Searching : motor skills

Sink the Ship Part 1

Posted by: Joan Schuler

Description: Instructions and rules

Keywords: catching, motor skills, strategies, team work, throwing

Sink the Ship Part 2

Posted by: Joan Schuler

Description: demonstration of the game

Keywords: catching, motor skills, strategy, teamwork, throwing

charlotte's web

Posted by: Cindy Johnson

Description: charlotte's web game instruction

Keywords: charlotte's web, elementary, fitness, motor skills, spider web

Assessment for grading

Posted by: Greg Schmitz

Description: This is an example of our report card for 3rd grade. On the report card is examples of performance/skill development, fitness testing, social/behavior skills and developmental activities for students to improve individual skills.

Keywords: Assessment, behavior assessment, developmental activities, fitness testing, Physical Education, Skills testing

Eye Hand Coordination(tennis)

Posted by: Patty Wampler

Description: tennis development eye hand coordination skills

Keywords: development, eye hand coordination skills, tennis

Race the Ball

Posted by: Lori Smith

Description: This activity helps students work on passing skills using hockey sticks. One student will pass the ball using the hockey stick. After the ball is passed, he/she will run around the designated cones and scores a point for every cone passed. The team in out field must pass the ball to every person and get the ball back home to stop the runner.

Keywords: cooperation, Striking skills, teamwork

Tennis 101

Posted by: melissa jackson

Description: elementary basic tennis skills

Keywords: elementary, school, skills, tennis, USTA

Juggling Scarves

Posted by: Sarah Lupo

Description: Juggling scarves has a lot to do with hand-eye coordination, motor skills, and concentration.

Keywords: Juggling, Juggling Scarves, Scarves

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

Jump Rope Routine

Posted by: Greg Schmitz

Description: This is a group of students performing a jump rope routine for their assessment test for the jump rope unit. The girls have to perform 6 tricks each within the group routine because they are in 6th grade. They are assessed based on performance criteria.

Keywords: 6th grade, assessment, elementary, Jump rope, jumping, routines, skills testings

On the Line/Off the Line

Posted by: Frank Miranda

Description: Simple game that involves students jumping on and off a line. Similar to "simon says". Students try to follow simple commands involving jumping on and off a designated line. If student is tricked by the person giving the commands, then they must remove themselves until the last student is standing.

Keywords: following directions, listening skills

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

Medic Tag

Posted by: Micah Higgins

Description: Tag game that incorporates locomotor skills as well as health concepts.

Keywords: Foam Noodles, Germs, Health, Medic, Tag

partner coordination

Posted by: greg brannon

Description: coordination skills with basketball

Keywords: basketball, partner, teamwork

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

Tennis footwork

Posted by: Westside Middle School

Description: Tennis hand-eye coordination skills

Keywords: footwork, hand-eye-foot coordination, Tennis