Welcome back and continuing to watch are
workout series of how to improve the lives of
individuals with autism with spectrum disorders
through exercise Coach Ashley and I here
are to show you about some different routines
and strategies you can use in the classroom and we are highlighting
who today? Dylan! Mr. Dylan
champion Dylan he is going to take us through the routines and he does an excellent job
him and Ashley do an excellent job so
Ashley we're in the classroom what are you and Dylan going to show us?
Today we're going to show you that these exercises can be broken down
within a classroom setting
Whether they're in the inclusion setting or in a self-contained setting
there's a space within the classroom that can use sensory breaks
Awesome so what do you mean by space in the classroom?
Are you saying like maybe in the corner of a classroom
we'd put a mat and that becomes the designated exercise area for our students?
Absolutely that's the designated area where it controls classroom behaviors
learning as well as language development
for individuals
And I know you were a special-ed teacher before you joined us at the exercise connection
but so this is what you did in your classrooms?
Ok awesome!
Alright so great ways to learn calm behaviors
and ultimately we've been telling you throughout all these series is we just need
to get our children moving
and like Ashley said it helps develop their learning and their ability to learn
Alright I'm gonna step away
Dylan I wanna see what you've been doing
You ready?
Alright coach Ashely go do it
So Dylan
What are we gonna do first? Exercise and thank you for picking the exercises
What exercises are we doing Dylan?
What are we going to do first? Superman. Superman, very good what we gonna do next
Lion and then shoulder raise and then what are we gonna do?
Catch
We'll play catch, right?
And then what are you gonna get?
Surprise for your exercise journal alright ready
Alright ready?
Right here?
So she's showing him the visual schedule which
we've been showing you throughout the series
Very good
What song are we gonna sing?
Now I'm Speechless Love Bug. Ready?
Alright
What are we gonna do first?
Dylan are you gonna sing
and coach Ashley counts? Okay I'll stop counting when you start singing
Ready? Go!
Good keep going! Very good
Keep going
We're doing both sides of the body
This is challenging both sides of the brain
Good!
Very good Dylan!
Nice job! Do you want to finish it?
Yes
What's next?
Lion!
So Dylan moved the card from the green which means go
to the red which means stop or finish
Nice job buddy! Yeah! You're good! Thank you for turning the way I am
Can we sing a song?
Okay. Ready? Go!
Nice job!
We done? Alright. And what's our last exercise?
Okay. Can you hold with the weights?
So music is the motivator there?
Yes
Do you have anything he wants to
with your students what have you done anything that they want? Do you pick it?
We'll alternate
there's times where I'll give them the choice of whether or not I choose
Maybe the exercise activity or the song
or I always give them ownership of their learning
and their exercise so usually I give them that choice. Ready?
Are you gonna sing a song?
Or are you gonna count? Sing a song. Okay what song are you gonna sing?
Love Bug. Again? Alright let's sing Love Bug
Ready? Go!
You done?
More!
Keep going
Very good!
Nice job Dylan! Can you put the weights down?
Very good
What are we gonna do second?
Catch
Okay
We'll put this here
I'll pick them up. Nice job
Do you want the ball?
Ask Coach Dave for the ball
How many catches are we gonna do?
Seven
Very good
So gross motor now you gave him
ownership by picking the number and now he just worked a little five motor right?
Absolutely. Awesome! Ready?
Ready?
3. Great! 4
5 6 7
8 9. Shall we still do one more?
Yes let's do one more. 10
Dylan what did we do first? We exercised. What kind of exercises did you do?
Superman and the Lion
And then what did we do? Catch. Surprise
Where is your surprises?
Yes let's bring our exercise journal
So is this something you do after all the routines? After all the exercises
We work on fine motor skills. Okay. And we also
pick the exercise that he most enjoyed during his exercise class
So working on fine motor are you saying you guys are just
this is writing?
His writing, his penmanship
Okay
Look at that
Good
And they may not have see that but what's he
Ow! Not cool!
Okay
You alright? So that's a picture of him exercising?
That's a picture of
What is this a picture of?
What is this a picture of? Dylan
Dylan what? Exercising! This is a picture of Dylan exercising
And because he so motivated by music
he also gets a surprise of one of the musicians or artists
that I know that he likes
Can I show everyone?
Who is this? Sebastian Bach
Very good. Who is this?
Mozart. Beethoven.
The Three Stooges and One Direction
So Dylan today
I
What exercise did you enjoy today that we did?
The dumbbell exercise. Very good Dylan nice workout
Nice job buddy! Well coach Ashley and Dylan
So this is his journal right?
This is his exercise journal so after each class we go through his journal
Nice!
And he picks what exercise he enjoyed
as well as continues to be engaged and motivated by his favorite artists and
musicians
awesome awesome stuff and we hope that you guys can use some of those strategies
and tools and things and Ashley showed you that you can include
your students whether they're three-and-a-half years old
or twenty-years-old in the classroom very important
to keep them engaged. Dylan! Great job today!
Thanks for sharing all your stuff and working so hard
Alright we will see you next time and don't forget
if you need if you have questions for us at the exercise connection
or anyone over at NCHPAD we're here to help
and educate you also don't forget
challenge autism with exercise
we'll see you next time