* * * * * * * * * T E A C H P H Y S E D * * * * * * * * *

Well, it was a great spring break. I am sorry to see it go, but before I know it the summer will be here and I won't know what to do. I was hoping to take this summer off from working anywhere and visit my brother out in LA. In fact I am pretty sure that is what I am going to do. A week or so out there might just be want I need to totally relax and get away from things.

I need to talk to my PTO president about funding me some money to start a sports/fitness club after school. I have wanted to start a club for a while now and I think they would give me some money to start one at the school. The kids would be excited to have a sports/fitness club. I need to start planning for it so I have something to present to the president.

* * * * * * * * * E L E M E N T A R Y * * * * * * * * *

The idea for this game came to me after watching a kindergarten class in the regular classroom. They were playing this game, and I came up with an idea of adapting it to physical education. I have not had the chance to play the game in my class but I am looking forward to giving it a try.

Bang

Objectives

* Students will develop skills of reading and muscular strength.
* Students will follow the directions of the activity.
* Students will participate in the activity.

Equipment

- Cards with exercises written on them.

Warm-up

- Provide some type of warm-up for your students.

Activity

- Split the students up into small groups.
- Each group gets a stack of card.
- Be sure there are different exercises written on the cards (i.e. pushups, straddle stretch, curlups, etc.).
- Within each stack is a card with the word "bang."
- Students sit in a circle.
- The first student takes the top card and performs the exercise.
- The next student takes the stack and takes the card on top and performs that exercise.
- The stack keeps moving around the circle with the students taking the top card.
- When the "bang" card is pulled, the student who pulled the card places her/his stack back in the pile.
- Students are trying to collect the most cards before time is up.

* * * * * * * * * S E C O N D A R Y * * * * * * * * *

This game is a spin off a basketball game I have played. The students seem to enjoy it so you may want to give it a try in your next soccer unit. The students will learn to look up as they dribble the soccer ball and learn to control the ball.

Leap Frog

Objectives

* Students will develop skills of dribbling, foot-eye coordination, and control.
* Students will follow directions of the activity.
* Students will participate in the activity.

Equipment

- Soccer balls, and spots.

Warm-up

- Provide some type of warm-up for your students.

Activity

- Scatter spots on the floor.
- Give a soccer ball to some of the students.
- Students who do not have a ball will be standing on the spots.
- Students on the spots may move by leaping/jumping from spot to spot.
- Anyone standing on the spots are taggers.
- They try to tag the students moving through the court.
- The students who have a ball dribble with their feet from one end of the court to the other without getting touched.
- When a student is tagged s/he gives the ball to the student who tagged her/him and then becomes a tagger.
- If a student makes it to the other side without getting tagged, s/he receives a point and then gives the ball to any tagger.

* * * * * * * * * F I N A L T H O U G H T * * * * * * * * *

Even though I am not a big basketball fan, I am glad to see my old college made it to the NCAA basketball tournament. After looking it up on the internet I am sad to say they lost yesterday, but at least they made it there. They were the only team from Iowa to be in the tournament. Go Panthers!

Keep them moving,

Ben Pirillo
We Stand United
Teachphysed.com

Professional Links:
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)

American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness (AAALF)

American Association for Leisure and Recreation (AALR)

American Association for Health Education (AAHE)

National Dance Association (NDA)

National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS)

National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)

State AHPERD's

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