Froggie Fun Feels Good

Reading a story I love on Tuesday! What books do you enjoy reading while you are home? #mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamREADS #itsfroggie #welldone #lovetolisten #toodleloo

This is the Way We Go to Work (on Our Worries)

Going to work looks a little different these days!  Here's some tips for what to do with worries:

• imagine it away
• pack it in a suitcase and send it packing
• stand it in the corner
• do something else
• write a story
• play with a friend
• bake a cake
• face the worry and see if it makes any sense
• think another thought
• remember a good time you have had
• replace a worry with a happy thought
• talk to someone about your worries (video chat??!)
• reset your system with relaxation exercises

You can get rid of a worry . . . it's IN your Circle of Control to manage your pleasant and unpleasant feelings well! #mrsbroamhats #mindsetmonday #allfeelingsareokay

Virtual Talent Show

or Virtual Talent??! https://youtu.be/oA32N6WI2Vs #phesdailychallengeweek #mrsbroamhats #socialdistancingfun

Get Crafty

Today's #phesdailychallengeweek "to do" was to create a masterpiece!  I'm working on baubles and bangles!  These are not just fun and colorful, but each is a checklist for things to do, say, or remember.  One of my favorites is "Seven Silent Stops for Strength" during your day:

I was inspired to create when I read Seven by Jen Hatmaker which led to reading Seven Sacred Pauses by Macrina Wiederkehr.  What if you stopped seven times throughout your day to be still and quiet?  Being still and quiet helps your mind to organize all the info you've input.  Stopping regularly is like giving yourself a chance to make a picture with the jigsaw puzzle pieces you've been collecting throughout your day!

Here's the charms on the bracelet to remember the times and mini movement opportunities for seven quiet moments in a day:

We're not likely to do all seven (especially the Night Watch Hour), but taking more time to be quiet during the day creates calm and peace in your brains, body, and heart!🧡 #mrsbroamhats #zipaDeeBeeBaublesandBangles

Baking for a Birthday

Today is my mom's 78th birthday!  Yea for baking on a birthday.  Thank you, PHES PTA, for adding flavor to our days apart!🍪🥮 #phesdailychallengeweek #pheswednesdaybake #mrsbroamhats

Building on Tuesday

"Build Space" for others when something not-so-great happens . . .

https://youtu.be/LiZQcPp_QwQ

Here are some animals you can pretend to be from Cori Doerrfeld's The Rabbit Listened:

The chicken wants to talk, talk, talk about it.  There is a time for talking, but if someone's not ready to share, it's not the time for talking.

To be a chicken with your body, squat down, perching on toes or flattened feet.  Thumbs to armpits to flap your chicken wings!  Keep your body tall, shoulders over hips to practice your posture, creating good space for breathing.

The bear is angry and wants to SHOUT about it! It's okay to be angry but (1) nobody gets hurt and (2) nothing gets broken when you are.

To be a bear with your body, fold your body over your knees, hiding your bear nose behind your paws.  Keep the knees wide, so you have lots of space for your bear's big belly.  The science behind folding your body is that you naturally soothe and calm your ramped up nervous system.

The elephant wants to fix it. You can't fix a problem for someone else . . . 

Folding the body halfway, take one fist to your forehead and thread the other through the space created, stretching it long for an elephant's trunk.  Rock gently back and forth, shaking your trunk side to side.  Work the stretch with arms in opposite position.  TRUMP DA!

The ostrich wants to hide.  But when something not-so-great happens, out-of-sight is not necessarily out-of-mind.
Balancing on one leg provides opportunity to strengthen your focus and concentration skills.  Ostriches are the biggest birds! Balance on one strong ostrich leg and then the other.

Snake is sneaky and encourages hurting someone else when you are hurting . . . BONK! When we feel unpleasant feelings, and it's okay to feel unpleasant feelings, (1) nobody gets hurt (2) nothing gets broken
To be a snake with your body, lie down on your slithery belly and lift your chest.  Hands and elbows are close the body because snakes do not have hands or elbows!  The work is in your back, not your arms. Bending the back may dust the clouds off your heart.

The rabbit listened.
Yay for the rabbit.  Be the rabbit.
From a kneeling position, lower the crown on the head to the ground.  Clasp hands behind you.  With long arms, stretch the rabbit's ears to the sky.  When pretending to be a rabbit, stretch your spine, calm your mind, and relieve tension around the neck.

Book Charades

I videoed the moves so you could guess the book but I'm experiencing technical difficulties uploading to YouTube . . . Here's other YouTubes to enjoy until I can get it to work:  https://sites.google.com/site/mrsbroam/home/youtubes-for-you Thank you, Pleasant Hill PTA, for thinking of more fun for us to have!  #bookcharades #phesdailychallengeweek #allfeelingsareokay  #mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamMOVES

Adventures Await

What Adventures Await outside the school walls . . . maybe spend some time in the Great Outdoors!! 🌳🌞 #mrsbroamhats #phesvirtualspiritweek

Wear Spring Colors on the First Day of Spring

Thank you, Pleasant Hill Elementary PTA, for sponsoring Virtual Spirit Week!  Happy First Day of Spring!🌻 I'm reminded to "bloom where you are planted" today . . . being together is OUTSIDE our Circle of Control . . . as spring unfolds, BLOOM where you are!!🌞 #phesvirtualspiritweek #mrsbroamhats

PHES Counselors are AVAILABLE!

As Pleasant Hill Elementary-PTA sponsors USA Day for PHES Virtual Spirit Week, your PHES counselors want you to know we are here for you!  We're only a phone call or email away!  We've included discussion points in your learning experience packets, and we're glad to help as you work through the social distancing required at the present time.  Proud to be a part of the PHES family! #callusifyouneedus #wearehereforyou #PHEScounselors #PleasantHillElementary

USA Day for PHES Virtual Spirit Week

 Take a DEEP Breath as you wear your RED, WHITE, and BLUE for PHES Virtual Spirit Week!⚑

Pretend to be an American Flag with your body:

Place the toe under a chair and then reach toward the chair seat with your same side hand.  When you feel balanced, lift the opposite leg, long and strong, stacking the hips.  Reach high with your other hand and gaze up or down, depending on how it feels for your neck.  You can scootch up to the wall and use it for support of your back when you balance.  You can also try reaching to the floor or ground (I have short arms and prefer the chair😉). Try waving your flag in both directions (work both sides of your body).    The benefits of pretending to be a flag may include sharpening focus and concentration skills.  This movement also may relieve anxiety and fatigue, improve digestion, and tone abs, thighs, glutes, and lower back muscles. #PHESvirtualspiritweek #mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamMOVES #selfcare

IRISH You a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

How do you greet someone on March 17? IRISH you a Happy St. Patrick's Day!🍀

#findagiggle #phesvirturalspiritweek #mrsbroamhats

ShamROCK ON!

ShamROCK ON!☘ #mrsbroamhats

Feeling Fuzzy?

Feeling Fuzzy?  Make sure to talk to someone about it.🙂 #talktherapy #donotduckmentalhealth #mrsbroamhats @pleasanthillelementary

Watch D.O.G.S. on Tuesday

Are You Lucky or Do You Make Your Luck?

Being lucky would be OUTSIDE your circle of control . . . Making your own "luck" happen, INSIDE.  Are you lucky or do you make yours happen? #CircleOfControl #mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamMOVES #feelinglucky☘

BeeYOUtiful!

On the last day of Read Across America Week:  "Wear your craziest socks and bring you FAVORITE book to read!"

. . . a BeeYOUtiful story! 🐝 #ReadAcrossAmerica #mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamREADS

Watch D.O.G.S. on Friday

Adventures Await

Today we were challenged to wear a shirt representing your favorite place or a school you love!  How cool one shirt can get both accomplished.🐾 #ilovePHES #ReadAcrossAmerica #mrsbroamhats 

(Lion's Breath strengthens your platysma!  Thank you for teaching me that this week, Kelly!🦁)

Watch D.O.G.S. on Thursday

WaCky WeDnEsDaY

Isn't that EVERY Wednesday??! #mrsbroamhats #ReadAcrossAmerica @PleasantHillElementary

Watch D.O.G.S. on Wednesday

I Will YOGA Here or There!

Some characters eat Green Eggs and Ham and others YOGA!  #ReadAcrossAmerica #mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamMOVES🧘

Watch D.O.G.S. on Tuesday

The Cat in the Hat

Read Across America Week . . . "Don't take that Cat to your address, he always makes a MESS!" ~Tom Chapin, Moonboat #mrsbroamhats #mrsbroamREADS #ReadAcrossAmerica

When The Cat in the Hat meets a Cat in a Hat, there's a Thing 1 or 2 you should know . . . The Cat in the Hat is trickier than a rat, and he'll dangle you upside down by your toe!🤪