Base Games

This Week will be starting our base games unit.

3rd to 6th Grade
We will be starting with Kickball this week. The students will be using previously learned skills such as catching, rolling, throwing and kicking during the game of Kickball. They will also use defensive and offensive strategies to make plays and score during the game. Everyone gets a turn to kick and play in the field.

K-2nd Grade
This week we are starting one base kickball. It is a modified kickball game to introduce the students to the game of Kickball. The students will use throwing, rolling, catching and kicking skills in this game as well. They will learn directional skills and defensive and offensive skills to make plays and score during the game. Each student will get a turn to kick and play in the field.

Volleyball Skills/Games

      The next two weeks we will be diving into our volleyball unit.  The students (K-6) will be learning volleyball skills such as bumping, setting, and serving.  They will also be engaged in competitive activities that highlight the skills developed such as serving competition and one bounce games.  Adaptations such as softer, bigger, and lighter volleyballs will be used to make accommodations for all skill levels.

Backyard Games/ Shuttle Run

K-6

This week we are teaching different backyard games to our students. Some of the games include Corn Hole, Ladder Golf, Potato Sack Races, Horseshoes, and Washers. We also incorporated mini golf as well. Since the weather is going to start getting warmer we want to give our students some different activities that they can play outside.

We are also administering a fitness test this week. The fitness test is the Shuttle Run. The Shuttle Run assesses the students' agility or how fast they can change direction. Agility is a skill that almost every sport uses. This is one of the many skills that we assess.

Next week grades 3-6 will be working on volleyball skills. The younger grades will be working on lower level volleyball skills with the use of a beach ball.

Throwing and Catching Games

This week all the students will be playing sink the ship (grades K-6).  Sink the ship is a cooperative throwing and catching game which involves team work, offensive, and defensive strategy.  The students will be split into 8 different teams in which they have to knock the opposing teams pins down to "sink their ship".

Week 23

3-6 Grade

This week, students in third through sixth grade will be using the skills from the previous week in game play. They will be broken up into small teams to play in small sided games of hockey. The games will last about 3-5 minutes each.

K-2nd Grade

The students in kindergarten through second grade will be starting the class off with a game of Pac Man tag. This tag game will be used to warm up the students' muscles. Then they will be working on advancing their hockey skills. The students will work on dribbling in free space, goalie challenges and passing to a partner.

This week will conclude our hockey unit. Next week we will be moving onto throwing and catching skills.

Week 22

Grades K-6 will all be learning floor hockey skills such as dribbling the puck, shooting, and passing.  Along with floor hockey skills the students will be demonstrating their flexibility for a fitness test grade conducted through the sit and reach test.  The class will be set up in a stations style approach consisting of 1. the sit and reach test, 2. partner pass, 3. goalie challenge, 4. target wall shoot, 5. Relay race dribbling, and finally 6. Dribble zig zag race.  

Week 21

Grades 3-6
This week we will be working on badminton skills. This is a new skill for our students and a new sport that they have not been exposed to during physical education classes before. The students are going to be learning different ways to pass the birdie with badminton rackets, different serves, and how to move during game play.

Grades K-2nd
This week the students will be working with scoopers and hula hoops. We will be going over different skills and tricks to use with the scoopers. Some skills and tricks include tossing with a partner, tossing up and spinning while catching it. With the hula hoops we will be teaching and going over different skills such as jump roping with the hula hoops, hoping in and out of the hula hoops, etc.

Ms. B and I hope the students are excited and enjoy physical education class! Next week we will be starting floor hockey skills.