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iChat warmup

Posted by: Monte Scheef

Description: I have been using iChat to "talk" with other schools to share some lessons and do some team teaching. I hope to find others that would like to try this out. This video is of a simple dice rolling warmup activity with two other schools in my district. We have done some other workouts and cupstacking also. I also have a skype account for those PC users.

Keywords: iChat, skype, team teaching, video conference, warmup

Five Simple Ideas

Posted by: Scott McDowell

Description: Here are five simple ideas that are easy to use and inexpensive.

Keywords: teaching tips and ideas

The FITT Principle

Posted by: Shann Griffith

Description: Students introduce the FITT Principle used in fitness training.

Keywords: Fitness, Kids Teaching Kids, Training

Team Resistance Ring

Posted by: Michael Wagner

Description: The team resistance ring is a grouping of different exercise tubes all connected. Several students can exercise together. Students can make up rhythmical routines as they exercise their arms. Mr. Donald Glover is their teacher.

Keywords: arm exercises, dance, exercise, fitness, resistance tubing, rhythmical, station teaching.

Video Modeling

Posted by: Jeff Knox

Description: How video modeling can be used to teach special needs children new activities.

Keywords: adapted physical education video modeling alternative teaching strategies, Grades K-6, NASPE2-Movement

Simple Jump Rope Tricks

Posted by: Shannon King

Description: Side Swings, Single Side Swing and Jump, Double Side Swing and Jump, Criss Cross, Side Swing and Cross.

Keywords: Activity, Fun, Jump Rope, Teaching

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

Awesome Adventures in The Great Outdoors!

Posted by: Weldon Ehlert

Description: Bring Outdoor Education indoors for your Physical Education class: Camping - Hiking - Rock Climbing - Wildlife Identification - Water Safety - Fishing. Teaching these lifelong outdoor recreational activities is something we can do as physical educators to save our children from "nature deficit disorder". Feel free to contact us through e-mail if you have questions or if you would like the lesson plan.

Keywords: boating, cardiovascular, cross curricular, fishing, Grades 7-12, healthy, hiking, innovative, kayaking, lifelong, lifetime fitness activity, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE4-Maintenace, NASPE5-Responsibility, NASPE6-Value, orienteering, outdoor education, paddling, reading, recreational, rock climbing, trekking, upper body, water safety, wildlife, writing

Rosie's Slap-Folk Dance

Posted by: Michael Wagner

Description: Rosie's Slap is a great line dance for any age. It is a dance played to a popular song "UpTown Girl". Mike Wagner is having fun teaching this dance to a few college students and their teacher, Don Glover. There are a few laughs.

Keywords: elementary dance, folk dance, line dance, music, rhythm, rhythmical, rosie' slap

The Wanderer-Line Dance

Posted by: Michael Wagner

Description: Mike Wagner is having fun and a few laughs teaching a great folk dance to a few students and their instructor. I think the dance was initially taught by John Hichwa at a "Devotion to Motion" workshop in Minnesota. Great line dance for 2nd grade on up.

Keywords: dance, Dion, elementary dance., line dance, rhythmical, rhythms, wanderer

Lummi Sticks

Posted by: Michael Wagner

Description: Lummi Sticks is a rhythmical eye-hand coordination exercise. Lummi Sticks can be used with partners or in a group. Music is often played along with this activity. Mike Wagner is the teacher as he has fun teaching Don Glover and a student teacher.

Keywords: coordination, dexterity, eye-hand, Lummi sticks, musical., rhythm, rhythmical

Middle School Golf

Posted by: Jason Katz

Description: Teaching beginning golf to Middle School Students, usiing a driving range type format.

Hurdle Technique-Track and Field

Posted by: Michael Wagner

Description: Don Glover is teaching his students the art of hurdling. They practice on a wall reaching for their wallet as they blocked the sun with the correct hand positions. A fun exercise that actually teaches a skill.

Keywords: group exercise, hurdle, hurdling, skill practice., track and field

WipeOut Warmup Tag

Posted by: Andy Roloff

Description: Students listen to the beginning of the song for the drum part. Students are told to find own space and lay on the ground. Three to five noodles are given out for taggers. When the drums start all students (including the taggers) kick their legs in the air as fast as the drums go. When the guitar starts playing, all students stand up and flee from the taggers. If a person is tagged they receive the noodle and turns into the tagger. The previous tagger has to perform a stationary swim movement (arm strokes) or dance until the next drum section plays. When the next drum series start all students (including the taggers) stop and lie back down and kick legs. When guitars play again a new tag game is started. There are 4 rounds within this song.
Teaching Suggestions:
• 3-5 grades have the choice of dancing or doing a stationary swimming movement.
• Pre-k - 1st: Instead of having the noodle passed when tagged, taggers keep the noodle until teacher makes change to taggers during the drum sections.
• Kids need to be

Keywords: Grades K-6, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, wipeout tag

Mat exercises and forward roll

Posted by: Christi Majors

Description: Mat exercises and teaching the forward roll

Keywords: exercise, forward, forward roll, mat, roll

Shipwreck

Posted by: Shannon King

Description: I got this game from my mentor when student teaching, I love this activity. It>s a great time filler. Students perform different movement on command. You can make up any words and movement, or change themes. We have a great holiday version.

Keywords: Activity, Fun, Listening Skills

Simple Machines and Motion

Posted by: John Theiss

Description: This lesson was used with grades 1-5 teaching them about Simple Machines and Motion. I stole this great lesson from Jeremy Seward who posted it here on PE Universe and I made some adaptations using the equipment that I had. I reposted a smiliar lesson because this lessons truely validates what we do as professionals and it demonstrates how we strive to support them. This is a really fun lesson and if you have a larger gym, it would be cool to introduce more Motion concepts/stations. However, my gym is small so I limited it to 6 stations.

Keywords: Grades K-6, NASPE1-Motorskills, NASPE2-Movement, NASPE3-Participation, NASPE5-Responsibility, Simple Machines and Motion