Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Hoops Hoops!!

So, for 2 weeks we honed our skills with the basketball....we talked about the history of the sport, how it evolved, the different sizes of the balls, and techniques to be successful.  Kids worked on dribbling with BOTH hands, not just favoring the dominant hand....AND we worked on shooting stance and form.  Some classes played 4 team shootout while others played super-knockout.

 

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Have a little HEART!!

The Heart Course is here!!  I have so many student come back to visit and ask if we still do this unit....they LOVED it!  Students play "red blood cells" in the body carrying Oxygen or Waste thru the heart which is spread out over the floor.  Red means they have Oxygen and Blue means they are carrying waste.  Students navigate around an obstacle course in a slow, medium and fast manner....much like our hearts to simulate different activities.  Then, students check their heart rate to see if they are in the target zone.




Trick Or Treat Time!!!

So, in prep for the halloween season we played a week of "ARMY/NAVY" or "Simon Says", but with halloween words!  Students would act out "Dracula", "Bat", "Haunted House" and so forth as quickly as possible.  Some moves they did alone while other required 2-3 people to complete!

Monday, December 10, 2018

Challenge Activities








Challenge Anyone?

So...kiddos were working on Challenge activities next with a whole class objective to solve puzzles.  The fist of which was "shipwreck" in which students must get their whole class on tires (lifeboats) before the 10 minute time limit ran out.  Some classes did it in under a MINUTE!!
Top times:
3rd grade
:37 Gillespie
:39 Danley/Redmon
4th grade
:37 Wenzel
:35 Sullivan
:38 Wenzel
5th grade
:36 Lamich
:43 Lambert
1:09 Kuhl/Carey
Then we moved on to the river crossing.....classes were challenged to get "across" the raging river before winter fell. They had limited resources and could not touch the gym floor!!!
Top times are:
7:56 Proffitt 3rd
4:08 Sullivan 4th
1:16 Kuehl/Carey 1:16