PSAHPERD ConventionValley Forge, PA

November 20, 2015

Methacton School District Elementary HPE Staff

Meghan Fuga Jen Malloy

Linda Seibert Jeff Jacobs

Elementary Gym Shorts:Ideas and Activities for K-6 Physical Education

Important Information !

This powerpoint and all activities are available on Jeff’s website.

This workshop will present short segments by

a number of presenters on a variety of ideas,

suggestions and activities for use in K-6

Physical Education classes.

Standards: 10.4.A

10.4.F

10.5.A

10.5.F

STANDARD

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“Get Ready for this”

1.) Pompoms left, right, left, right

2.) Jumping Jacks

3.) Jog in place

4.) Kicks

NFL Dance

Educating Students to be “Physically Literate”…

The goal of Physical Education is to develop individuals who have the knowledge, skills and confidence to enjoy a lifetimeof healthful physical activity.

ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS EXTRAVAGANZA(Linda Seibert)

· Four Corner Warm-up· Tag (Crows and Cranes)· Fitness Tag· Marathon· Olympics· Cheerleaders

SONG TIME

Verbal Blend

30 Minutes of Motion(Jen Malloy)

Keys to Success:

allow time for housekeeping prior to start (bathroom, shoe laces, etc.)

practice/demonstrate listening on the move and mirroring

use activities that students are already familiar with

Activities included (but not limited to):

Locomotor Highway

Four Corners of Exercise

Dribbling (3 types)

Endurance Exercises with Ball

Bean Bag Balance/Tricks

Jumping Rope

Go-Ten-Go

Tag

Swimming Song

by The Learning Station

Warm-up Quest(Meghan Fuga)

Warm-up Quest (continued)

Locomotor Cards(Meghan Fuga)

#2

Crabwalkto

(sum of dice)

Locomotor CardsLevel 2

SPACE Dice(Jeff Jacobs)

Space Awareness – Personal SpaceMath Skills

The Youth Fitness Songa.k.a.

“Chicken Fat”(Time Permitting)

An Introduction to Brain Breaks

Calm and Focus – Focus Ball

Calm and Focus – Kickstand

Crossover and Learning – Give Me Five

Crossover and Learning – Movement Routine

Energizer – Do as I Do

Energizer – Don’t Do as I Do

Brain Breaks(Time Permitting)

Please get involved in your professional organizations and be an

advocate for Health and Physical Education every chance you get!

The Silly Pirate Song(Jeff Jacobs)

Aarrrrr!

Once there was a pirate,

Who sang the pirate song.

And the pirate was interrupted,

When a ___________ came along.

Song by Jack Hartmann

This powerpoint and all activities are available at the following

website:www.tinyurl.com/JeffJacobsHPE

under “Presentations”

Questions, comments or more information:

jjacobs@methacton.org

Thank you for attending!