WORKOUT AND ACTIVITIES/VISUALSWEEK OF MAY 4
From Your Adapted PE Teachers!
It is recommended that students are supervised during physical activities for appropriate and safe participation.
USE THE VIDEO LINK BELOW – STAR WARS WORKOUT
ORUSE THE SLIDES 3 THROUGH 11
And REMEMBER… if the Star Wars Workout does not work for you, but a past workout or activity did…
You can ALWAYS return to any activity from any week… We just want you to move, have fun, and be active!
https://safeyoutube.net/w/5dL4
A fun/funny exercise video for kids!
Labeled “Couch Potato Wars.”
For wheelchairs/low mobility: Focus
on the arm/hand movements. For leg
exercises, look to use the arms to
“kick.” Any purposeful movement is
good!
HAVE FUN with it!
PRINCESS LEIA REACHES WIDE THEN CLAPS HER HANDS
Count 10 times
Possible adaptations/lower mobility: for a wheelchair, reach as far away from your body as
possible – up, down, or in any direction; reach to touch a wall, counter, etc.. Hold a toy out and
bring back to yourself; ACT IT OUT and be Princess Leia!
LUKE SKYWALKERREACHES WIDE AND THEN FOR THE SKY
Count 10 times
Possible adaptations/lower mobility: reaching out or up, hands do not have to fully stretch out; simply
look forward then up; reach as far away from your body as possible – forward up, down, or in any
direction; ACT IT OUT and be Luke Skywalker!
DARTH VADERSQUATS OR PUTS HIS HANDS TOGETHER AND SQUEEZES TIGHT
Count to 10
Possible adaptations/lower mobility: put hands together in lap and wiggle; lift hands up, down, side
to side together; clap hands; hold an object with both hands. ACT IT OUT and be Darth Vader!
(but don’t stay on the dark side for too long!)
OBI WANDOES WALL PUSH-UPS OR REACHES WIDE AND THEN REACHES OUT
Count 10 times
Possible adaptations/lower mobility: reaching out wide, hands do not have to fully
stretch out; use a wall to touch; for a wheelchair, reach as far away from your body
as possible – forward up, down, or in any direction; ACT IT OUT and be Obi Wan!
HAN SOLOTWISTS TO EACH SIDE
Possible adaptations/lower mobility: sit on the floor and twist; look to the left, then look to the
right. Remember to have fun with this and SHOUT your Star Wars Character... OR play the song
“Twist and Shout” and dance! OR Act it Out and be Han Solo!
Count to 10
for each side
YODADOES ARM CIRCLES
Possible adaptations/lower mobility: keep it simple… wave with either hand; spin your
arms/hands in circles, do one arm/hand then the other; shake your hands; move your
hands in any way that you can. OR if you have seen Star Wars –Yoda, pretend you are!
Count to 10
REYTHROWS ONE HAND HIGH, THEN THE OTHER
Count to 10
for each side
Possible adaptations/lower mobility: reach one arm at a time as far up as you can; or lift your shoulders; or look
up for lower mobility; OR if you have seen Star Wars – pretend to be Rey!
STORM TROOPERREACHES OUT WITH THE RIGHT FIST, THEN THE LEFT FIST
Possible adaptations/lower mobility: reach one arm at a time as far as you can, or attempt to cross midline to the
other side of your body with the other arm OR if you have seen Star Wars – pretend to be a Storm Trooper!
Count to 10
for each side
C3PODOES SPEED CIRCLES
Possible adaptations/lower mobility: spin your hands in circles, do one hand then the other; shake your
hands; move your hands in any way that you can. OR if you have seen Star Wars – pretend to be C3PO!
Count to 10
RUN, WALK, OR PROPEL!
RUN – 3 laps in your backyard / around the house OR in place for 2 minutes
WALK – 3 laps in your backyard / around the house OR in place for 2 minutes
PROPEL – 3 times from one side of the room to the other side of the room
Adaptation idea: If the student is wheelchair bound and unable to propel themselves, push the student
around to explore, race around, etc… If the student is able to point in a direction, turn in the direction the
student points so they have control!
WEEKLY ACTIVITY THEME
BELOW WILL BE SOME EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES INVOLVING “STAR WARS” THEMES .
TAGLIGHT-SABER STYLE!
How to Play:
Use Pool Noodles as a way to tag someone
with a light-saber. Have a light-saber “duel” by
counting 3 with the light-sabers touching in
the picture to the left. After counting to 3, try
to be the first one to tag the other opponent’s
foot… (a game that is common in PE classes)
Variation: playing a regular tag game with the
person who is “it” using the pool noodle
(light-saber) to gently tag the other players.
Adaptation Ideas: shortened pool noodles, or longer pool noodles; walk, hop, jump, etc… tag; slow-
motion; light-saber “training” and striking objects such as a ball off a tee with the pool noodle.
For wheelchairs/low mobility: play seated or any movement is good, so consider just tapping the
light-sabers together to create noise and count or sing patty-cake…
THE FORCE AWAKENS!(USE THE FORCE AND PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY)
How to Play:
Use any cloth for a blindfold, put a drawing on the wall of an
animal with a tail (doesn’t have to be a donkey) and cut out
some tails with tape attached to it, spin the player around 3
times, and try to see who comes closest!
Variations: could also include pinning the ear, nose, arm, eye,
foot, etc…
Adaptation Ideas: don’t spin and align the student with the drawing; help guide the student; don’t use a blindfold and let the
student where the tail should go. Put a drawing of just the body and head of the animal, and allow student to go back and
forth picking up a tail one time, a leg another time, then an ear, etc… until the picture is complete.
Low-mobility: Complete as a lap activity, or pointing to where the tail goes.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK!SOCK-BALL!
How to Play:
Anyone remember snow? And snow-balls? And snowball fights?
Just like that, use socks to create a soft ball. Split the room into 2
areas (divided by chairs, shoes, etc…), make sure the area is safe, and
throw socks at each other trying to get the other person. You can
also play outside (if it is cool enough).
Variation: “Messy Room” or “Clean the Yard.” Instead of throwing the
socks at another person, each side starts with the same number of
socks, throw as many as you can to the other side before time runs
out, then see which room/yard is “more messy” and has the most
socks in it.
Adaptation Ideas: add exercises if you’re struck by socks; simply have the student throw balled-up socks at targets such as a
book, bottle, person, etc.. ; simply play catch; put all the socks on one side of the room and time how long it takes to get all
the socks to the other side of the room.
Wheelchair/Low-mobility: help supply the student in the wheelchair with more socks to throw; for lower mobility, the
student knocks the socks off the arm of the wheelchair into a laundry basket to help “clean the room”
RETURN OF THE JEDICOMPLETE ANOTHER JEDI TRAINING!
OR
Click Here for The Video Workout!
Adaptation Ideas: We don’t’ expect students to do all the exercises correctly in the video; whenever
necessary, simplify and do less of each activity; model the exercise for the student; physically assist.
Wheelchair/Low-mobility: focus on arm exercises and movements; If that is too difficult focus on any
movement, and add a Star Wars theme to it.
May 4, 2020MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!
Jedi Tai Chi TrainingMake up a Tai Chi routine.
Move nice and slow like
Obi-Wan Kenobi would when
Practicing his
Jedi Knight moves. May 5, 2020
DARK SIDE BREATHINGBreathe in slowly through your nose.
Breathe out slowly,
Sounding like Darth Vader.
Repeat 5 times.
May 6, 2020PRINCESS LEIA
5 Large Arm Circles Forward
Shake your arm count to 5
5 Large Arm Circles Backwards
Shake your arm count to 5
5 Small Arm Circles Forward
Shake your arm count to 5
5 Small Arm Circles Backwards
May 7, 2020
JEDI MIND TRICKS
TO A HEALTHY YOU!
Wear your mask like Darth
Vader when you are in public.
JEDI MIND TRICKS
TO A HEALTHY YOU!
Wash your hands for 20 seconds,
after using the bathroom.
Trooper Strength!5 Squats
March in place 20 times
5 Crunches
March in place 20 times
5 Superman’s
March in place 20 times
May 8, 2020THE CHEWIE SHUFFLE!
Find your favorite song and
have a dance off with a friend
or family member! Who can
dance better than Chewbacca?
Additional Daily Jedi Workout Ideas!
WEEKLY RESOURCE
BELOW YOU WILL FIND AN ONLINE RESOURCE FOR MOVEMENT OR GAMES
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of these programs.
Click on the link above to go to the website and HAVE FUN!
https://www.thepespecialist.com/peathome/
The PE Specialist website
offers a lot of different
resources you can scroll
through upon entering the site
including (but not limited to)
activities with no equipment,
videos, daily fitness, yoga, etc..
Look through the site and see
what works best for you!