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what do you have kids do if they don't wear sneakers? K-4

Posted By: Tracy Perl on Thu, Aug 19, 2010 11:13 PM| Views: 1241
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Could anyone please give me some ideas about what you do if kids forget to wear sneakers eiother the first, second, or possibly third time??

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Tommy wrote: on Aug 20, 2010 12:31 PM
i have them participate regardless. i'm not their parent, i'm their physical educator. after one PE class, they will learn to wear more comfortable shoes. not having "proper" shoes is not a good enough excuse for me to get out of what i had planned for them. we have a tub of loaners if a child forgot to wear proper shoes and wants to.
Joe A. wrote: on Aug 20, 2010 12:39 PM
I have them participate as much as their shoes will allow.  Often, that means full participation.  If the shoes are a safety hazard (flip flops during soccer) then they sit out.  If it becomes a constant issue, I'll send a note home.
Timothy Best wrote: on Aug 20, 2010 08:11 PM
I have old shoes and socks (I washed them) and the children can choose from them.  I started my collection from old discarded shoes that my own kids had outgrown but were nicer than the ones I still wear!  ;)
Tracy Perl wrote: on Aug 21, 2010 01:29 AM
All sound good, but don't some of you worry about getting sued if they don't have proper athletic wear on and they get injured during class?
KyleIL wrote: on Aug 21, 2010 12:29 PM
If the parents can't afford them I'll make an exception.Usually kids will walk for the class period or give them PE related assignments on paper! This usually helps them remember to bring their shoes!
Tommy wrote: on Aug 21, 2010 10:38 PM
i don't think that would be much of a lawsuit
Michael McClintock wrote: on Aug 25, 2010 04:21 PM
I give my students an alternate activity walking stairs or jumping jacks for the whole period. If I have a student  who I feel is forgetting on purpose because they just don't want to participate, I give them a typed sport packet (3-4 pages- Rules, History of the game, famous athletes, Olympics). Thjey have to copy the whole packet and answer a series of questions about it even if they have to take it home and finish. They usually have their shoes from then on.
Robin Walker wrote: on Aug 30, 2010 07:49 PM
I have them wear a pedometer and walk laps for a designated time frame.  Using the steps accumulated I have them fill out a worksheet the last 5 minutes.  I also send a half sheet not home to parents that states what days of the week they need gym shoes and how many times they have forgotten this semester.  Upon forgetting shoes the 3rd time in a semester the student also recieves a "Red Paw".  The kids at my school hate getting "Red Paws" and that normally takes care of it.
lauren broadway wrote: on Sep 07, 2010 06:08 PM
I have a sheet that students fill out, have their parents sign and bring back if they can't play in their shoes. They answer about five questions about why they're sitting out, how they feel about it, what game we were playing...etc.  I only have them fill out the form if they come and tell me that they'd prefer the alternative assignment rather than play in their shoes.  If I can find something else for them to do such as be a score keeeper then I have them do that.  I don't have too much of a problem with this though. 
Brad Britton wrote: on Nov 17, 2010 06:40 PM
I have some colored folders with pictures of exercises/stretches and # of reps inside that have been laminated over.  Students not wearing proper shoes on a particular day are handed the folder when we begin the day's lesson and they do the exercises over and over in an assigned area until class is over. This idea has really cut down on students forgetting their proper PE shoes. I also send home a reminder slip with the student stating which days the student has PE.

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