PE Activities K-12 Carli Alfriend-carli.alfriend@swcsd.us Tracy Dyer- tracy.dyer@swcsd.us Jennifer Oakes- jennifer.oakes@swcsd.us
Hula Hut Throw Down Skills: Throwing to target (k-5) or shooting (6-12) Directions: In the game there are 5 student positions: Scorer shoots baskets to score hula hoops Builder builds hula huts once their team scores 6 hoops Destroyer tries to throw a ball and knock down the opposing teams huts Protector protects the huts from being knocked down Gatherer Gathers balls from the other side for Scorers and Destroyers Rules: No guarding the target Any time you step over the midline when throwing = 60 seconds in the penalty box Allows for student choice this increases engagement and helps differentiate between multiple skill levels and interests The game is cyclical never ending game Strategy Modifications: Size of target Distance from target Types of throw
Exercise Bingo Uses: Warm-up or Fitness Activity Visit the website www.bingobaker.com and create a bingo card that contains a list of fitness activities, movements and actions that can be completed without equipment. Once completed you can print these for your students Step 2 Create a spinner with Wheel Decide. Spin the spinner you built, as activities appear on the screen, the students participate in that activity and then cross off the matching square on their bingo cards. Repeat with the second spin Continuing the process until a student wins the game of Fitness Bingo, by crossing off a complete row of fitness activities as shown below. OR Make your own!
Spikeball Equipment Modifications: regular spike ball, small gopher, or regular dodgeball Challenges: Complete ten passes in a row before moving to the next level. Pass to self below Chest Pass to self above Chest Combo of 1 & 2 Pass to self below chest Left, Right, Left, Right Pass to self below left right while jogging Pass with Partner Back and Forth- Only one hit at a time Pass to Self, then Partner- Two hits One partner passes above chest, one passes below chest-one hit each Opposite of above Pass while circling around the Net Team Cooperative Game
Reaction Balls- Agility, Athletic Stance, Reaction Equipment Modification: Airfoam Ball (k-2), Tennis Ball (2-5), Reaction Ball (Different sizes based on skill level, 6-12) Directions: One partner, a drop zone, and one/two reaction balls/ group Challenges (Individual or Partner): One bounce, Catch 3,2,1 catch 180 catch 360 catch 2 Reaction balls
Dice- Pyramid Activity Cross-curricular activity Add, subtract, or multiply Win- move ahead Lose- go through obstacle course and begin again
Monster Ball Equipment:(1-2) large Exercise Ball(s) and gatorskin balls Directions: Students will attempt to throw the small ball at the Monster Ball in order to make it move. Their goal is to try and get the Monster ball to cross the line on the opposing team s side of the square/circle/line. If the Monster Ball rolls outside of the designated area the opposing team s side will receive one point. Variations: Larger Class Sizes Try playing with 4 teams (Red, Blue, Green, Yellow) If the ball leaves the middle square area in your team s corner of the court you will receive one point Using Multiple Monster Balls Add in more than one ball and keep track of points as they cross the lines. Once they cross the other team s line they must stay out of the playing area and can t re-enter the game Strategies: Jamming the Monster Ball Hit the Monster Ball in the middle-top Use Teamwork Don t just stand there watching after you throw immediately go get a ball to throw again
Deck of Cards Uses: Warm-up, fitness activity, station, team relay Directions: Teacher picks 1 cardiovascular, upper body, and lower body exercise for students to rotate through. Each group/team draws a face down card and completes the number of repetitions of the exercise that are on the card. Example: Exercises chosen- Jumping jacks, sit ups, push ups. Card Drawn-9 of hearts= 9 Jumping Jacks Card Drawn- Jack of clubs= 10 Sit Ups Card Drawn- Ace of diamonds= 11 Push Ups Jack, Queen, King =10 Ace = 11
FIT Decks Uses: Class activity, small group, station, warm-up, team relay Modification: Beginner, Intermediate and Advance levels
Fitness Stations Uses: Elementary- k-2 practice skills 3-12 - Track progress and set goals (every month, every nine weeks, or 3 times a year Variations: Blue vs White Trial 1/Trial 2 Personal Best 2 week fitness challenge
Station # Exercise What to Look For Blue White 1 Push Ups Arms at 90 Degrees 2 Sit Ups Hands across chest 3 Ski Jumps Feet Together 4 Wall Jumps Continuously jumping 5 Flutter Kicks Straight Legs 6 Medicine Ball Sit Ups Sitting all the way up 7 Mountain Climbers Body stays straight 8 Jump Rope 2 Feet Using 2 feet 9 Russian Twists Back and legs off the ground 10 Squats Knees behind toes 11 Jump Rope 1 foot Using the same 1 foot 12 Dips Only one leg bent
Capture the Flag Set-up: -Split the kids into 2 even teams. -Divide the playing area in half- use the cones to mark off an area that will be the prison and an area that will house the flag (I use hula hoops) Goal: -The object of the game is to steal the other team s flag and bring it over the center line to your side without getting tagged. -Anyone who is on the other team s side, and is tagged by a member of that team, MUST go immediately to prison. -To be saved from prison, someone from your team must make it all the way to you without being tagged -You can only save one person from prison at a time -You cannot pass/throw the flag to another member of your team. -If someone tries to steal the flag, and is caught before crossing the centerline, then that person goes to prison and the flag goes back inside the safe zone.
Ultimate Games (frisbee, football, etc..) Equipment: Any ball and pinnies Directions: Divide the group into equal teams. One team tries to make it down the field into their endzone to score. You are not allowed to move with the object. You must catch the object in the endzone to score. Variations: 3 catch 3 catch with defense Full game utilizing endzones
Yoga Uses: class activity, warm-up, cool-down, station, Movement routine Directions: In a group students create a yoga movement routine for standard 1A using the fit deck cards or yoga packet. OR Great cool down to re-enter normal classes. Create a simple routine Change the routine every month or nine weeks
KanJam -2 v. 2 -Partners alternate throwing and deflecting a flying disc. -One partner throws the flying disc and the other partner redirects
Mission Impossible Grades 2-12 The mission is to move from starting point to ending point without touching the floor. Give each team multiple items. I recently did this with a cone, two poly spots, a scooter, rope, hula hoop, and mat. Students will HAVE to work together COOPERATION!