Thursday, December 13, 2012
The Grinch
The Grinch has stolen all the toys and brought them to his cave. The Who's are attempting to retrieve all of the stolen presents. They are traveling on three different obstacle courses to the Grinch's cave. We are working on a number of different prepositions on the way - under, over, around, through, across, etc. When they get to the cave they take one present and balance it on their head, shoulder, arm, back or other body part, and make their way back to Whoville. The Christmas music is playing, the kids are having fun and their getting a great workout, what could be better? Click on the picture to see many more photos of our students in action.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Omnikin
We're in the middle of our Omnikin unit. We love this unit because it promotes teamwork, tolerance and cooperation. The lead-up games are fun and active and our students really enjoy them. Who wouldn't want to punch, kick or carry that huge ball. Click on the picture to see many of our students in action.
.jpg)
.jpg)
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Vacation Stations
The week before students have a break we provide them with opportunities to choose their challenge in physical education class. Students may freely move to different areas of the gym and participate in a variety of different activities.
The activities include foam stick floor hockey, pin-ball, jump rope, snurdle, hula hoops, scooters, pump cars, cuckoo cars, roller racers, climbing wall, climbing rope, basketball, etc.
Another activity that is available to them and is new to our school is walking a slack-line This is similar to a walking on a tightrope. We have installed it between two volleyball poles in the gym and it is about 18 inches off of the ground. This is proving to be a tremendous challenge for our students. Many are putting in some great effort trying to improve their performance.
We have found that during these type of classes, where students are given choices, that they become very engaged and participation levels and intensity of workout increases. Many leave at the end of class sweating, with red faces and worked muscles.
Check out some of the students below.
The activities include foam stick floor hockey, pin-ball, jump rope, snurdle, hula hoops, scooters, pump cars, cuckoo cars, roller racers, climbing wall, climbing rope, basketball, etc.
Another activity that is available to them and is new to our school is walking a slack-line This is similar to a walking on a tightrope. We have installed it between two volleyball poles in the gym and it is about 18 inches off of the ground. This is proving to be a tremendous challenge for our students. Many are putting in some great effort trying to improve their performance.
We have found that during these type of classes, where students are given choices, that they become very engaged and participation levels and intensity of workout increases. Many leave at the end of class sweating, with red faces and worked muscles.
Check out some of the students below.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)