Embodied Learnings
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Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Traci L. Scheepstra, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor for the Bachelor of Education Program at Western University (part-time faculty) in London, Ontario. She is also an educational researcher and elementary dance education specialist. She received her Ph.D. from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT) in Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning. Her doctoral research focused on school-related gender-based violence in elementary contexts. She also completed her Master of Arts in Dance, and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts Studies and Dance, at York University. With close to three decades of teaching experience, in a variety of educational settings with learners of all ages, Traci’s work focuses on curriculum, pedagogy and research in the fields of arts-based education, mental health and wellness, restorative practices, conflict resolution and communication, safe school initiatives, and equity and inclusion.
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Mental Fitness 5 Pack (50 cards)
The Mental Fitness card packs are designed to give students the opportunity to access the tools necessary to help them develop and cultivate their mental fitness. Using mindfulness in the classroom has been proven to aid mental health concerns among young people. Explore new ways to support wellness with this 50-card pack. It is a compilation of our entire Mental Fitness card pack series, including guided body scans, mindfulness exercises, breathing exercises, body massage activities, and ground
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For All Subjects
Including All Bodies in Movement
Not all students are created the same, so let’s not treat them as if they are. With this carefully crafted resource, we’ve outlined how to create inclusive spaces for all students through accommodations, differences in participation and assessment, inclusive language, and more.
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Dance, Drama, Other (Arts)
Verbs in Action Full Pack
Verbs in Action helps students understand the most common vocabulary in the English and French language while also allowing them to explore the elements of dance. This resource is particularly useful when teaching English Language Learners (ELL) and those learning French as a Second Language (FSL). This 17-card pack is in English. It can also be purchased in French.
2nd - 5th
Dance, English Language Arts
Verbes en action Full Pack
Verbes en action helps students understand the most common vocabulary in the English and French language while also allowing them to explore the elements of dance. This resource is particularly useful when teaching English Language Learners (ELL) and those learning French as a Second Language (FSL). This 17-card pack is in French. It can also be purchased in English.
2nd - 5th
English Language Arts, French
La forme mentale: Le massage du corps
This is a french translation of our Mental Fitness: Body Massage Card Pack. Quality french resources can be difficult to find, that's why we have made it our mission to begin translating all our resources into french. The Mental Fitness card packs are designed to give students the opportunity to access the tools necessary to help them develop and cultivate their mental fitness. Using mindfulness in the classroom has been proven to aid mental health concerns among young people. Explore new ways t
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French
Mental Fitness: Mindful Body Massage
The Mental Fitness card packs are designed to give students the opportunity to access the tools necessary to help them develop and cultivate their mental fitness. Using mindfulness in the classroom has been proven to aid mental health concerns among young people. Explore new ways to support wellness with this 10-card pack featuring mindful body massages.
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Other (Arts)
Mental Fitness: Mindful Guided Body Scans
The Mental Fitness card packs are designed to give students the opportunity to access the tools necessary to help them develop and cultivate their mental fitness. Using mindfulness in the classroom has been proven to aid mental health concerns among young people. Explore new ways to support wellness with this 10-card pack featuring mindful guided body scans.
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Mental Fitness: Mindfulness Experiences
The Mental Fitness card packs are designed to give students the opportunity to access the tools necessary to help them develop and cultivate their mental fitness. Using mindfulness in the classroom has been proven to aid mental health concerns among young people. Explore new ways to support wellness with this 10-card pack featuring mindfulness exercises.
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For All Subjects
Mental Fitness: Grounding Exercises
The Mental Fitness card packs are designed to give students the opportunity to access the tools necessary to help them develop and cultivate their mental fitness. Using mindfulness in the classroom has been proven to aid mental health concerns among young people. Explore new ways to support wellness with this 10-card pack featuring mindful grounding exercises.
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For All Subjects
La forme mentale: Le pratique grounding
This is the french translation of our Mental Fitness: Grounding Exersices Card Pack. We know how difficult good french resources are to come by, and we've made it our mission to translate all our resources into french. The Mental Fitness card packs are designed to give students the opportunity to access the tools necessary to help them develop and cultivate their mental fitness. Using mindfulness in the classroom has been proven to aid mental health concerns among young people. Explore new ways
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Mental Fitness: Mindful Breath Connections
The Mental Fitness card packs are designed to give students the opportunity to access the tools necessary to help them develop and cultivate their mental fitness. Using mindfulness in the classroom has been proven to aid mental health concerns among young people. Explore new ways to support wellness with this 10-card pack featuring mindful breathing activities.
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Health
Making Movement Inclusive: Tips & Checklists
Ever wondered how inclusion and movement integration go together? In this resource we have given you tips and checklists to make sure your classroom stays a safe and inclusive space while also enjoying the benefits of daily movement integration. For a more in-depth look at this topic, check out our Including All Bodies in Movement resource.
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Dance, Other (Arts)
Emotion Locomotion
Social emtional learning (SEL) has become integrated into the school curriculum over the last two decades. Students learn to identify and express their emotions, manage stress and more. This resource has been developed to help students name emotions they experience in their lives and learn how to express how they feel. We address a scope of emotions that range from anger to joy by providing students with the tools necessary to transform emotions of discomfort to ones of comfort.
2nd - 5th
Other (Math), Other (Social Studies)
Cross-Curricular Mirroring
Use this resource to connect movement to math, science and language through mirroring. Mirroring though commonly known as a dance technique has been shown to have a number of benefits for student wellbeing and is an excellent way to create cross-curricular connections.
1st - 4th
Dance, Math, Science
Personal Space Activity
We all have a need for personal space when interacting with others. This has especially become important during COVID-19. Use this activity to help your students navigate the importance of personal space. For more resources by us, check out www.embodiedlearnings.com.
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Physical Education
Movement Tips During Covid
COVID-19 has created classroom environments where students are sitting for longer periods of time and not getting the movement they need. It's possible to respect distancing guidelines and also give students an opportunity to move! Use these ideas to keep children active during these increasingly sedentary and screen-based times. For more resources by us, check out www.embodiedlearnings.com.
1st - 4th
Other (Arts), Physical Education
Community Building
Intentional community building serves to outline classroom expectations and guidelines, develop trust and respect among individuals, establish effective means for communication, and create an atmosphere of inclusion and belonging. Explore ways to support and build community in the classroom with these two fun community building ideas.
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Classroom Community, Dance
Setting Intentions - Journal Prompts
Your intentions are how you want to show up in the world with purpose and meaning. Setting intentions also invites you to focus on the positive and what is possible for this school year, even in the midst of uncertainty and a changing educational landscape. Intentions can be set for the short term (daily/weekly) and long term (monthly/year). To help you think through your intentions, we’ve come up with a Setting Intentions journal prompt guide. SETTING INTENTIONS TIP: We encourage you to get ou
Rock-Paper-Scissors - Movement Integration Learning
In this resource we take the classic game rock-paper-scisssors and create extensions to be used for community building, movement integration and cross-curricular learning. Connection ideas to elementary science, math or geography.
2nd - 5th
Dance, Math, Science
Math-in-motion
Movement and math ideas for grades K-8. Use these activities to integrate three integral parts of learning; physical education, social emotional learning (SEL), and math. It's time to make math fun! For more resources by us check out, www.embodiedlearnings.com.
1st - 4th
Math, Physical Education
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Traci L. Scheepstra, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor for the Bachelor of Education Program at Western University (part-time faculty) in London, Ontario. She is also an educational researcher and elementary dance education specialist. She received her Ph.D. from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto (OISE/UT) in Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning. Her doctoral research focused on school-related gender-based violence in elementary contexts. She also completed her Master of Arts in Dance, and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts Studies and Dance, at York University. With close to three decades of teaching experience, in a variety of educational settings with learners of all ages, Traci’s work focuses on curriculum, pedagogy and research in the fields of arts-based education, mental health and wellness, restorative practices, conflict resolution and communication, safe school initiatives, and equity and inclusion.
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We put a great deal of thought into the types of resources teachers need, to effectively and easily include dance education and movement integration into the curriculum and their daily school schedule. We provide activities, lessons, unit plans, video demonstrations, music playlists, posters, and much more!
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