Brandi J. Clark

Long ago I used to tell my students…

Indeed we are not just heads walking around but a whole body.
Lately I have been pursuing a complete heatlh makeover. I started with running and yoga last year.  Then I added some Vegan recipes. The current goal is to develop strength and maintain high energy levels throughout the day.  To assist with with this process I have created my own Health Journal/Notebook. I decided to take a plain scribbler and collage images and words on the front. In a way, it turns into a vision board and gives you something to focus on daily. This is how mine turned out:

Making a Health Journal

You will need: scissors, gluestick, a blank journal/scribbler and a health magazine -I used a Yoga Journal.  You might also “Google” for images and type out words. I prefer hunting through magazines and the tactile feel of cutting and glueing.

1.) Cut out phrases and images from your Health magazine. Do not judge this process. Whatever appeals to you…cut them out.
2) Find ads or articles that have interesting backgrounds. Cut out fun shapes, like circles, squares or hearts. Alternatively, you could use wrapping paper or scrapbooking paper.
3) Begin to arrange the words, images and fun shapes on the cover until it looks pleasing.You might want to arrange everything first and then glue it down.
4) It is done!  You might leave a blank page to create a table of contents. The first entry might be a goal statement or letter to yourself. In future posts I will suggest more ideas,

Let me know if you make one yourself. A picture of it would be even better.

Thanks for listening to my bother, I feel better now. 🙂

From Rockstargames.com

It’s true…the Lit Maven can’t dance…

This I can do…

This I can not…

Now…here is my EDUCATIONAL point…

Oh? You have one Lit Maven….

Yes!

In yoga…we have something called Child’s Pose. This is a pose that you can go into if you feel overwhelmed and to restore breathing or even your mind.

Well…I think we need a “Child’s Pose” for learning in schools. When a student struggles are they allowed to “regroup” and go into a pose?  I would think may times they end up asking to go to the bathroom or sharpen a pencil.

I was faced with a dance activity at work. The Lit Maven was asked to learn “Gumboot Dancing” in 10 minutes!

Oh my goodness Lit Maven!!!

I know…right!

I almost died a slow death. The Lit Maven does not dance….or slap legs in rhythm…or anything sychronized.  Especially that fast!  I guess the activity was fast paced…cause adults learn fast…nope…not in this case…not this one.

Needless to say…I left to get migraine pills and never returned.

Had I had an optional pose or ever a slower-scaffolded learning sequence I might have stayed.

Needless to say…adults are people too, students are definitely people too…so please let your students in on all the variations to learning and how they can be together with the group, either with more support, slower pace or even a child’s pose if necessary.

Cause Phil Collin’s can’t dance…and no one said he had too! This comforts the Lit Maven greatly 🙂

Until Next Time,
Lit Maven Out!