Beam Bending Moment

Moira, in a previous learning story I documented how you were learning to balance on the balance beam, since then I have provided you with plenty of opportunities to develop this skill further. My goal for you was to be able to walk unaided across the balance beam without holding my hand. I know you can do this as you have amazing gross motor skills, just look at the photos I captured of you whizzing down the pole. I think you just lacked confidence in yourself on this apparatus. Over the last few months I have set up vagarious different balance beam courses for you to develop your confidence on. Some of the courses have been low, high, and others a combination of both. Some of the balance beams have been wide, narrow, and a gain a combination of both. You started off wanting to hold my hand while walking the whole length of the balance beam course, but slowly you have been developing the courage to walk along a section independently. Some times you would fall off, or have to jump off when you lost your footing. I always encourage you to keep on trying because I know you can do it! …show more content…
Look how proud you are of your self in the photos, you have such determination and concentration on your face as you set out to conquer your own goal of walking the length of the balance beams. I am so proud of your achievement, even when you got a bit wobbly on the balance beam you didn’t give up. Instead you put your arms out to keep your balance and kept on walking. You did have to jump off at one stage but you climbed back up in the same place and kept on walking. There is an old saying “If first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” This is what you have been doing over the last two months, you have repeatedly persevered in order to achieve your goal of walking long the balance beam