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“The journey is more important than the destination”
Introductory Activities
Four sides- Students perform various
locomotor movements on each side of the boundary line. Four different
activities, such as walk, jog, skip, slide, gallop, etc.
High Fives- Students perform locomotor movements while
music is playing; give high fives to classmates when it stops. Can add
variations such as low fives, high tens, low tens, etc.
Meet Me in the Middle- Partners jog back and forth to
middle of gym a do high fives, high tens, etc.
Jump and Jog- Partners split up, one jumps rope in the
middle or performs jumping jacks while their partner jogs around the perimeter.
Partner Duck, Duck, Goose- Partners tap each other on
the shoulder alternately saying, duck, duck, duck, the partner that says
goose runs tries to run to their end line without being tagged.
Indy 500- Have students stand in a circle. Number off
by 4’s, 5’s or 6’s. Call out a number, all students
that are that number race one lap around the circle.
The Freezer- Give selected students either a blue, red
and yellow beanbag or deck ring, Blue is the freezer, Red is the Defroster,
Yellow is the Stinger. This is a tag game. The freezer is trying to freeze
all classmates, the defroster is setting them free and the stinger is
trying to tag the defroster. Choose 2-3 defrosters at a time.
High Rollers(groups of 2)- Students each roll one die(dice)
into a hoop, the higher number chases the lower number to a designated
spot. Points can be scored if the tagger catches the runner.
War(groups of 2)- Students deal out an entire deck of
cards, which are placed face down, cards are turned one by one. High card
chases the low card to the designated spot. Specialty cards are the face
cards. Partners each perform the designated skill according the number
on the second card. If two faces are turned up, choose one activity of
the two ten times.
Tunnels(whole group)- Designate two different groups,
one group will begin in down position, the other group is up. Down students
perform a body balance activity while the other group jogs and crawls
under.
Lower Elementary Skills
Fundamental motor skills
Movement concepts
Fundamental motor skills
Manipulative skills
Specialized motor skills
Body management
Rhythmic movement
Gymnastic skills
Game skills
Fitness and Skill Enhancing Activities
Dog Pound- Dog catchers roll balls
at dogs while performing a variety of locomotor movement activities. Dogs
that are hit go the pound to perform fitness development activity.
Musical Spots/Hoops- Student move to spots/hoops randomly
placed around floor. Moving on signal, stop and perform various balance
stunts on the spots or in the hoops.
Crazy Cones- Students set up or tip over cones as they
move around the gym floor.
Crazy Cups- Students play crazy cone but up stack and
down stack 3 or 6 stacks of Speed Stacks stacking cups as they move.
Continuous kickball (Bonkerball)- Students are involved
in multiple, small-sided games using kicking, fielding and throwing skills.
The Circulation Game- Students play the role of a red
blood cell, moving on red and blue lines (arteries and veins), through
the heart and lungs to various body parts. Students exchange oxygen for
carbon dioxide after performing an activity focused on that body part.
Upper Elementary Activities-Sport Skills
Basketball
All class keep away- Each student dribbles a ball while
trying to knock balls away from classmates.
Four Corner Keepaway- Four students form a square with
a fifth player standing in the middle. Players try to keep the ball away
from the player in the middle. The middle player can get out of the middle
3 ways, interception, ball hits ground (last to touch it is in) or if
they tag the person with the ball.
Team Hoop Guard- Teams try to get a koosh ball into the
oppositions hula hoop. Player may not run with the ball. The ball changes
possession when it hits the ground or is intercepted.
Football
Ultimate Football- Played like ultimate Frisbee with
footballs. You may vary format, i.e., students may run with ball, use
flag belts, etc.
Hockey
Super Sideline Hockey- Two teams spread out on opposite
sidelines. Select half of each team to be active players on the floor,
the other half are sideline players. The sideline is the goal line, active
players pass to the sideline players. Sideline players shoot the ball
(puck) across the other sideline. Use multiple balls or pucks so all players
are active and developing skills.
Mass Hockey- Two teams, one goal and goalie for each
team. Use 6-8 balls or pucks. Change goalies every 2 minutes.
Soccer
6 Ball Soccer- This lead up game is played like actual
soccer using 6 balls. The entire class plays on the same field, 2 goalies
per team, switch goalies every 3 minutes.
Knock off soccer- Player play regular soccer, but try
to knock a whiffle ball off of a poly spot to score points.
Softball
Alaskan Softball- Divide teams into 5-6 players each.
The batting team hits the ball into the field of play and the batter runs
around his/her team as many times as they can until each player on the
fielding teams has touched the ball.
Track & Field (Cross Country)
Magic Marker Mania- Spread a number of cones throughout
the playing area and hide different color magic markers under some of
them. Have students get into teams of 3 and give a small scrap of paper
to one of the players, this player is the captain. On the signal, players
run and look for markers, only the captains may touch the markers. Once
all of the colors are marked on the paper by a team, the entire team reports
to the instructor to have their sheets checked for accuracy. The second
round is an individual activity where each student has his or her own
sheet and plays the game independently.
Volleyball
Volley Up- (PE Central Challenge www.pecentral.com)-Students
get into groups of 3. The object is to keep a ball going with 10 consecutive
hits, each player must touch the ball twice.
No look Volleyball- Clothespin shower curtains to the net so
player cannot see on the other side. Use trainer volleyballs or beach
balls to practice skills on getting the ball back over the net.
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