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It'll be far, far too much, and the earth will might give away

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It’s true, because it’s science. #sciencestuff #trex #trexarms #tyrannosaurusrex https://www.instagram.com/p/CLvsaopJngt/?igshid=1fxm2q1ti2emq

Okay so there are some preschool-at-home-type-things I’m feeling good about. Like pre-writing and reading skills, early math concepts...but like science? I can barely identify parts of a plant myself much less teach about them so I am BEYOND thankful that Hs teacher has really held our hand with some of this stuff. These are 2 of her ideas that the kids are LOVING: . 1. They put pinto beans in baggies with wet cotton balls. They hung them in a window in our “classroom” and within a week...ta da! So so cool and H is incredibly proud of these! He wants to transfer to our garden...he told me that roots need to be in soil. Will see how that works? I don’t even know. . 2. We’ve been planning this activity for days and our grocery order finally came through with celery. So we are trying blue and green gel food color (all that was left after our last play dough making day) and some crayola bath coloring drops for the red and yellow — not sure it’ll make a difference? But they are BOTH excited to see what happens...cross your fingers and toes that some of the leaves change color for us 😜 . #sciencestuff #scienceforkids #scienceexperimentsforkids https://www.instagram.com/p/B_dl30dFzu8/?igshid=1u2snaexfr5ov

➡ EcoSphere Closed Aquatic Ecosystem

➡ Engraved Solar System Sphere

Have you ever heard of MIRROR NEURONS? . “A mirror neuron is a neuron that fires both when an animal acts and when the animal observes the same action performed by another. Thus, the neuron "mirrors" the behavior of the other, as though the observer were itself acting.” . So basically, when someone watches you doing something, they FEEL as if they they are doing it themselves? This is why when you watch someone falling and getting hurt, you can actually FEEL pain yourself. They believe this is where empathy comes from. How does this apply to us as instructors? . When we are dancing, and our participants are watching us, they have a neurons firing in their brain that makes them think that they look and feel the same way we do! . This is why someone who comes to our classes and says “I have two left feet,” can leave still feeling like a million bucks! . What does this mean for us as Zumba Instructors? . We need to watch our attitudes, treatment of others, and emotional state when we are teaching because this will literally be transferred to our students! Feeling annoyed? Feeling insecure? Feeling angry? Feeling competitive? Not wanting to support other instructors? Whether you realize it or not, our students begin to feel that way too! . So what should we do? . Take a moment before class, alone...and check ourselves. Check any attitudes in our heart that we need to get rid of before we go and face a group of people that mirror a lot more than just steps! Make sure you have the ability to be completely free while you dance and will literally give others the ability to do the same. . . . #mirrorneurons #zumbero #sciencestuff #zumba #zin #zumbafitness #zumbanimal #weinspiretheworld #inspiration #motivation #fitness #forthebodyandthesoul (at American Fork, Utah) https://www.instagram.com/p/BynwQNbB_EB/?igshid=2acsktu0x85v