Sunshine. Smiles. Physical Activity. Working on skills. Good times.
Monday, October 28, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
"Outside" P.E. in October!
Usually from early October to mid May, P.E. classes in Oregon are in the gym. So I love to teach P.E. classes outside as much as possible the rest of the year.
This week...I couldn't resist. First time in 14 years I have taught P.E. outside during the 4th week of October.
The students have been great sports. Younger kids have been working on foot skills and locomotor skills while moving around pumpkins and keeping their treasure from pirates. Older students have been using their improving foot skills in group games.
Take a look...
This week...I couldn't resist. First time in 14 years I have taught P.E. outside during the 4th week of October.
The students have been great sports. Younger kids have been working on foot skills and locomotor skills while moving around pumpkins and keeping their treasure from pirates. Older students have been using their improving foot skills in group games.
Take a look...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Hroniss Grasu article
"It's what he (grandpa) and my dad taught me - to treat people the way you want to be treated, no matter who the person is. Treat them with respect. Don't put people down. Always think about what you are doing..." -Hroniss Grasu
Graus (#55) plays center for the Oregon Ducks football team. Many teammates call him the most important player on the team - the glue guy. The Oregonian ran a fascinating article about him last week.
http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2013/10/oregons_hroniss_grasu_draws_on.html
Beavers fan, Ducks fan, no fan...doesn't matter. Great article to read as a family and discuss. Also, if you haven't read the Darlington Nagbe article from an earlier post, it is another worthwhile article to read as a family.
(I am a platypus. I root for both the Ducks and Beavers. I grew up in Washington and was raised a Cougars fan. I graduated from Gonzaga University so I am a Bulldog at heart.)
Graus (#55) plays center for the Oregon Ducks football team. Many teammates call him the most important player on the team - the glue guy. The Oregonian ran a fascinating article about him last week.
http://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/index.ssf/2013/10/oregons_hroniss_grasu_draws_on.html
Beavers fan, Ducks fan, no fan...doesn't matter. Great article to read as a family and discuss. Also, if you haven't read the Darlington Nagbe article from an earlier post, it is another worthwhile article to read as a family.
(I am a platypus. I root for both the Ducks and Beavers. I grew up in Washington and was raised a Cougars fan. I graduated from Gonzaga University so I am a Bulldog at heart.)
Thursday, October 10, 2013
October P.E. Plans
Remember when you learned how to jump rope or hula hoop?
I do. Second grade...after two years of trying. Let's be honest, right now hundreds of students here can hula better than me.
Remember the feeling when you finally could do the skill?
Recently, the first graders were taught the "tricks" to being able to jump rope and hula hoop. They also had the opportunity to practice and show their stuff! For most first graders at this point in the school year, it is tough (yours truly couldn't do it until second grade). Many are excited and nervous. Some get easily frustrated.
The lesson here is to keep trying. If you quit, you will never do it. If you keep trying, you WILL be able to do it. And boy, when you finally do it........!!!
One of the many joys of being a P.E. teacher is seeing the pure joy and excitement a child has when they finally achieve something they previously thought to be incredibly hard or impossible. Priceless!!!
Wow, and the wonders it does to confidence and how a child handles the next difficult task they encounter! (more pics at end of the post)
FOOT DRIBBLING AND KICKING
Learning Targets (Goals) for Skill introduction/development/improvement
Foot Dribble under control and keep the ball close.
Use ALL parts of your feet when foot dribbling...and both feet!
Use your body to shield the ball.
Use the sides (mostly inside) of your foot when you kick.
Lock your ankle when you kick.
Plant your non-kicking foot when you kick.
Use foot dribbling and kicking in a game.
Activities include Pinball Soccer, Soccer Ball Tag, Numbers Soccer, Crazy Ball Soccer, and Kickball.
LOCO-MOTOR SKILLS
Learning Targets (Goals) for Skill introduction/development/improvement
Step & Jump while alternating foot while you skip.
One foot in front, one in back while you gallop.
Activities include Pumpkin Patch and more.
FITNESS CONCEPTS - Changes that happen to your body during and after exercise. Exercises and which areas of the body to they help. Names of large muscle groups.
Learning Targets (Goals) for Skill introduction/development/improvement
Identify 5 changes that happen to your body while you are exercising and how can you tell.
Identify benefits of those changes.
Identify major muscle groups.
Activities include daily All-Star Warm-ups & Core Exercises, Goblin Tag, Crows & Scarecrows Tag and more.
MANIPULATIVE SKILLS - Jump Ropes, Hula Hoops, Spin Jammers
Learning Targets (Goals) for Skill introduction/development/improvement
I can spin the rope big and wide.
I can jump when "I see the rope" in front of my eyes.
I can "keep moving" when I hula around different body parts.
I can spin a disc on my finger nail(s).
Other games and skills include Climbing Rope, Wall Ball, Tetherball, Stilt Walking, and Split Bench Ball.
*Other games, activities, and goals may be mixed in based on time, development levels, or adjustments.
I do. Second grade...after two years of trying. Let's be honest, right now hundreds of students here can hula better than me.
Remember the feeling when you finally could do the skill?
Recently, the first graders were taught the "tricks" to being able to jump rope and hula hoop. They also had the opportunity to practice and show their stuff! For most first graders at this point in the school year, it is tough (yours truly couldn't do it until second grade). Many are excited and nervous. Some get easily frustrated.
The lesson here is to keep trying. If you quit, you will never do it. If you keep trying, you WILL be able to do it. And boy, when you finally do it........!!!
One of the many joys of being a P.E. teacher is seeing the pure joy and excitement a child has when they finally achieve something they previously thought to be incredibly hard or impossible. Priceless!!!
Wow, and the wonders it does to confidence and how a child handles the next difficult task they encounter! (more pics at end of the post)
October P.E. Plans
FOOT DRIBBLING AND KICKING
Learning Targets (Goals) for Skill introduction/development/improvement
Foot Dribble under control and keep the ball close.
Use ALL parts of your feet when foot dribbling...and both feet!
Use your body to shield the ball.
Use the sides (mostly inside) of your foot when you kick.
Lock your ankle when you kick.
Plant your non-kicking foot when you kick.
Use foot dribbling and kicking in a game.
Activities include Pinball Soccer, Soccer Ball Tag, Numbers Soccer, Crazy Ball Soccer, and Kickball.
LOCO-MOTOR SKILLS
Learning Targets (Goals) for Skill introduction/development/improvement
Step & Jump while alternating foot while you skip.
One foot in front, one in back while you gallop.
Activities include Pumpkin Patch and more.
FITNESS CONCEPTS - Changes that happen to your body during and after exercise. Exercises and which areas of the body to they help. Names of large muscle groups.
Learning Targets (Goals) for Skill introduction/development/improvement
Identify 5 changes that happen to your body while you are exercising and how can you tell.
Identify benefits of those changes.
Identify major muscle groups.
Activities include daily All-Star Warm-ups & Core Exercises, Goblin Tag, Crows & Scarecrows Tag and more.
MANIPULATIVE SKILLS - Jump Ropes, Hula Hoops, Spin Jammers
Learning Targets (Goals) for Skill introduction/development/improvement
I can spin the rope big and wide.
I can jump when "I see the rope" in front of my eyes.
I can "keep moving" when I hula around different body parts.
I can spin a disc on my finger nail(s).
Other games and skills include Climbing Rope, Wall Ball, Tetherball, Stilt Walking, and Split Bench Ball.
*Other games, activities, and goals may be mixed in based on time, development levels, or adjustments.
Monday, October 7, 2013
P.A.C.E.
P.A.C.E. stands for Physical Activity Choices to Enjoy.
These activities are student-centered and allow students to work at their own pace. Each activity provided during P.A.C.E. time is a physical skill students have either learned and practiced this year or in P.E. classes from the years past. Students choose which activities they would like to improve on.
Their goal during P.A.C.E. time is to work towards proficiency at as many skills as they would like! I encourage students to not only work on skills they may already be proficient at, but skills where they could use lots of improvement.
P.E. students in Grades 2-5 had their first P.A.C.E. time last week. Grades 4-5 had the opportunity to work on jump roping, rope climbing, hula hooping, basketball shooting, hand dribbling, stilts walking, push-ups, sit-ups, hand plank for time, spin jamming, and scoops catch. Grades 2-3 had the same skills except stilts walking. Grade 1 will begin P.A.C.E. time in a few months.
Students use a P.A.C.E. Scorecard to record any skill or progression of a skill they achieved during P.A.C.E. time. This way they can track where their skill is for each skill.
It was exciting to see so many students get so thrilled about what they just achieved, especially if it was a newly acquired skill!
Students, tell your parents about which skills you worked on during P.A.C.E. time!
Parents, ask you student(s) about which skills they worked on during P.A.C.E. time!
These activities are student-centered and allow students to work at their own pace. Each activity provided during P.A.C.E. time is a physical skill students have either learned and practiced this year or in P.E. classes from the years past. Students choose which activities they would like to improve on.
Their goal during P.A.C.E. time is to work towards proficiency at as many skills as they would like! I encourage students to not only work on skills they may already be proficient at, but skills where they could use lots of improvement.
P.E. students in Grades 2-5 had their first P.A.C.E. time last week. Grades 4-5 had the opportunity to work on jump roping, rope climbing, hula hooping, basketball shooting, hand dribbling, stilts walking, push-ups, sit-ups, hand plank for time, spin jamming, and scoops catch. Grades 2-3 had the same skills except stilts walking. Grade 1 will begin P.A.C.E. time in a few months.
Students use a P.A.C.E. Scorecard to record any skill or progression of a skill they achieved during P.A.C.E. time. This way they can track where their skill is for each skill.
It was exciting to see so many students get so thrilled about what they just achieved, especially if it was a newly acquired skill!
Students, tell your parents about which skills you worked on during P.A.C.E. time!
Parents, ask you student(s) about which skills they worked on during P.A.C.E. time!
4th & 5th Grade P.A.C.E. Scorecard
2nd & 3rd Grade P.A.C.E. Scorecard
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Darlington Nagbe article
Many of the students know I am a big Portland Timbers fan.
I am also a fan of "complete" athletes. "Complete" athletes are players who excel in their physical skills, but always want to improve. "Complete" athletes also excel with top-notch sportsmanship and effort.
After reading this article from The Oregonian, I believe the Timbers' Darlington Nagbe is a "complete" athlete.
http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2013/10/nagbe_profile.html
Read it with your kids (sports fans and non-sports fans). You don't have to be a soccer fan or sports fan to enjoy it. Some great topics to discuss!
My favorite quote from the article...
"I'd take being a better person over a better player any day." - Darlington Nagbe
I am also a fan of "complete" athletes. "Complete" athletes are players who excel in their physical skills, but always want to improve. "Complete" athletes also excel with top-notch sportsmanship and effort.
After reading this article from The Oregonian, I believe the Timbers' Darlington Nagbe is a "complete" athlete.
http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ssf/2013/10/nagbe_profile.html
Read it with your kids (sports fans and non-sports fans). You don't have to be a soccer fan or sports fan to enjoy it. Some great topics to discuss!
My favorite quote from the article...
"I'd take being a better person over a better player any day." - Darlington Nagbe
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