This morning we had a wonderful opportunity in our class…we were able to have the Cavs Wheelchair Basketball Team come to our school for an assembly! It was so neat to watch the players warm up as we walked in the gym. This week is Disability Awareness Week and we have had so many conversations about how we treat others and how we think about disabilities. We have spent a lot of time making connections between people with disabilities and ourselves and found that we really aren’t that different! This assembly was such a fantastic way to wrap up the week and certainly confirmed the idea that disability or not, we are all special and we all have talents that connect us and help us shine!
The four players, Vince, Shawn, Darren, and Dan (Sparkles) moved seamlessly around the court as they dribbled, passed and shot the ball. They shared with the students their disabilities and helped our kids understand the similarities and differences between Able-Bodied Basketball and Wheelchair Basketball. We learned a lot!
Our class took some time to write letters to the players, but they also will be writing new posts and adding the photos and videos you see below to their own blogs. We hope that some of the Cavs WC Basketball players will visit our blogs and comment!
Check out the players in action…
Here are some videos:
And then…. they asked for volunteers and our class went crazy ! Mr. K, Mrs. Rivera and I volunteered. How could I deny my little friends 🙂
AWESOME!!!!!
You looked good out there Mrs. C!!!