For the past several years, our school has participated in the Kids Heart Challenge (formerly known as
Jump Rope for Heart). We hold the event on Valentine's Day. Students participate in a variety of physical activities including jumping rope, obstacle courses and more! The students turn in the donations they have collected for the American Heart Association. If you would like to make a donation, or register your student, follow this link:
At the end of our assembly each year, I have a group of students who perform a jump rope routine to the song "Jump" by Van Halen. It's so much fun, and it motivates the whole school to learn about heart health! Check out the video below!
This was our practice video because I was not able to record during the actual assembly this year.
This video shows the tricks we do and gives demonstrations:
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Here I am trying to catch up on sharing some information and videos. The past few months have flown by, and we did so many great things in PE class!
Warm-Up: Daily Dozen - 12 exercises choreographed to the song "Dynamite" and Jump Rope Routine choreographed to the song "Jump" by Van Halen.
Skills we practiced:
Basketball - dribbling, shooting, passing, ball handling drills
Jump Rope Skills - Video Demonstration and Long Rope Jumping
Scooters, Roller Racer Cart, Other Choice Time Activities
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This year has been very busy, and I am a few months behind on my blog posts. I wanted to share some info on what the students did in the month of October.
Warm-Up: October Daily Dozen - 12 exercises choreographed to the song "I Gotta Feelin'"
Skills we practiced this month:
Volleyball skills
Catching & Throwing
Jump Rope
Relays & Teamwork
Rolling & Bowling
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Happy fall everyone! This year I began my 15th year teaching Physical Education. I must say, it is
One of our new students!
pretty awesome teaching in the school's newly renovated gymnasium! We have had a great start to the school year! I'm also excited to have a student teacher, Miss Kastens, with us this semester. One of my goals has always been to use time wisely during P.E. class. The students come to P.E. once a week for 45 minutes, therefore it's important for us to have routines and procedures in place so that no time is wasted on management issues. We follow social contracts, have student leaders each class, and reward positive behavior. My returning students have had a very smooth transition back to school, and my new students have done a great job learning the rules and procedures! Check out the pictures, videos and descriptions below to find out about some things the students have learned this fall. 1. Daily Dozen Warm-Up Routine - The students begin class by participating in a choreographed, fun mix of 12 exercises. I have many videos of our routines. Check them out below!
I am writing this post to say THANK YOU to the KHEF! They fulfilled my grant request again this year for more physical education equipment. They are so generous and eager to support teachers in our district!
For several years, I have been organizing my P.E. classes by rainbow colors. I enjoy purchasing equipment in rainbow sets. This makes classroom management a breeze. The students are able to quickly locate and clean up equipment. This year I was able to purchase an ORANGE and a PURPLE mat, which completed my rainbow set of mats! I have been wanting these mats for a long time, and it's so great to have them now! I'm sure these mats will be used and enjoyed by students for many many years to come.
Gym mats are used for a LARGE variety of skills and activities in P.E. class. Not only are they used for tumbling and gymnastics skills, but also for games involving throwing and catching skills. Mats can be used as "walls", "ships", "houses", and much more! It's fun to be creative while teaching elementary P.E.
The students were so excited the first time they walked into the gym and saw the mats set up. Because of a coupon deal from the company, I was also able to purchase equipment for the game which I call, "SORRY!". Please see pictures and videos below for a glimpse of how I've used this equipment this year.
Stur-Tees which I call "SORRY" pieces with matching color Stur-Tee Balls.
The kid's eyes were SO big when they walked in the gym and saw "Battleship" set up!
The kid's eyes were SO big when they walked in the gym and saw "Battleship" set up!
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Happy Spring! Time has been flying by this year, and I realized I haven't posted in awhile. I want to share some videos of the Dance Unit the Music teacher and I taught to our students.
We have a tradition of combining our classes to teach a dance unit together the week before spring break. We always have fun, and the students learn a large variety of dances! We always begin by explaining the benefits of dance to the students, then we review the I CAN statements.
The I CAN statements are:
I CAN move to music.
I CAN keep the beat.
I CAN try my best.
Below is a list of some of the dances we taught this year. We have found that students enjoy the variety of dances we teach, and 99% of the students feel comfortable participating!
Line / Group Dances - Cotton Eyed Joe (video below), Can't Stop the Feelin', Celebration Improv Dance 3rd-5th grades - (video below) Circle Dances - Chicken Dance (video below), Spring Dance (K-2nd), Buffalo Gals (K-2nd) Limbo Rock - This year I purchased a Limbo stick and the students loved doing the Limbo Rock (video below) Just Dance - At the end of our lesson we like to pull up some Just Dance videos for the students to follow along with. The favorites are Super Mario Dance, YMCA, What Does the Fox Say and Skip to my Lou
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I am so happy to announce that our school raised $5,806 for the American Heart Association through the Kids Heart Challenge event! Many thanks to the families who donated and/or volunteered for the event. The students had a great time! Please check out the videos and pictures below.
