Flexibility

What is FLEXIBILITY?• fleksəˈbilədē/• Part of Speech: noun• Definition: 1. easily bent; not stiff; bending

without breaking 2. easily adapted to fit various conditions; easily managed

• Synonyms: adaptable• Antonyms: stubborn

To us FLEXIBILITY means: • Adapting to change• Not complaining no matter

how much you don’t want to do it

• Agreeing • Tolerable • Go with the flow

“Flexibility”

I’m flexible I bendI’m flexible I grow

I’m flexible I’m strongI’m flexible I let go of things I cannot change

Flexibility is being open to change. You consider others' ideas and feelings and don't insist on your own way.

change

Flexibility gives you creative new ways to get

things done. You get rid of bad habits and learn new

ones.

Flexibility helps you to keep

changing for the better.

“Roll With It”

You gotta ROLL, roll with it,Don’t lose control, just roll with it

Rearrange to adapt to changeMake your goal, to roll with it

When things aren’t what you thought they’d beUse the skill of flexibility

Flexibility Skit #1:

The Dog Walk

Ms. Melissa , one of our Speech teachers, thinks…

Flexibility means the ability to adapt to change.

Interview by a Student

I wake up very happyRush to my parents dashyTo find that they’re asleepTheir snoozing cannot keep

Please awakeIt’s for your own sakeJust one more hourGosh you’re so sour

But Santa has come It’s time to have funThere are many giftsSo many I cannot list 

Sleepy Santa

Finally they awakeTheir yawning, a loud shake Christmas has begunPresents –there’s a ton

This is about a timeI did not signTo have flexibilityNext time I will try, really

Flexibility Skit #2:Safety Duty

Mr. Robinson, one of our Art teachers, says…

Flexibility means the ability to change depending

conditions.

Interview by a student

Softball is a really nice sportBut sometimes I feel out of sortsWhen things go very badI get a tiny bit mad  I run to third base with people in my wayAnd I’m there, hollering “HEY!”Nowhere to run, while feeling like steamI’m seriously about to scream I feel like a bruiseAnd very usedAnd that ruins my dayWhile I’m still hollering “HEY!”

Softball Mayhem

I could have been more flexibleAnd more compatibleI should have told the other coach Instead of yelling like a roach

Flexibility Skit #3:

Awful Artwork

Mrs. Blinsinger says…

Flexibility means being comfortable when plans

change.

Interview by a student

Some people say when they don’t get their wayIt thoroughly ruins their dayBut if you let things happen until they’re doneIt can turn out to be kind of fun

Open up to new thingsYou’ll see the fun that it bringsIf you don’t get your wayLet new things improve your day

You don’t want this food?You’re in a bad mood?If you just tried itYou might see that you like it

They’re out of this shirt?You’re angry and hurt?Look: This one’s cute and funWhy don’t you try it on?

Flexibility Makes Fun

If you don’t like the way things turn outAnd you get mad and shoutYou’re not showing flexibilityYou know you have the ability

When your day is messed upAnd you want to throw upJust let the day runBecause flexibility makes fun!

Mr. Dempster says…

Flexibility means being able to exercise without

hurting yourself.

Interview by a student

“Roll With It”

You gotta ROLL, roll with it,Don’t lose control, just roll with it

Rearrange to adapt to changeMake your goal, to roll with it

When things aren’t what you thought they’d beUse the skill of flexibility

Albert Einstein once said,

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”

Words of Wisdom

Theodore Roosevelt once said,

“There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or

unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.”

Words of Wisdom

As Jason Kravitz says,

“Be infinitely flexible and constantly amazed.”

Words of Wisdom

Thank you for YOUR flexibility in attending our

production

Sing with us!

“Flexibility”

I’m flexible I bendI’m flexible I grow

I’m flexible I’m strongI’m flexible I let go of things I cannot change

“Feeling Good”

byMrs. Blinsinger