[Magaly Cruz]

I actually feel my students were able to follow the cards better than body movements. It gave them a focal point (arrow) and they were very concentrated on following the arrow.

[Jamie Lachmund]

I think it will be easier for my students to mimic actions of a leader with a wand. They are still working on gross motor imitations.

[Stacey Schwartz]

I find it easier for my students to imitate actual movements.  Using arrow directions may be too abstract.  I know my class does a lot of music based “follow the leader” or “Simon Says” activities.  There is an app Go Noodle that has tons of exercise movement videos.  My students definitely follow along better when they see a human model.  Even the videos with cartoon characters are not followed as well.

[Noemy Morales]

My students enjoy following the body movements of peers, they also enjoy following the body movements adults. It seems that all the students want to be the leader when it comes to the ribbon wand activity.

[Ramona Robles]

My students attend, participate, and imitate ribbon-wand movements and directions better when adults and peers are actually modeling the movements and directions rather than the adult or peer leader holding up directional signs.   The directional signs seem abstract to them.  They also seem participate more when the movements are accompanied with cheerful dance music and know that they have a chance to lead the group.

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