P.E. at Home

08/13/2021

I never really liked slides for P.E., but today these kids turned the slide into a competitive game of monkey see, monkey do! Don't forget to stick the landing!

08/04/2021

I'm thinking of all the skills I want to try with this. Throwing, kicking, maybe a slingshot? Endless possibilities and easy to make!

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07/30/2021

Playing four square can be a challenge with a 7 and 4 year old. Here are some modifications we played around with:
Allow players to catch the ball after one bounce.
Allow two bounces before hitting.
We did well allowing the youngest to catch and the 7 year old two bounces.
How would you change it up?

10/22/2020

Haunted House
We just created this game. I really like it!

10/01/2020

Fitness Tic Tac Toe
I was looking for a Tic Tac Toe board with fitness activities, but I found this and thought it was important to share now.
To play Fitness Tic Tac Toe- fill the boxes with exercises to complete before placing you X or O on the board. Three in a row wins!

09/30/2020

Don't have any dice for your games? Try this:

09/29/2020

Random Card Generator
Now you can do fitness games with playing cards on YouTube!
Pick 4 exercises- 1 for each suit. The number on the card is the number of reps of that exercise.
Pause the video to stop on a card.

Pick a card! Stop the video to choose a random playing card from a full deck. This card generator is perfect for games of luck and chance. Perhaps even show ...

09/25/2020

Dum Dum Da Da
This is a silly one my students laugh at. Sit on the floor. Sing dum dum da da to the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Tap your knees for Dum. Tap the floor for Da. Let children pick 2 new movements to switch with tapping.

09/24/2020

Rock, Paper, Scissors
Play rock, paper, scissors. Winner runs around the yard while the loser does jumping jacks until the winner comes back.

09/19/2020

Today we added creative art to our outdoor play time.

09/19/2020

TGIF
Celebrate the weekend with a dance creation. This time create a dance that has a football theme. Pick any song to dance to.

09/18/2020

Exploring Shapes
Make your body as big as you stretch it. Can you cover the whole square? Can you reach from one side all the way to the other?
Make your body as small as you can.
Jump from square to square in a pattern.
Jump sideways left to right over the blue square.
Walk the tight rope on the yellow square.