Hi Newfield Students & Families,
This week, we will be offering a variety of activities to help improve upon bilateral coordination (that's a fancy word for working both sides of your body at the same time). We will also be offering some additional fitness games to ensure that all students in all grades are working on muscular strength and endurance and cardiovascular stamina (heart health).
Grades K-5:
BALLOON BUMP CHALLENGE
If you have a balloon at home, here is a fun activity for you to try! Challenge yourself to perform these cool tricks! Can you do them all on your own? Can you think of any new ones? Try this activity with another person in your home. Challenge yourself to pass the balloon to another person by both bumping it off of the same body part! How many balloon bumps can you get in a row before someone makes a mistake?
Although it will be a bit more challenging, if you do not have a balloon at home, try this activity by using a rolled-up pair of socks. If needed, catch the sock-ball in-between each body part bump. See how many "sock bumps" you can before the sock-ball hits the ground.
(Lower right-hand corner of the video offers you the option to make the video full-screen for optimal viewing).
Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it.
*A special thank you to fellow Physical Education teacher, Jp Oosthuizen from Shanghai, China who shared his neat balloon activity video with us here at Newfield!
Grades K-5:
SIDEWALK CHALK FITNESS OBSTACLE COURSE
If you have sidewalk chalk in your toy bin or in your basement or garage, give this one a try. With your grown-up's permission first, make up your own fitness obstacle course on your driveway. Listen to your body, and take breaks and re-hydrate with water when you need it!
Students in Grades 3, 4 & 5: Change the exercises up for the ultimate challenge. Be sure to check your heart rate as you go! (Remember: You want your exercising heart rate to be 100 bpm or higher in order to get an optimal cardiovascular workout).
Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it.
If you don't have sidewalk chalk, make up a pattern of exercises between a start and and finish line. For example:
START -- JUMP 10X -- SPIN IN A CIRCLE 2X --IMAGINARY JUMP ROPE 20X -- WALK ZIGZAG FOR 10 STEPS -- HOP ON ONE FOOT 5X -- 5 REGULAR OR ABC PUSH-UPS -- WALK 5 STEPS -- STAND AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE GRATEFUL FOR -- FINISH.
(Source: Stephanie Klaffke, Physical Education Teacher in Gilbert, Iowa)
Grades K-2:
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
Challenge yourself in this fitness letter find to spell your first name. Now try your middle name. Add your last name. Can you spell your entire name out (first, middle and last name) fitness style? Now try spelling out the names of other people who live in your home. How about your teacher's name? Neighbors and friend's names? Coaches names? How many different names can you spell out with fitness moves?
Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it.
Grades K-2:
52 CARD PICKUP: FITNESS EDITION!
Try this game of 52 Card Pickup: Fitness Edition! If you don't have a deck of cards in your home, scroll down for a printable version of cards - or make your own!
Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it.
Here is the link to a printable deck of cards:
Grades 3, 4 & 5:
52 CARD PICKUP: FITNESS EDITION!
Try this game of 52 Card Pickup: Fitness Edition! If you don't have a deck of cards in your home, scroll down for a printable version of cards - or make your own!Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it.
Here is the link to a printable deck of cards:
Grades 3, 4 & 5:
For more activities and challenges this week, check out the other P.E. blog post entitled, "Grades 3, 4 & 5: Fitness
B-I-N-G-O (Week 3: March 30th thru April 3rd)."
We challenge to to complete a BLACKOUT B-I-N-G-O!! (This means that you complete all NINE box challenges!
Are you up to the challenge???
K-5: Healthy At-Home Eating Challenge
This week, we challenge you to choose from a R-A-I-N-B-O-W of colors for meals and snacks! It isn't necessary to e-mail us your Weekly Rainbow Chart. However, we do encourage you to keep the chart going throughout this time you are engaged in distance learning with us. It will help remind you of nutritious and healthy foods that you should be eating everyday to power your mind and body.
Remember to log your activities and minutes into your Weekly P.E. Activity & Health Log - which is posted in the blog above for Week 3 (March 30th thru April 3rd). Please be sure your P.E. Activity & Health Log is submitted by Friday, April 3rd at 3:00 p.m.
NOTE: If the activity pictures/videos are not coming up large enough to view on your computer/tablet, just click on the three dots (right under the "x" at the top right hard of your screen). In this area, you will be given the option to "ZOOM" in and out to enlarge. If you are using your phone, simply pinch and zoom on the pictures to enlarge.
Mrs. Spinner
RSpinner@StamfordCT.gov or rspinner@stamfordpublicschools.org
Mrs. Iacono
EIacono@StamfordCT.gov or eiacono@stamfordpublicschools.org
*Many of the materials (activities and lessons) being shared through our blog site are borrowed from fellow talented, creative and amazing physical educators all over the U.S.A. and the world. We are all collaborating and coming together globally to create the best possible Distance Learning environment for our students and school communities. When the source is available, it will be noted on either the shared material or captioned below.
