As a follow-up to the PTA-sponsored cultural arts program National Circus Project in mid-March, Great Neck Road Elementary School physical education teachers Bill Bennett and Rachel Cone transformed the gymnasium into a circus the first week of April. Under a colorful tent, the students participated in various carnival-like activities that were used to teach them balance, cooperation, spatial awareness and hand-eye coordination while working on their athletic and physical education skills.
During the weeklong event, the students tested their upper body strength on the rings, worked on their aim in a ring toss and strengthened their abdominals on the balance master, among other activities.
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