As educators , I believe we should expand and try new ways to incorporate activities through scanning the various webpages in the core subject realm and coordinated/adapt them with physical education . The first thing I did was to visit http://LearnatPlay.net to get ideas. When you get there you will notice downloads and zip files that can be adapted to any lesson. In this case , I chose Christmas Concentration because of the holiday season. Here are the details after accessing the pdf :
Print out one set of cards and glue them to index cards. The objects are angels , stockings , bulbs , and manger.
Color the cards
Turn cards over and mix them up and place unde cones or frisbees
The object is to find pairs
Make it more challenging by printing multiple sets and color them in identical sets.
Arrange the class into 4- 6 groups for more activity . The first person lifts the cone/frisbee and brings it back to their group.
The next person repeats the process until a match occurs
No matches go to the end of the group line
Perform a Holiday locomotor skill such as gallop(reindeer) , skip(elf) , hop(grinch) , run , slide and leap, etc.
Continue until all objects are matched or completed .
Note : With smaller classes( or alternative) , the students can go all at once and give them a designated object(s) to find . Set a time limit and repeat to better the previous score. BUT , beware of the GRINCHES who will try to tag before the task can be completed. If tagged start over from a designated contact line. Chose new taggers each time.
Another activity that is a favorite of the primary classes is Snowball /Clothespins . Give each student a clothespin. Buy(1.99) some cotton balls at a store , like Target , K-Mart or the Dollar Store. Open up the bag and let the cottonballs scatter. On asignal , with the groups behind designated lines , they will run to the cottonballs(snowballs) and pick up and snap the clothespins, bring them back to their (toybox/ containers) and repeat the process. The most snowballs wins or try to beat a previous score. As an alternative have taggers/Grinches to impede the process. Adapt rules for more involvement
Print out one set of cards and glue them to index cards. The objects are angels , stockings , bulbs , and manger.
Color the cards
Turn cards over and mix them up and place unde cones or frisbees
The object is to find pairs
Make it more challenging by printing multiple sets and color them in identical sets.
Arrange the class into 4- 6 groups for more activity . The first person lifts the cone/frisbee and brings it back to their group.
The next person repeats the process until a match occurs
No matches go to the end of the group line
Perform a Holiday locomotor skill such as gallop(reindeer) , skip(elf) , hop(grinch) , run , slide and leap, etc.
Continue until all objects are matched or completed .
Note : With smaller classes( or alternative) , the students can go all at once and give them a designated object(s) to find . Set a time limit and repeat to better the previous score. BUT , beware of the GRINCHES who will try to tag before the task can be completed. If tagged start over from a designated contact line. Chose new taggers each time.
Another activity that is a favorite of the primary classes is Snowball /Clothespins . Give each student a clothespin. Buy(1.99) some cotton balls at a store , like Target , K-Mart or the Dollar Store. Open up the bag and let the cottonballs scatter. On asignal , with the groups behind designated lines , they will run to the cottonballs(snowballs) and pick up and snap the clothespins, bring them back to their (toybox/ containers) and repeat the process. The most snowballs wins or try to beat a previous score. As an alternative have taggers/Grinches to impede the process. Adapt rules for more involvement
posted by Gerry at
10:39 PM
