A few weeks ago one the sections of my blog mentioned the Speed Stacking that was going on in the 4th and 5th grade room. I took video of them showing their speed in the classroom tournament.
Well, I just had to keep you updated on the progress of that activity and those kids. The 4th and 5th graders have become so fast that several eighth graders commented that they couldn’t even see their hands move! It is a pretty impressive sight to watch.
The younger grades performed for the 8th grade and they have borrowed the material and begun practicing on their skill at Speed Stacking. They want to be as fast as the younger kids!
The purpose of this activity, besides having lots of fun, is to increase the use of your right and left side of the brain, as well as improve hand-eye coordination. It takes plenty of concentration to do the activity and thinking skills are involved as much as the hand and eye.
There are many variations on the basic activity and include even relay races in the gym for PE class.
You know it must be a hit when parents are being prodded to ask where they can get one of these kits for Christmas.
You can’t find them at the Toy Sale at Fleet Farm, but Miss Ladwig has the information on the best way to go about purchasing a set, and she says she will be very good at helping you not only buy, but keep it a secret. She is sold on the value of Speed Stacking. She’s getting pretty fast at it, too, but not, she says, as fast as her kids. Enjoy the video here and another at the links.
All the links have different videos:
October 30, 2011 at 10:26 pm |
Gail,
Thanks for posting what my kids have been up to.