What’s up Students and Parents! 

I hope everyone is staying safe, healthy, and well.  I am missing you all since we are not at school, but the good news is you already have the skills, tools and knowledge you need to keep your body healthy. 

I hope you can use all that we’ve learned in PE this year to stay active at home! If it’s safe and the weather is nice you could even try to get outside and play in your yards, driveway, or a park to keep yourselves active!  Don’t forget to distance yourself from others!

On this page, I’ve included daily workouts for you to try out and also linked up a ton of resources and activities that you can check out if you get bored or need a fun activity to do.  So many resources are out there!

It is still VERY much important to aim for 60 minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) everyday even with the current situations that we all have to face. https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/facts.htm

In light of this current crisis, and as a public service, "Slim Goodbody" created an informative and non-threatening video to help children understand this disease: “A Kid’s Guide to COVID-19."  

Think about this: If adults are afraid of this pandemic, what effect must it be having on children? They may not know the details of the situation, but they can certainly pick up on the worried “vibes” all around them.  This video is designed to help provide information and calm fears.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2c2-IQCzyo&feature=youtu.be

Stay Safe, Have Fun, and Keep Yourself Active!  Don’t be afraid to search for other challenges of skills you know or exploring different workouts to keep your body moving!

Your home is now your classroom. Making it a safe and positive place for learning will help you get the most out of this moment in time.

Focus Areas:

Take care of yourself

Take care of each other

Take care of this home

-Mr. Gruber

   

If you have any of the equipment (frisbee, ball, jump rope, balloon, items to strike with: bat, hockey stick, tennis racket, pickleball paddle, etc.), you can practice reviewing any of the skills we have worked on in PE or the skills that we plan to introduce in PE class this year.  You can also get creative by using other items at home if you do not have the appropriate equipment. Examples include: rolled up socks as an object to throw, using a t-shirt as an object to underhand toss up and catch, using a balled up newspaper as an object to underhand toss, using a broom as an implement to strike.  BE SAFE….and creative with equipment!

• Locomotor Movements:  There are 8 locomotor movements we all know.  A great way to practice these is by creating your own “obstacle course” or “path” using all these movements.  Get some chalk and have fun! Locomotor Obstacle Course example

• Gallop

• Skip

• Run

• Walk

• Slide

• Hop -  ON ONE FOOT

• Jump - ON TWO FEET

• Leap -  TAKING OFF ON ONE FOOT AND LANDING ON THE OTHER

• Locomotor Test: Checking for Understanding

• Underhand Throwing(Tossing), Overhand Throwing and Catching:  If you have space in your yard and it’s safe to go outside, try to practice throwing and catching with a family member with a ball or a frisbee.  You could even throw for force, “make thunder” towards a wall or fence that is safe to throw at.  

• Underhand Throw

• Overhand Throwing (ball)

• How to throw a Frisbee

• Bounce a ball off ground and catch it.  Bounce it high and catch, bounce it low and catch, let it bounce twice before you catch, let it bounce three times before you catch, etc.

• Striking: (awesome activity for K-2nd Grade) 

• Blow up a balloon and practice striking it with different items in your house (or different body parts)

• What is the hardest item or body part to control the balloon with? 

• Here’s an example of this balloon striking activity

• Dribbling: If you have a basketball or playground ball, practice some of the ball handling drills and challenges that we plan on working on in PE.

• Ball Handling Drills Tutorial

• Ball Handling Drills Follow Along

• Volleying:

• Blow up a balloon and practice keeping it up in the air.

• Volley Activity to Follow Along To

• Can you move and volley?  Can you volley with different body parts?  How many volleys in a row can you do?  

• Kicking:

• Kicking Fundamentals

• Kicking Challenges

• Underhand Rolling:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCq6Rb0fbsk

• Jump Rope: If you have a jump rope, you can practice some of the Single Jump Rope Tricks we plan on learning in PE, or if you have a sibling or family member you could even try out some of the Partner Tricks we plan on learning!

Example of a Daily Beginner Circuit Workout