Baduanjin Exercise for Children is a new book for children to do exercise.It is the very first of its kind.The book tells one of the most popular traditional Chinese exercises to keep healthy."Ba"means eight,"duan"means pieces and "jin"means something beautiful like silk.There are eight movements altogether.People are like beautiful silk when they are doing the sport.
Baduanjin can date back to the Song Dynasty and it has a history of more than 800 years.It is easy to learn,and doesn't take much space or time.Through deep and slow breathing ,our minds will be quiet.It's a healthy sport for both men and women,young and old.It makes thin people strong and heavy people lose fat.
The book is full of colourful pictures.It also tells the health knowledge about each movement.And there are many interesting historical stories about the sport in the book.
By scanning the QR code in the book,readers can watch videos and follow them to learn every movement of the traditional exercise.
Hey there!When you hear the word "wheelchair",what do you think of ?Does it always belong to people in need?Maybe.But guess what?In our PE class at Big Rapids Middle School,students get to use wheelchairs for some activities.It's not because all of us can't walk.Instead,we do this because it's a good way to play sport and try to understand others.
My classmate Chase Fullest has to use a wheelchair every day.But he doesn't let it slow him down and he loves to play wheelchair basketball.Because of this,Our PE teacher MS Douglass got the idea of bringing wheelchair sports into classes.Her goal is to make sure every student can join in sports activities in class.She encourages us to try new sports in a wheelchair.We have activities like wheelchair basketball and wheelchair volleyball.And my favorite one is wheelchair football.To play it well,I have to do a lot of practices in the wheelchair.This helps me understand what life is like for those in a wheelchair.Because of this ,I have a great respect for people with disabilities.
Wheelchair sports really make our PE class special and fun for everyone!
