Last week's activities included:
1) Warm-Up CentersClick the link to watch videos: Warm-Up Centers
2) Parachute Games (Day 2)
3) "Feed the Reindeer Relay"(for the groups who did not play last week)
4) PACER Running Test (5th Grades only)
*Dr. Ingrid Johnson from Grand Valley State University has volunteered to administer this test to our 4th-5th graders three times throughout the school year to track progress.
The PACER (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular
Endurance Run) is the default aerobic capacity test
in FITNESSGRAM. The PACER is a multistage fit-
ness test adapted from the 20-meter shuttle run
test published by Leger and Lambert (1982) and
revised in 1988 (Leger et al.). The test is progres-
sive in intensity—it is easy at the beginning and
gets harder at the end. The progressive nature of the
test provides a built-in warm-up and helps children
to pace themselves effectively. The test has also been
set to music to create a valid, fun alternative to the
customary distance run test for measuring aerobic
capacity. (intranet.usd475.org)
Please click on the link to read more: Pacer Running Test.
Please see below for video clips!
2nd Grade playing "Cat and Mouse" parachute game:
Playing "Cat and Mouse" with TWO cats:
3rd graders playing "Cat and Mouse"
Pacer Running Test Videos:
Monday, December 20, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
P.E. Class - 2nd week of December (Parachute and Christmas Games)
This week's agenda was:
1) Warm-Up Centers
2) Parachute Games
3) "Feed the Reindeer Relay" AND/OR Santa and Mrs. Claus Tag
Here are some videos from last week!
2nd graders doing "warm-up centers"
2nd graders doing warm-up centers
3rd graders doing warm-up centers
Practicing V-Steps on the aerobic steps!
Parachute Activities
Click HERE to view the parachute videos!
Reindeer Relay: In this game, students worked in groups of 3 to "feed the reindeer". One player rode on the scooter (the sled) and collected reindeer food (balls). The person in the hula hoop had to toss the food (the balls) into the reindeer's bucket. The player behind the bucket was the catcher. We took turns playing each position.
5th graders playing Reindeer Relay
3rd graders playing Reindeer Relay
2nd graders playing the Reindeer Relay
5th graders playing the Santa and Mrs. Claus Tag. Click HERE for directions on how to play this game.
1) Warm-Up Centers
2) Parachute Games
3) "Feed the Reindeer Relay" AND/OR Santa and Mrs. Claus Tag
Here are some videos from last week!
2nd graders doing "warm-up centers"
2nd graders doing warm-up centers
3rd graders doing warm-up centers
Practicing V-Steps on the aerobic steps!
Parachute Activities
Click HERE to view the parachute videos!
Reindeer Relay: In this game, students worked in groups of 3 to "feed the reindeer". One player rode on the scooter (the sled) and collected reindeer food (balls). The person in the hula hoop had to toss the food (the balls) into the reindeer's bucket. The player behind the bucket was the catcher. We took turns playing each position.
5th graders playing Reindeer Relay
3rd graders playing Reindeer Relay
2nd graders playing the Reindeer Relay
5th graders playing the Santa and Mrs. Claus Tag. Click HERE for directions on how to play this game.
Monday, December 6, 2010
P.E. Parachute Activities for Elementary Students
Everyone loves parachute day! Even the adults who walk through the gym tell me about the fond memories they have of playing with the parachute in their PE class when they were in school! I too have great memories playing games with the parachute and I enjoy teaching my students a variety of parachute activities.
Attention P.E. teachers:
Before teaching parachute activities, it is very important to talk about your rules/procedures. Please click on the link "Tips for Teaching Parachute Activities" for details on my rules and procedures.
Parachute Activities: For details on how to play these games, please click the link: “Parachute Activities”.
1. Practice following directions with the parachute. (Hold, Stand on a handle, sit with parachute, etc.)
2. Making Waves - big/slow waves and fast/small waves.
3. Umbrella
4. Mushroom and Mushroom Activities
5th graders making a mushroom
2nd graders brainstorming ideas for ways to get exercise outside in the winter time.
2nd graders making a "mushroom"
5. Mountain (no video of this yet)
6. Climb the Mountain (no video of this yet)
7. Merry Go Round (no video of this yet)
8. Switch-a-roo
9. Popcorn
10. Cat and Mice (no video of this yet)
11. Roly Poly (no video of this yet)
Saturday, December 4, 2010
P.E. Activities - First week of December
This week's agenda was:
1. Warm-Up Centers
2. Battleship - click here for videos of us playing!
3. Christmas Tag games - click on the game title for videos of each: Reindeer Tag, Christmas Tree Tag, Candy Cane Tag
Each month I like to teach a new warm-up activity and begin a new unit. This week, however, we played Battleship again because I wanted to make sure all the students had a turn to be the "lifeboat person". Therefore, parachute games will begin next week! This month's new warm-up activity is called "Warm-Up Centers". For details on this activity, please click the link "Warm-Up Centers."
Videos of Warm-Up Centers will be posted next week!
For the month of December, our unit of focus is Parachute Games and possibly beginning jump rope activities if time allows. I spend a few months on jump rope skills so if I do not have time this month we will focus on that in January and February.
I try to save the last 5-10 minutes of class for playing fun Christmas Games such as Reindeer Tag, Christmas Tree Tag, Candy Cane Tag, and the Christmas Match Game (link to this will at the end of the month).
Because of the snow, this was the first week many students forgot to bring their gym shoes. :-( If you would like to read about my no shoes policy, please click on the link: "No Shoes Worksheet".
Here is a video of 5th grade students doing their "No Shoes Worksheet".
1. Warm-Up Centers
2. Battleship - click here for videos of us playing!
3. Christmas Tag games - click on the game title for videos of each: Reindeer Tag, Christmas Tree Tag, Candy Cane Tag
Each month I like to teach a new warm-up activity and begin a new unit. This week, however, we played Battleship again because I wanted to make sure all the students had a turn to be the "lifeboat person". Therefore, parachute games will begin next week! This month's new warm-up activity is called "Warm-Up Centers". For details on this activity, please click the link "Warm-Up Centers."
Videos of Warm-Up Centers will be posted next week!
For the month of December, our unit of focus is Parachute Games and possibly beginning jump rope activities if time allows. I spend a few months on jump rope skills so if I do not have time this month we will focus on that in January and February.
I try to save the last 5-10 minutes of class for playing fun Christmas Games such as Reindeer Tag, Christmas Tree Tag, Candy Cane Tag, and the Christmas Match Game (link to this will at the end of the month).
Because of the snow, this was the first week many students forgot to bring their gym shoes. :-( If you would like to read about my no shoes policy, please click on the link: "No Shoes Worksheet".
Here is a video of 5th grade students doing their "No Shoes Worksheet".
Saturday, November 20, 2010
My Friday Classes
We sure keep busy during our 55 minute P.E. class. Yesterday's agenda was 1)Warm-Up (Switcharoo) 2) Thanksgiving Match Game and 3) Battleship.
My Friday classes really enjoyed the Thanksgiving Match Game, and we took a few minutes to sneak in a nutrition lesson! We discussed the difference between proteins, carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables and what each one does to help our bodies. We also identified everything on our "plate" (game board) and classified each item as protein (turkey), carbohydrate (stuffing), vegetables (mashed potatoes, green beans, corn) and fruit (cranberry sauce).
At the end of class during our review time, many of my 3rd graders agreed that they would try some new foods this Thanksgiving (maybe something they didn't like last year)! We talked about how our taste buds change as we get older and many of them gave me examples of things they like to eat now, but didn't like before. But, of course, some still cringed their noses at the thought of eating green bean casserole. :-)
We concluded the lesson with Battleship which is a game which involves a lot of catching and throwing. We've been practicing both of those skills since early October. Below are several videos of my Friday classes playing Thanksgiving Match Game and Battleship.
3rd graders playing the Thanksgiving Match Game:
Another 3rd grade clip:
2nd graders playing Thanksgiving Match Game:
2nd grade Battleship: Towards the end of the video, the one team's ship sunk (all their bowling pins were knocked down), so the "crew" sunk to the bottom of the ocean to do ABC Push-ups, then they will come back to set up their pins again and continue playing.
The kids on the scooters are "lifeboats" and they bring "cannonballs" back to their ship. The team on the blue mat just sank, so they were doing their push-ups, then came back to set up their pins.
My Friday classes really enjoyed the Thanksgiving Match Game, and we took a few minutes to sneak in a nutrition lesson! We discussed the difference between proteins, carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables and what each one does to help our bodies. We also identified everything on our "plate" (game board) and classified each item as protein (turkey), carbohydrate (stuffing), vegetables (mashed potatoes, green beans, corn) and fruit (cranberry sauce).
At the end of class during our review time, many of my 3rd graders agreed that they would try some new foods this Thanksgiving (maybe something they didn't like last year)! We talked about how our taste buds change as we get older and many of them gave me examples of things they like to eat now, but didn't like before. But, of course, some still cringed their noses at the thought of eating green bean casserole. :-)
We concluded the lesson with Battleship which is a game which involves a lot of catching and throwing. We've been practicing both of those skills since early October. Below are several videos of my Friday classes playing Thanksgiving Match Game and Battleship.
3rd graders playing the Thanksgiving Match Game:
Another 3rd grade clip:
2nd graders playing Thanksgiving Match Game:
2nd grade Battleship: Towards the end of the video, the one team's ship sunk (all their bowling pins were knocked down), so the "crew" sunk to the bottom of the ocean to do ABC Push-ups, then they will come back to set up their pins again and continue playing.
The kids on the scooters are "lifeboats" and they bring "cannonballs" back to their ship. The team on the blue mat just sank, so they were doing their push-ups, then came back to set up their pins.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
One of my favorite games!
For the past 2 months, we have been working on catching and throwing skills in P.E. class. Today we played a game which involved a lot of catching and throwing, and it happens to be one of my all time favorites! I call this game "Battleship". I got the idea from pecentral.org. They call the game "Sink the Ship". I have made a few changes to this game. If you would like to view the details of my throwing unit, please click here. If you would like to view my catching unit, please click here.
Battleship - video - 3rd grade: This video shows the Lifeboats (scooters) bringing cannonballs back to their ships.
Battleship - video - 5th grade: This video shows what the players do if their ship SINKS. (If all their bowling pins get knocked down). The "crew" sinks to the bottom of the ocean (the end of the gym), they all do ABC Push-ups, then they come back to their ship, set UP their pins and begin playing again.
Battleship - video - 2nd grade: This game is great for many grade levels. I even taught this to my Fab Five class last year!
Battleship - Video - 2nd grade: In this video, the student are setting UP for another round of the game. I give them 60 seconds to get a ball, set up pins, and choose a new person to ride their lifeboat. The groups who are ready in under 60 seconds earn a squad point (a reward system I use). I always give a TIME LIMIT for students to clean up/set up. This way they move quickly and no time is wasted! 60 seconds is generous.....usually kids can get ready in 30-45 seconds!
5th graders playing:
This team's ship sunk, so they are standing at the bottom of the ocean doing 10 jumping jacks. When they come back they may set their pins up again.
Battleship - video - 3rd grade: This video shows the Lifeboats (scooters) bringing cannonballs back to their ships.
Battleship - video - 5th grade: This video shows what the players do if their ship SINKS. (If all their bowling pins get knocked down). The "crew" sinks to the bottom of the ocean (the end of the gym), they all do ABC Push-ups, then they come back to their ship, set UP their pins and begin playing again.
Battleship - video - 2nd grade: This game is great for many grade levels. I even taught this to my Fab Five class last year!
Battleship - Video - 2nd grade: In this video, the student are setting UP for another round of the game. I give them 60 seconds to get a ball, set up pins, and choose a new person to ride their lifeboat. The groups who are ready in under 60 seconds earn a squad point (a reward system I use). I always give a TIME LIMIT for students to clean up/set up. This way they move quickly and no time is wasted! 60 seconds is generous.....usually kids can get ready in 30-45 seconds!
5th graders playing:
This team's ship sunk, so they are standing at the bottom of the ocean doing 10 jumping jacks. When they come back they may set their pins up again.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Thanksgiving Match Game - P.E. Fitness Activity
Thanksgiving Match Game
This game is a great fitness activity that also teaches students about food groups/nutrition. It is very easy to understand and it’s a lot of fun, so I played this game with ALL of my classes - ages Fab Five through 5th grade!
Video of 5th graders playing this game:
3rd graders playing Thanksgiving Match Game:
Equipment Needed:
3-5 buckets or small storage containers (to hold flashcards)
4-8 game boards (1 game board per 2-5 players....depending on how small of groups you want.) My game boards are plastic or paper plates with one of each card taped or glued to it.
50+ Thanksgiving flashcards (I made my own and laminated them-pictures of things we eat on Thanksgiving) Download Flashcards-click here
Description of game:
This is similar to a relay race. Each group is lined up on one end of the gym. One person from each group runs to get a flashcard from the buckets, which are placed at the opposite end of the gym. They may draw out ONE card, run back to their group and match the card to the picture on their game board. As soon as they get back, the next person begins running. Continue to take turns running to get cards until time is up.
There are SERVERAL ways to play this game.
Option 1: I prefer to play this game for about 5 minutes. After the time is up, students sit in their lines and I draw a card out from the container. If I draw out the picture of turkey, all groups count to see how many of that card they have. Whoever has the most of that card earns a point. I draw out 3 different cards to give 3 points. The next card might be mashed potatoes, so whoever has the most of that card earns a point. You may also change it to say whoever has the LEAST of a card (maybe the least pumpkin pie cards since that isn’t as healthy of a food).
If they draw the turkey card, but already have one on their gameboard, just put it on top to make a pile. The team that earns a point can choose an exercise for the rest of the class to perform (10 push-ups, 20 crunches, 20 jumping jacks, etc). I had the winning team roll foam dice to determine the number of exercises to do (7 jumping jacks, 3 push-ups, etc).
Option 2: This could be played as a bingo game. Give a point to whoever has a bingo after the time limit is up.
Option 3: Give a point to whoever has all of the vegetable side dishes (mashed potatoes, sweet pototoes, green beans, corn, etc). OR the most total vegetable cards.
Option 4: Give a point to whoever has the most protein on their plate/gameboard (count the turkey cards).
Option 5: Count total cards, give a point to whoever has the most cards (this means the group was running faster than other groups).
NOTES: Before, during, and/or after the game, discuss nutrition with the class. Discuss which items are proteins, carbs, or fruits/vegetables. Discuss their Thanksgiving family traditions...what do they eat on Thanksgiving? What is their favorite/least favorite? If there are foods they don’t like, will they try them again this year to see if they like them now? (encourage students to taste a variety of foods!).
Another video of 3rd graders playing this game:
This game is a great fitness activity that also teaches students about food groups/nutrition. It is very easy to understand and it’s a lot of fun, so I played this game with ALL of my classes - ages Fab Five through 5th grade!
Video of 5th graders playing this game:
3rd graders playing Thanksgiving Match Game:
Equipment Needed:
3-5 buckets or small storage containers (to hold flashcards)
4-8 game boards (1 game board per 2-5 players....depending on how small of groups you want.) My game boards are plastic or paper plates with one of each card taped or glued to it.
50+ Thanksgiving flashcards (I made my own and laminated them-pictures of things we eat on Thanksgiving) Download Flashcards-click here
Description of game:
This is similar to a relay race. Each group is lined up on one end of the gym. One person from each group runs to get a flashcard from the buckets, which are placed at the opposite end of the gym. They may draw out ONE card, run back to their group and match the card to the picture on their game board. As soon as they get back, the next person begins running. Continue to take turns running to get cards until time is up.
There are SERVERAL ways to play this game.
Option 1: I prefer to play this game for about 5 minutes. After the time is up, students sit in their lines and I draw a card out from the container. If I draw out the picture of turkey, all groups count to see how many of that card they have. Whoever has the most of that card earns a point. I draw out 3 different cards to give 3 points. The next card might be mashed potatoes, so whoever has the most of that card earns a point. You may also change it to say whoever has the LEAST of a card (maybe the least pumpkin pie cards since that isn’t as healthy of a food).
If they draw the turkey card, but already have one on their gameboard, just put it on top to make a pile. The team that earns a point can choose an exercise for the rest of the class to perform (10 push-ups, 20 crunches, 20 jumping jacks, etc). I had the winning team roll foam dice to determine the number of exercises to do (7 jumping jacks, 3 push-ups, etc).
Option 2: This could be played as a bingo game. Give a point to whoever has a bingo after the time limit is up.
Option 3: Give a point to whoever has all of the vegetable side dishes (mashed potatoes, sweet pototoes, green beans, corn, etc). OR the most total vegetable cards.
Option 4: Give a point to whoever has the most protein on their plate/gameboard (count the turkey cards).
Option 5: Count total cards, give a point to whoever has the most cards (this means the group was running faster than other groups).
NOTES: Before, during, and/or after the game, discuss nutrition with the class. Discuss which items are proteins, carbs, or fruits/vegetables. Discuss their Thanksgiving family traditions...what do they eat on Thanksgiving? What is their favorite/least favorite? If there are foods they don’t like, will they try them again this year to see if they like them now? (encourage students to taste a variety of foods!).
Another video of 3rd graders playing this game:
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