Daily Physical Activity: Encouraging kids to be active on a daily basis, while demonstrating positive character traits. Be S.T.A.R.S. in H&PE!
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Target in Small Spaces
Making Use of Our Stage (small space setting) and Setting Up Multi-Station Target Activities
1. Floor Curl
We purchased equipment this year to support our TGFU Target Unit! Floor Curl is a big hit!
2. Bull's Eye: Used floor tape to make different coloured shapes on the floor and wall.
3. Bowling
4. Dome Slide: Students have one bean bag and cone. The cone is at the middle black line. They underhand slide their bean-bag toward the dome cone and try to send it toward the black baseline. They retrieve their bean bag each time, moving back to their start line and slide toward their dome target. Once it crosses the opposite baseline, they start over again.
5. Sticky Toss: Sending velcroe ball toward a felt board (purchased from phys-ed supplier company...flaghouse example below)
6. More to come...
1. Floor Curl
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| Curling on 'wheels" using Floor Curl |
2. Bull's Eye: Used floor tape to make different coloured shapes on the floor and wall.
3. Bowling
4. Dome Slide: Students have one bean bag and cone. The cone is at the middle black line. They underhand slide their bean-bag toward the dome cone and try to send it toward the black baseline. They retrieve their bean bag each time, moving back to their start line and slide toward their dome target. Once it crosses the opposite baseline, they start over again.
5. Sticky Toss: Sending velcroe ball toward a felt board (purchased from phys-ed supplier company...flaghouse example below)
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
At the Heart of HPE are LIVING SKILLS!
GIVING STUDENTS "HoPE" IN H&PE
I just realized that the word HOPE is part of H&PE...I just changed the "&" to a to a heart (or lower case "o" with a heart in the middle)!
My question as a health & physical educator is how do I educate my students to build hope and confidence in themselves? How do I create a safe and productive learning environment that builds personal and interpersonal skills that can be transferred to other curriculum areas? How will I integrate the Living Skills on a daily basis? Well, character building is an important part of the H&PE curriculum...we as teachers can give students HoPE in H&PE!
When we observe our students' needs we can drive our daily planning through encouraging Living Skills. Below, I created a model of how I envision Living Skills impacting my teaching of the H&PE Curriculum and incorporating a continual cycle of planning, acting, assessing, observing and moving through this cycle of teaching with Living Skills at the heart of my planning.
LIVING SKILLS:
Personal Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Critical Creative Thinking Skills
Living Skills Impacting HPE Curriculum and TLCP cycle
At the heart of H&PE is Living Skills. Every expectation in the Ontario Curriculum is connected to a Living Skill.
How are you making Living Skills a part of your H&PE program?
I just realized that the word HOPE is part of H&PE...I just changed the "&" to a to a heart (or lower case "o" with a heart in the middle)!
My question as a health & physical educator is how do I educate my students to build hope and confidence in themselves? How do I create a safe and productive learning environment that builds personal and interpersonal skills that can be transferred to other curriculum areas? How will I integrate the Living Skills on a daily basis? Well, character building is an important part of the H&PE curriculum...we as teachers can give students HoPE in H&PE!
When we observe our students' needs we can drive our daily planning through encouraging Living Skills. Below, I created a model of how I envision Living Skills impacting my teaching of the H&PE Curriculum and incorporating a continual cycle of planning, acting, assessing, observing and moving through this cycle of teaching with Living Skills at the heart of my planning.
Target Games and Critical Questions
Let the Target Activities Begin!
TARGET UNIT: Primary Living Skills Critical Questions connected to Movement Skills...generated directly from the Ontario Curriculum Living Skills Specific Expectations!
TARGET UNIT: Junior & Intermediate Living Skills Critical Questions connected to Movement Skills (8) and Active Living (7)...generated directly from the Ontario Curriculum Living Skills Specific Expectations!
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Healthy Choices - I CAN...I WILL
I CAN BE HEALTHY...I WILL BE HEALTHY...IN NOVEMBER
Students from grade 6-8 responded to the I can - I will statement above. This allowed them to set a healthy eating goal for our Healthy Choices unit while at the same time connecting to our True Sport focus for the month of November.
Students from grade 6-8 responded to the I can - I will statement above. This allowed them to set a healthy eating goal for our Healthy Choices unit while at the same time connecting to our True Sport focus for the month of November.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Net/Wall Game Category Defined
Teaching Games for Understanding:
Net/Wall Game Category Defined, Strategies, and Tactics
We often used mats as 'nets' to play with a variety of equipment including:
For our Junior and Intermediate Classes, we focussed on a specific net/wall strategy and allowed student choice of equipment later in the unit, once we experimented with various boundaries, skill development (i.e., underhand serve, receiving within set boundaries in ready position - Refer to Ontario H&PE Curriculum for specific grade expectations).
Junior/Intermediate Equipment:
- Petekas (send with hand)
- Tennis ball (send with hand)
- Deck Tennis Rings
- Volleyballs
- Trainer Volleyballs
- Badminton (use of implement to send)
-etc.
Primary/Junior Equipment:
- Balloons
- Beach Balls (variety of sizes)
- Bean Bags
- Tennis Balls (wall ball)
- Trainer Volleyball
- Deck Tennis Rings
-etc.
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