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Hot Spotz

Posted by: Todd Reed

Description: Hot Spotz is a fast paced game that involves dribbling, shooting, and most important team work. All students are active participants cooperatively working with their team to gain the most points by collecting Hot Spotz from around the basket.

My students are motivated by not only the instant gratification of collecting a Hot Spotz on a made basket but that they can shoot and be successful according to their skill level with Spotz of varying levels of difficulty. The shot selection is up to the individual from several feet from the basket to three point shots.

I hope you to have great success implementing Hot Spotz into your physical education program.

Look for my future addition of Hot Spotz as a tournament.

Keywords: basketball unit, conditioning, cones, contest, dribbling, fast paced, fun, Grades 7-12, NASPE 2-Movement Concepts, NASPE1-Motor Skills, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE5-Responsibility, polyspots, shooting, skills, strategy, teamwork

Extreme Pathfinders

Posted by: Javier Roldan

Description: This is a fun and innovative game which involves teamwork to complete an objective.

Keywords: Extreme Pathfinder, Grades K-6, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value

Nitro Ball

Posted by: Peter Boucher

Description: Dynamic new PE/Fitness game for all ages!

Keywords: Canton, Grades 7-12, MA Nitro Ball PE Fitness, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value

Hot Spotz Tournament

Posted by: Todd Reed

Description: If you have larger class sizes Hot Spotz Tournament is a team oriented game that will motivate and challenge your students putting their shooting skills to the test. In my earlier video "Hot Spotz" I explained the point value of the polyspots, small cones, and large cones are according to their distance from the basket.
-Polyspots Key Area
-Small Cones between the three point line and key area
-Large Cones are located around the three point line.

Students love the immediate recognition of making a hot spotz and bringing it back to their team for a chance at being the top shooting team in the class. Students are only three to a team, so students are actively engaged with little wait time in line.

Round one is played in the video to recognize the top shooting team from each court. Those teams will play on one designated court to crown the top shooting for a round two playoff. All other teams remain playing on other courts. In the video 16 teams are playing and in the end one team will be the c

Keywords: Active, Basketball, Check Out Earlier Video "Hot Spotz", Cones, Dribbling, Fun, Fundamentals, Grades 7-12, Grades K-6, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, Polyspots, Shooting, Teamwork

Five Hawks Indiana Jones Course

Posted by: Jim Schindler

Description: Obstacle Course with Indiana Jones theme

Keywords: Best, Five Hawks, Grades K-6, Indiana Jones, ISD 719, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value, Prior Lake, Sunderman, Tressel

Flag Tag

Posted by: Theresa Sisk

Description: This is a very acitve game that keeps everyone involved. There are 3 ways to win this game.
1. Students throw gator skin balls at the opposing teams tennis balls to try and knock them off of the cones.(There are 5 tennis balls on top of cones)
2. You may also win by sneaking across and stealing the other teams flag. If tagged by the opposing team they must go to jail. To get out of jail a teammate may make it across safetly and then take them back to their side.
3. The other way to win is to get all of the opposing team in jail or sitting down. To get someone to sit down you have to catch a ball. Each team chooses a magic person before the game begins. The magic person can touch a teammates head that is sitting down to get them back up and into the game. If the magic person is down they stay down until the game is over.

Keywords: capture the flag, Grades 7-12, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value, tag

Trash Can Ball

Posted by: Terri O'Bryant

Description: Divide the class into 4 teams. Each team is a certain color. The object of the game is to shoot their gatorball into the trashcan before the other team does. A point is awarded to the team that does that. The teams are set up around the center of the basketball court. The trashcan is placed in the middle of the court. The teams are put at the same distance from the trash can (according to grade level/skill).

Keywords: cardio, dodging, Grades K-6, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value, running, shooting, spatial awareness, target

Roley Poley Yolie

Posted by: Terri O'Bryant

Description: Students sit in a large circle. Inside the large circle is a smaller circle. 5-8students are selected to go inside the smaller circle. The students sitting in the large circle must roll a gatorball at the students> feet in the middle. There are normally 3-5balls being used (depending on your class size.) If a gatorball makes contact with a students> foot then that student is out and must leave the inside circle and go and sit on the outside circle. If the student leaves the boundaries of the inner circle, they are out and they have to go and sit on the outside circle. The last student standing in the middle, gets to play again.

Keywords: dodging, Grades K-6, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value, rolling, underhand

Tinikling Lions of New Caney

Posted by: Patricia Savage

Description: This rhythmic dance activity includes 4-5 students at each set of poles. Students jump inside and outside the poles while learning 5 steps: Bamboo Hop, Cross-Over, Bleking, Straddle, Straddle Turn. Students help others learn the steps then create their own routines. The poles are "knocked" on a three count rhythm - in - out - out! After the 5 introductory steps are taught, then we double cross the poles and have the students jump 4 at a time in the poles. This activity is great for aerobic endurance because the students jump, and jump, and jump and their heart rate goes up and they are having fun while getting exercise. Social interaction with each other in their group is awesome as they teach each other and help one another to learn the dance steps.

Keywords: agility, areobic, cooperation, endurance, fun, grades 4-6, Grades K-6, Grades K-6, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value, poles, social interaction

Star Trek

Posted by: Terri O'Bryant

Description: This is a tag game and incorporates science. Three of the students are meteorites . These 3 students carry a gator ball. Three students are "repair ship," and they hold a hula hoop around them. (The amount of meteorites and repair ships can be changed according to your class size). The students do a locomotor movement such as walking, speed walking, skipping, galloping, etc. When the student is touched by a meteorite , they have to sit down. They are "space ship down". They can only get back in the game when a repair ship comes up to them and says, "space ship up." After playing for a few minutes change out the meteorites and the repair ship.

Keywords: chasing, dodging, fleeing, galloping, Grades K-6, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value, running, skipping, spatial awareness, tag, walking

Party in the USA

Posted by: Jay Gustafson

Description: -Forward 4 steps.
-Backwards 4 steps.
-Forward 4 steps.
-Backwards 4 steps.
-Grapevine left 4 steps.
-Grapevine right 4 steps.
-Grapevine left 4 steps.
-Grapevine right 4 steps.
-spin left
-spin right
verse 1 (drive steering wheel, overhead clap)
verse 2 (spin record, overhead clap)

chorus
2 hands up (raise the roof)
play guitar (air guitar)
butterfly
nod head, arms crossed
shake hips, arms on hips
2 hands up (raise the roof)
play guitar (air guitar)
thigh, thigh, clap, clap, thumbs up
arm flap
USA (sort of like YMCA)

Keywords: dance, Grades K-6, grapevine, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE6-Value, scattered dance

Treasure Island

Posted by: Terri O'Bryant

Description: Divide the class into 14 teams (you can modify it according to your class size). Seven teams are on one side of the gym and seven are on the other part of the gym (vertical ends of a court). Place each team behind a color cone. These are the "Pirate ships". Players line up in a single file line and run out to the middle one at a time from each team to try to steal a piece of treasure from the island. When the pirate makes it back to their cone they place the treasure inside a hula hoop- the pirates> treasure chest. After all the treasures are gone from the middle, the pirates start taking from the other pirate ships. They can only take treasure from the pirate ships across from them (the other side of the gym.) They can not take the treasure from the pirate ships next to them. Which ever team has the most treasure when the music stops, wins a point for their team.

Keywords: galloping, Grades K-6, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value, running, skipping, spatial awareness, sportsmanship, walking

Creative Fun Warm-ups for K-2nd Part II of II

Posted by: Terri O'Bryant

Description: These warm-ups will get your students motivated for the activity for the day. Very creative and fun. Side stretches, cherry picking, jumping jacks, back stretches, body stretches, leg stretches.

Keywords: creative, Grades K-6, Grades K-6, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value, stretching, warming up

Scooter Soccer

Posted by: Terri O'Bryant

Description: Students split into 2 teams. One team sits on the sideline of the basketball court and the other teams sits on the opposite sideline. The teams face each other. Seven players from each team get a scooter board. You could play more players from each team if you have more scooters. The seven players face each other from the back line of the basketball court and the game begins when the whistle is blown. The seven players can only use their feet to kick the ball. If they use their hands, a point goes to the other team. The object of the game is to have the ball hit the hanging mats at the end of the gym. The teams that are sitting on the sidelines are also active. They are the "bumpers." Their legs should be out and they can help kick the ball to their teammates when it comes to them. If they touch it with their hands, a point goes to the other team. If they leave the sideline they are sitting on, a point goes to the other team.

Keywords: cardio, defense, Grades K-6, kicking, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value, offense, scooter, soccer, sportsmanship, teamwork

Alunelul...A Romanian Folk Dance

Posted by: Shann Griffith

Description: Using a double grapevine, single grapevine and a simple slide step, 2nd-12th Graders can perform a Romanian Folk Dance, and learn about another culture.

Keywords: Aerobics, Alunelul, Dance, Folk Dance, Grades K-6, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace

Creative Fun Warm-Ups for K-2nd Part I of II.

Posted by: Terri O'Bryant

Description: You have to be creative in order to get the students motivated to warm-up when they are young. Here is Part I of II of Creative Warm-ups for K-2nd. Kids love these warm-ups. Neck stretches, leg stretches, back stretches, frog jumps.

Keywords: Grades K-6, jumping, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE6-Value, neck flexion, stretching, warm-ups

Trash Can Ball

Posted by: Scott Matek

Description: Trash can ball is a fun and energetic game that gets students heart rates up while teaching fundamental skills like throwing and catching as well as offensive and defensive skills.

Keywords: 6-8, defense, flag games, Grades 7-12, heart rate, iron horse middle school, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value, Offense

Beat the Clock

Posted by: Terri O'Bryant

Description: Students gather in the middle of the gym. A circle marked on the floor works well as a gathering place. The teacher chooses two students to be garbage collectors. They move to a designated starting point on the perimeter of the gym. Meanwhile the teacher has scattered at least 100 items (this depends on your class size…. it could be less or more) throughout the gym. The students are told that they have to pick up all the trash before the garbage collectors make it around the gym 3 times. The students can only pick up one item at a time and place it 2 trashcans.

Keywords: challenge, dodging, galloping, Grades K-6, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value, running, skipping, spatial awareness

Grinch

Posted by: Terri O'Bryant

Description: Tell the students they are going to play a tag game, and the purpose of the game is to stay away from the Grinch by working on aerobic endurance. Designate two to four people to be the Grinch, giving them santa hats to wear. Designate two to four people to be chimney sweepers by giving them feather dusters to carry. Everyone else is a Gift Giver. On the "go" signal, the Grinch tries to tag the Gift Givers. When tagged, the Gift Givers get stuck in a chimney (frozen position). The Gift Giver becomes unstuck when a chimney sweeper tickles him/her with the chimney sweep (feather duster).

Keywords: cardio, chasing, dodging, galloping, Grades K-6, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value, running, skipping, tag, walking

Return of the Jedi

Posted by: Shannon King

Description: Jedi’s try to save the galaxy (beanbags) by running them from one side of the gym to the other. The Evil Empire stand with one foot on the Death Star in the middle of the gym and throw gator balls to try and hit Jedi shoulder or below. If Jedi is hit they have to drop the beanbag where they are…Now it’s a lost planet. This game rocks!! Great way to bring FUN back into PE and make a connection with the students on something they love….STARWARS!!! Great All Level game, but ideal for older students 3rd – 12th.

Keywords: Agility, Cardio, dodging, Fun, Grades 7-12, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value, Running, throwing