We Miss You

We miss everyone from our Head Over Heels and Bodies In Motion family so much! Our students make an impact on our daily lives and this time apart has shown us more than ever just how much. Whether we spend an hour a week together or four hours a day, every child is being thought of by their instructors during this hiatus. 

A smile, a wave, a hug - these never seemed so significant, until they could no longer freely be shared. We miss the shouting and giggles in the gym, the running feet throughout the lobby and the music blasting through the dance studio speakers. The controlled chaos is what many of us are looking forward to again and I personally cannot wait until that day comes!

We hope everyone is doing their best with school at home. And some days maybe even practicing gymnastics, dance, karate and ninja skills around the house or in the yard. There are plenty of resources and workouts online, on sites such as HQgymnastics.com, Tumbl Trak’s Homenastics and NinjaZone’s Move It Mornings series’ on Facebook. We also want to give  a huge shoutout to our dance teachers and amazing students who have been participating in our BIM dance classes online! 

Many gymnastics and dance equipment manufacturers are having sales on at-home equipment that you might want to check out! Try trainlikesimone.com and https://www.tumbltrak.com to start. 

Feel free to send us some pictures and videos of your kids practicing or notes to their coaches!

Thank you to those on the front lines - healthcare workers, supermarket staff, delivery services, and ALL the other people still going to work every day because you're needed. We see you, we appreciate you and we can't wait until this is all over so we can see you all again!

#BIMfam #bodiesinmotiondancecentre #HeadOverHeels #gymnastics #Ninja #NinjaZone #danceclass #keepondancing #Stretching #Tumbling #USAG #COVID19 #StayActive #StayStrong

Resources for Fun & Learning at home during a COVID-19 Quarantine

This is certainly new territory for everyone living through this COVID-19 pandemic.  There are fears, anxiety and lots of uncertainty.  We've also seen so many positive messages, things like "more family time", "more fresh air", "slowing down".  One of the most powerful messages floating around social media was a graphic touting "Your elders were called to war to save lives, now you're being asked to sit on your couch to save theirs." It's all a matter of perspective.
Whatever your inner thoughts may be, the fact of the matter is that we are looking at A LOT of at home time, and entertaining ourselves and our kids is going to be very different than we are used to!

Here are several resources and ideas for fun and learning at home, we hope you enjoy them and above all, stay safe and stay sane!

Here is a list of free educational resources for you to explore and use with your family:

• Breakout EDU Digital Learning Games
• Busy Teacher Printable Worksheets and Lesson Plans
• CK-12 The Smarter Way to Learn
• Common Core Sheets Worksheets for All Subjects and Ages
• CommonLit Reading Passages and Literacy Resources
• E Reading Worksheets Reading Worksheets
• Easy Teacher Worksheets Printables for All Subjects and Ages
• Education.com Worksheets and Printables
• Epic! Digital Library for Kids 12 and Under
• Good2Learn Online Math and English Lessons
• Great Schools Worksheets for Preschool through 5th Grade
• Helping with Math Printable Math Resources for K-8
• Home Spelling Words Spelling Worksheets
• Homeschool Math Math Worksheets
• IXL Personalized Learning with Comprehensive Pre-K-12 Curriculum and More
• JumpStart Printable Worksheets for All Subjects and Ages
• K5 Learning Reading and Math for K-5
• K12 Reader Reading Instruction Resources, Printables, and Articles
• Kidzone Worksheets for Children
• Khan Academy Online Courses, Lessons, and Practice
• Math-Aids Dynamically Created Math Worksheets
• Math-drills.com Math Worksheets
• Math is Fun Math Worksheets
• Mystery Science Open-and-Go Lessons that Inspire Kids to Love Science
• Prodigy Math Learning Platform
• School Express Worksheet Generator and Teacher Created Materials for All Ages
• Science4Us Worksheets, Printables, and Hands-On Science Activities for K-2
• ScienceWerkz® Download Middle School Interactive Science Content
• SoftSchools Printable Math and Phonics Worksheets, Math Games, and Grammar Quizzes
• Spelling Words Printable Spelling Worksheets
• Super Teacher Worksheets Worksheets for All Subjects
• TeAchnology Printable Worksheets for K-12
• TLS Books Educational Worksheets for Preschool through 6th Grade
• Twinkl Interactive Activities and More
• VidCode Hour of Code
• Vooks A World of Animated Storybooks

Here is a list of museums offering Virtual Tours!

• The Louvre
• The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
• The National Gallery of Art
• The British Museum
• Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• The Dali Theatre Museum
• NASA
• The Vatican Museums
• The National Women's History Museum
• The National Museum of the United States Airforce
• The Google Art Project
• Here are many MORE

Other fun stuff to do virtually:

• Take in a nightly virtual performance from The Metropolitan Opera, starting each night at 7pm
• Visit the San Diego Zoo
• Ride a virtual rollercoaster
• Visit Yellowstone National Park
• Take a walk on Mars
• Here are many MORE

Other ideas:

• Follow your favorite musicians on Instagram and Facebook, many are live streaming mini-concerts from their homes
• Get outside!  Go for a nice walk or hike!
• Practice your cartwheels  - you know we had to!!!
• Check out your local library website to see if they have live streaming storytimes
• Take up a new hobby - so many sites are not offering drawing lessons, music lessons, etc

We are certain that many other fun ideas and resources will come across our desks in the next few days, keep up with us on Facebook as we'll share them with you there!  

XOXO 
http://www.headoverheelsgym.com/