Trick or Treat Relay - Halloween Game for P.E. class!

This week I did the "Trick or Treat Relay" with my classes as an activity at the end of class.  They all loved it!  This is a great game for all elementary age groups.  With K-2nd grade I always begin by first making sure they all understand what a relay means (taking turns doing something....being on a team, etc).  I also give points on my Squad Chart (see Rainbow Squad Chart) to teams who are following directions, listening, etc.  When a squad gets 10 points, I give them a small prize like a sticker or eraser.  We use squads for many other things in PE.....more on that later.

Click here for a printable direction page for the Trick or Treat Relay!  Please remember to make teams small, no more than four students so they are not waiting in line very long.  We want our students moving and exercising as much as possible during P.E. class!

Click here for a link to my blog post from last year's Trick or Treat Relay - with pictures!

Fitness Test Certificates for P.E.

Do you do fitness testing with your P.E. classes?  If so, check out my "store" on teacherspayteachers.com.  I have many certificates for the mile run, sit-ups, push-ups, sit and reach, and the shuttle run.  I also have improvement awards and certificates for other skills.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Carly3

Halloween games for P.E. class!

Please follow these links for fun Halloween Games!

Trick or Treat Tag
Hide and Seek Trick or Treat Tag 
Candy Corn and Pumpkin Tag

Squad or Team Chart for PE class

Fellow PE teachers - here is a document I created to keep track of squad spots and/or teams.  I used the colors of the rainbow to organize groups of 5.  Just fill in student's names in the boxes!  Here is the link - Rainbow Squad Chart.

Hope everyone's year is off to a great start!

PE Certificates/Awards for fitness testing and skills tests!

I recently created a "store" on teacherspayteachers.com!   If you are looking for printable certificates for PE class, please check out my store at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Carly3.

I offer a FREE printable certificate for the MILE RUN.  It prints four per page.  I print them on bright colored paper and the kids love them!  I have certificates for fitness testing for each event ($1 each), or the better deal is to buy the "SET" of fitness certificates for $5.  I also have SKILLS certificates and GOOD BEHAVIOR certificates.  :-)

P.E. Catching Lesson for Homeschoolers (Catching Web Quest)

I had the pleasure of meeting a very nice family yesterday who are homeschooling their three elementary aged children. I was telling the mother about my blog and web site (http://carlyspegames.weebly.com) as it could be used as a resource for her.

This summer I took a technology class for my master's degree, and created a Web Quest as my final project. My web quest is a great tool for homeschoolers, or to be used as PE homework for school children. Please click on this link to participate in my free catching web quest!  The left side of the page has a list of tabs to click on (introduction, task, process, evaluation, conclusion and teacher page).  Older students can navigate for themselves, or parents can help read the directions.

http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=202680

By participating in this catching web quest, children meet many content standards for physical education and also technology!   Hope you enjoy it!

Elementary PE Lesson - Batting/Tball, Sink the Ship "Battleship", Couch Potato Tag, and Puppy Tag

Last week the students said goodbye to Mr. Gietzen, our student teacher.  He did a great job and we wish him the best!  Thank you Mr. Gietzen!

The last few weeks of PE have consisted of the following activities:
1)  T-ball / Batting practice (see pics below).  This worked great for all of my classes - we set up "batting cages" for students and the kids got lots of individual practice.
2)  "Battleship"/Sink the Ship (Throwing/Catching/Rolling game) - TK and K played this game.
3)   Dr. Mario -2nd grade
4)  Review of first semester skills
5)  I hope to play "Capture the Flag", or Parachute Games with 2nd graders on Monday, and also pass out PE Certificates.

Puppy Tag - 2nd Grade - with MUSIC "Who Let the Dogs Out".
Students are "puppies" and start the game in their "cage" (the floor mats).  The "dog catchers" are the taggers.   They have a noodle piece used for tagging.  If a puppy is tagged, they go back to their cage.

Mr. Gietzen's (student teacher) last day teaching.....the staff at ECC had a luncheon and he brought his super sweet girlfriend.  Thanks for all of your help this semester! We will miss you!

TK class played "Sink the Ship/Battleship".

Student in her "batting cage" practicing hitting a ball off a tee with a lollipop paddle.

Batting cage set up for 2nd graders - We had 3 students per group.  One hitter (gave 3 swings), one catcher, one outfielder.  They rotated very nicely and each player had several turns playing all 3 positions.

Picture of 2nd grade student batting.

Another view of the batting cage set-up for 2nd graders.

Lollipop paddles and medium/tall cones work great for teaching batting to young children!  Each child had their own "batting cage".  We stood up tall mats to accomplish this, which worked great to give each child their own space and protection.

Videos of COUCH POTATO TAG with Mr. Gietzen (student teacher). Tagged players had to go be a "couch potato" and sit on a mat and wait for the helper to bring them a foam fruit or veggie. Between rounds of this game we took a minute to talk about good nutrition and identified what is a fruit or vegetable.


TK class playing "SINK THE SHIP", AKA. BATTLESHIP