. Get on your hands and knees.Check out the windshield wipers. • Sway your arms back and forth like windshield wipers.Change the tires. • Stomp heavily to roll the old tire out of the way; tiptoe lightly to roll thenew tire into place.Put air in the tires. • Take deep breaths in, and blow out.Test the blinkers. • Open and close your hands.Test the horn. • Push your hand forward like pushing on a horn and make a sound likea horn.

Now the car needs washing.

Carry• the bucket of water. Is it heavy or light?Wash the car. • Move your arms in a circular motion.Clean the top of the car. • Stand on your tiptoes to reach the top.Dry the car. • Move your arms back and forth gently.Check to see if it is clean. • Hop on one foot around the front of the car (Activity Mat), hopon the other foot around the back of the car. Can you hop heavily? Can you hop lightly?

The last thing Miguel does is fill the car with gas.

Let’s help him fill the car with gas. • Squeeze your hands together like a nozzle.

Gas gives the car energy to go. Good food gives our body energy and makes us healthy.

Let’s • zoom around the room like a car full of gas. Now zoom back to your mat.

B. ♫ Mighty Moves ® Theme Song Let’s finish by practicing all of our Mighty Moves. Here we go!

Lesson 4: A Trip to Miguel’s Auto Shop


♫ Journey


Today Marty is going to take us to the supermarket (grocery store). We are going to visit five different sections and explore all sorts of food. Inside the store there is a lot to see, so let’s get going!

( ♫ Start Music – Track 11)(Hint: The first time you do this you may only make it through a few sections.)

BakeryThe bakery makes lots of yummy foods. Pretend to be a round roll. • Make• your body long/tall like a long loaf of bread.Some breads are hard. Can you • move around your spot like you are hard/tense?Some breads are soft. Can you • move around your spot like you are soft/relaxed?Let’s • gallop to the meat section, and then gallop to a different spot.

Meat SectionMeat comes from different animals. Steak and hamburger come from cows. • Move like a cow.Chicken and turkey come from birds. Can you • move like a chicken?Seafood comes from the ocean. • Swim like a fish. Do the crab walk (hands and feet onground, stomach and head facing ceiling, back to the floor).

DairyLots of foods like Marty Milk• ™ are in the dairy section (e.g., yogurt, cheese, and butter). All ofthem are made from milk and make you strong; make a muscle.Milk comes from cows. Can you • squat down and pretend to milk a cow into a bucket?Squeeze, squeeze, squirt, squirt.Stand • up and twist to place your bucket down and pick up a new bucket.

ProduceFruits and vegetables come in all different colors. If you are on a green spot, lead the class in•making the shape of broccoli and dance around.If you are on a blue spot, lead the class in making the shape of a blueberry and • jump up and down.If you are on a red spot, lead the class in making the shape of a strawberry and • skip around your spot.If you are on a yellow spot, lead the class in pretending you are a banana • stretching towards the sky.

Dried goodsLet’s help the grocery man stock the shelves.•Pick up• your favorite kind of bean (beanbag). Reach to put it on a shelf in front of you, thendrop your can of beans.Pick up• your can of beans. Can you balance on one foot while you hold it? Can you stand onthe other foot while you hold it? Can you balance it on your head? On your shoulder? On yourother shoulder?

(If time permits and children are engaged, name other body parts to balance their beanbag on.)

Thanks for going on a journey with Marty Milk. Marty says fantastic job! Give yourself a hug! You are on your way to becoming a Mighty Mover!


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Marty’s Marvelous Adventure Week 6€¦ · •Use the Marty Milk Activity Card and Puppet to demonstrate Marty’s Mighty Moves. B. Beanbag Balance •Guide the children through