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Poi Poi Rhythmical Activity

Posted by: Michael Wagner

Description: Poi Poi is an old activity that I learned when I visited the Hawian Cultural Center years ago. It is a great eye hand rhythmical activity that your whole class can do. Mike Wagner is the instructor.

Keywords: activity, coordination, elementary grades, eye hand, Poi, rhythmical, symetrical activity

Powerball (Pow'R Ball)

Posted by: Michael Wagner

Description: Powerball is a whole class activity. It is interdisciplinary in nature. Letters and numbers are printed on 75 foam coated balls. Players race to collect balls to combine them into words or a consecutive number row. Math and spelling skills.

Keywords: activity, elementary game, foam balls, interdisciplinary, literacy, math, race, relay, run and think, running., spelling

Team BucketStack Game

Posted by: Michael Wagner

Description: Team Bucketstack is a larger version of cup stacking. It involves a lot of movement and coordination. Students run across the gym to build their pyramids. Don Glover is their instructor for this fun activity. They stack and unstack 36 buckets.

Keywords: activity, buckets, bucketstack, cup stacking, elementary, game, gross motor, rainbow., stack and unstack, team game

Shark Attack

Posted by: Michael Wagner

Description: Parachute activity taught by Don Glover. Students seated around parachute with legs underneath. 3-4 student sharks under parachute. 2-3 lifeguards walking perimeter of parachute rescuing shark attack victims.

Keywords: game, k-6 activity, lifeguard, parachute, shark attack, team game, upper body workout.

Pick-a-Card-Fitness

Posted by: Paul Wagner

Description: A warm-up activity with a lot of action and fun for all. This lesson was directed by a co-worker, Jill Priest.

Keywords: Warm-up Activity

Steal the Bacon

Posted by: Paul Wagner

Description: An activity that takes the traditional bacon game into a new arena. This lesson was directed by a co-worker, Jill Priest.

Keywords: Partner activity

Pedometers

Posted by: Stephanie Estfan

Description: The students use pedometers to measure steps and activity time. The students first become familiar with the pedometers. They practice opening and closing the pedometer, as well as positioning it on the body. The walk and count test is used to make sure the pedometer is placed correctly and working properly. The pedometers are kept on the entire class period. The students check their step count at the end of class time.

Keywords: accuracy, activity time, Count, steps

Spook Walk Activity

Posted by: Tammy Hitchcock

Description: Students will lead their blindfolded partner through an obstacle course.

Keywords: blindfolded, halloween activity, partners

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

Jump the Shot

Posted by: Derek Cooper

Description: This is a fun jump rope activity that involves the entire class. I've been swinging this rope for 12 years and have gotten pretty good at it. This is just a deck ring tied to the end of a long rope.

Keywords: Jump rope activity

Battleship

Posted by: Derek Cooper

Description: The ever so popular game of battleship possibly played a little different than other play.

Keywords: Throwing Activity

Cookie Monster Game

Posted by: Michael Wagner

Description: Who is going to wake up the cookie monster? Students sneak up to the sleeping cookie monster. If they wake the monster they must try and run to safety before they are caught. Mr. Glover is the best cookie monster ever.

Keywords: activity, cookie monster, dodging, game, lower grade game, planning., running, whole class

Basketball Mat Toss

Posted by: Michael Wagner

Description: Students having fun tossing foam balls into a vertically standing mat enclosure. Students shoot balls into the enclosure and they are magically ejected. Mr. Don Glover is the teacher.

Keywords: Basketball, chest tosses, game, K-6 activities., team activity, throwing

Ball Handling For One and All

Posted by: Sue Cseh

Description: basketball ball handling

Keywords: ball handling, basketball, cooperative activity., eye-hand coordination, progressive activities

Candyland

Posted by: Shannon King

Description: Place Candyland cards in the middle of the gym, and scatter fluff balls of different colors all over the floor. Students take turns picking a card and touching the colors from their card.

Keywords: activity, Cardio, Elementary, Locomotor movements

Cha Cha Hula

Posted by: Shannon King

Description: Hula Hoop to the Cha Cha Slide Song

Keywords: Activity, Dance, Elementary, Music

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

Hula Hoop Contest

Posted by: Shannon King

Description: Students perform tricks during a Hula Hoop Contest.

Keywords: activity, Elementary, fun

Sharks and Surfers

Posted by: Shannon King

Description: 

Keywords: Activity, Fun, Game, Scooters