Group 1. 3-3-2010

After dinner the group went over to New Hampshire Hall where they warmed up with some triangle tag then the UNH students put together a mini Olympics with 3 events. There was the luge and curling, and chair hockey. Everyone seemed to enjoy the events that got all their energy out. They ended with a group stretch and talked about the importance of stretching before and after exercising. At Nesmith, the class started off with a discussion on sleep and healthy habits. Ann handed out a study based on Jane, and her habits regarding sleep, eating, exercise. Students took turns reading out loud about Jane and as a group they picked out her poor habits and then replaced them with good habits. Ann ended class with some group relaxation.

Group 2 3-3-2010

Group 2
Group two learned about wheel chairs and how they can help support individuals with disabilities to accomplish every day activities. Students were given the opportunity to test out a few chairs that assist in sports such as basketball. The group was then split down to three groups for Jeopardy with topics that everyone could relate to. To wrap up the activity before moving onto class the students were given the opportunity to communicate what they enjoyed about the recreational piece with out words. Chelsea and Kate, our UNH students, introduced a ball with pictures of what they offered during the sessions. Students enjoyed matching their favorite activity on the ball and sharing it with others. At Nesmith, Lidieth brought our attention over to animals and their habitats. After a discussion about habitats, students were able to make a guess as to what the animal would eat and what kingdom they belonged to.

Wildcat Friends Group 2

Group Two
Group Two expressed who they are through art expressions with Brandon and Brianne, two of our UNH students. The group started with some movement by playing a game. A statement was made and each person had to decide if they supported it or not by forming groups of who agreed and disagreed with a statement. Some of the statements were “I use art to express myself” and “Dogs are better than cats.” Then the group went on to use art supplies in an expression piece to show who they truly are with a few guidelines. Students needed to share their favorite color, where they would like to visit in the future and the type of job they are interested in. Students had magazines, paint, markers, pencils and stamps to use during this project. After everyone shared and learned more about one another. During class students learned of portions sizes and how to read nutrition facts. Students were pretty surprised to learn how much sugar was in some of their favorite items.

Wildcat Friends 2-24

Group 1

Staying out of the rain was the theme to Wednesday afternoon’s Wildcat Friends experience. Like many other UNH students hiding out in the MUB was on most minds. Kelly and Casey lead a scavenger hunt throughout the MUB having students find common areas as well as specific items like the MUB newspaper, which is entitled the “Toilet Paper.”

Despite the nasty rain Group One was able to visit the UNH Observatory in two groups during the class piece. The Observatory was small and filled with instruments and other materials used to investigate our out side universe. Unfortunately the groups were not able to see the stars through the telescope, but Rich Woolf was able to show many different things with other equipment and computers. The first and third Saturday of each month Mr. Wolf holds sessions, open to the public, to view the stars. He invites everyone to come.