Week 4 P.E. & Health Activities (April 13th thru April 17th)

Hi Newfield Students & Families,

In addition to what we already sent home, and the activities previously posted on this P.E. Blog, here are some workouts to help you to get in your "moving minutes." Remember to e-mail us with any questions or modifications you may need. We are here to help you!

Grades K-5: 
Spell Your Name The P.E. Way! 
Challenge yourself to spell just your first name. Can you spell your first name? You middle name? Your last name? Can you spell your whole name (first, middle AND last name?)

Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it. 

(Shared from UCES Health & PE)

Grades K-3:
SHOE TYING TRICKS
We all know we need shoes that zip, tie, and/or Velcro to participate in P.E., but do we know how to tie our shoes? Check out these links below to help you learn. Even if you already know, here are some cool new ways to tie your shoes!

How to Tie Your Shoes: Traditional Way:

How to Tie Your Shoes: Neat Trick:

Grades K-2:
FITNESS DICE ACTIVITY
Give this one a try to help you practice your fitness activities. Remember to make sure you are performing your exercises in good personal space. There is a printable dice picture you can use below, or visit this video and learn how to make your own dice using just a sheet of paper and pencil: How to Make Paper Dice

Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it. 

Grades 3, 4 & 5: 
ROLL OF THE DICE WORKOUT
Give this one a try to help you practice your fitness activities. Remember to make sure you are performing your exercises in good personal space, and focus on keeping good form. There is a printable dice picture you can use below, or visit this video and learn how to make your own dice using just a sheet of paper and pencil: How to Make Paper Dice

Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it. 

GRADES K-5:

E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y   D-A-N-C-E!!!

Can you keep up with these dance moves? Here are some aerobic workouts to get your minutes in! Give it a go!

Be sure to have your water bottle handy! Listen to your body and take breaks and drink water when you need it. 

Dance Workout K, 1 & 2:

Dance Workout 3, 4 & 5:

OR

Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5:
Click on these links below, and try the Shaun T Workout of "Cool Moves" or "Groove It Out" for a fun way to get your minutes in:
Cool Moves

Groove It Out

Health Lesson: Grades K-5

"Bike Smart, Ride Safe!"

With warmer weather on its way, bike riding is a great way to get some fresh air, while also keeping physically active. It's especially important during this time to ask your grown-up when and where it is safe for you to ride your bike. It's important that we are all practicing good social distancing (that means only riding and hanging out with family members who live within your own home). Even if you aren't able to ride your bike right now, it's really important that you know how to keep yourself safe for a later time when you do go out for a ride.

Do you know how to be safe while riding your bike? Did you ever hear about the EYES-EARS-MOUTH rule? Watch the short video below, and learn all about bike safety! (The same safety rules apply if you are riding a scooter or skateboard, too!)

*There will be a section about bicycle safety (based on this video) on this week's P.E. & Health Activity Log. Be sure to pay good attention to the safety rules!

Remember to log your activities and minutes into your Weekly P.E. Activity & Health Log - which is posted in the blog above for Week 4 (April 13th thru April 17th). 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.

Week 4: P.E.& Health Activity Log (April 13th thru April 17th)

Hi Newfield Students and Families,

Every week, we will be posting your Weekly Physical Activity Log. The link below will take you to Week 4 (April 13th thru April 17th). We will also be posting a variety of activities on this blog that you can do to keep moving until we see you again at school! We will be mixing it up each week, so that your activities stays new, challenging and fun! Some exercises and activities will be in video form, and others in attachments for exercises you can read about and try at home. Don't forget ...you also have the hard copy of activities you can refer to that went home with you on Thursday, 3/12. 

At the end of each school week (every Friday by 3:00 p.m.), just make sure your Weekly P.E. Activity Log (link below) is completed. Mrs. Spinner and Mrs. Iacono will both receive notification when you submit each week.

Along with P.E. related content, we will also be posting Health activities. Try a little bit of everything, but make sure you keep moving! 

*No later than 8:15 a.m. each Monday morning, your new choice activities will be added to the P.E. blog. You will always have a new Weekly Physical Activity Log posted as well.

*All Students: In order to continue to build upon your fitness skills, please remember to include activities each week that include the following: curl-ups, push-ups, cardiovascular endurance, and sit & reach (also known as your "hug one knee" seated stretch). Remember that cardiovascular means an activity that is getting your heart rate up while increasing your stamina!

Please feel free to e-mail us if you have any questions or need any modifications for the activities and exercises. We are here to work with you (just from our homes instead of in the gym ...for now!)

Mrs. Spinner

RSpinner@StamfordCT.gov or rspinner@stamfordpublicschools.org

Mrs. Iacono

EIacono@StamfordCT.gov or eiacono@stamfordpublicschools.org

Click on this link below to access your Week 4 Activity Log:
Week 4: P.E. & Health Activity Log (April 13th thru April 17th)

Week 3: P.E. & Health Activities (March 30th thru April 3rd)

Hi Newfield Students & Families,

In addition to what we already sent home, and the activities previously posted on this P.E. Blog, here are some workouts to help you to get in your "moving minutes." Remember to e-mail us with any questions or modifications you may need. We are here to help you!

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:

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:

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.

Week 3: Grades 3, 4 & 5 Fitness B-I-N-G-O (March 30th thru April 3rd)

*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.

Week 3: P.E & Health Activity Log (March 30th thru April 3rd)

Hi Newfield Students and Families,

Every week, we will be posting your Weekly Physical Activity Log. The link below will take you to Week 3 (March 30th thru April 3rd). We will also be posting a variety of activities on this blog that you can do to keep moving until we see you again at school! We will be mixing it up each week, so that your activities stays new, challenging and fun! Some exercises and activities will be in video form, and others in attachments for exercises you can read about and try at home. Don't forget ...you also have the hard copy of activities you can refer to that went home with you on Thursday, 3/12. 

At the end of each school week (every Friday by 3:00 p.m.), just make sure your Weekly P.E. Activity Log (link below) is completed. Mrs. Spinner and Mrs. Iacono will both receive notification when you submit each week.

Along with P.E. related content, we will also be posting Health activities. Try a little bit of everything, but make sure you keep moving! 

*No later than 8:15 a.m. each Monday morning, your new choice activities will be added to the P.E. blog. You will always have a new Weekly Physical Activity Log posted as well.

*All Students: In order to continue to build upon your fitness skills, please remember to include activities each week that include the following: curl-ups, push-ups, cardiovascular endurance, and sit & reach (also known as your "hug one knee" seated stretch). Remember that cardiovascular means an activity that is getting your heart rate up while increasing your stamina!

Please feel free to e-mail us if you have any questions or need any modifications for the activities and exercises. We are here to work with you (just from our homes instead of in the gym ...for now!)

Mrs. Spinner

RSpinner@StamfordCT.gov or rspinner@stamfordpublicschools.org

Mrs. Iacono

EIacono@StamfordCT.gov or eiacono@stamfordpublicschools.org

Click on this link below to access your Week 3 Activity Log:
Week 3: P.E. & Health Activity Log (March 30th thru April 3rd)

Week 2: P.E. Activity & Health Log (March 23rd thru March 27th)

Hi Newfield Students and Families,

Every week, we will be posting your Weekly Physical Activity Log. The link below will take you to Week 2 (March 23rd thru March 27th). We will also be posting a variety of activities on this blog that you can do to keep moving until we see you again at school! We will be mixing it up each week, so that your activities stays new, challenging and fun! Some exercises and activities will be in video form, and others in attachments for exercises you can read about and try at home. Don't forget ...you also have the hard copy of activities you can refer to that went home with you on Thursday, 3/12. 

At the end of each school week (every Friday by 3:00 p.m.), just make sure your Weekly P.E. Activity Log (link below) is completed. Mrs. Spinner and Mrs. Iacono will both receive notification when you submit each week.

Along with P.E. related content, we will also be posting Health activities. Try a little bit of everything, but make sure you keep moving! 

*No later than 8:15 a.m. each Monday morning, your new choice activities will be added to the P.E. blog. You will always have a new Weekly Physical Activity Log posted as well.

*All Students: In order to continue to build upon your fitness skills, please remember to include activities each week that include the following: curl-ups, push-ups, cardiovascular endurance, and sit & reach (also known as your "hug one knee" seated stretch). Remember that cardiovascular means an activity that is getting your heart rate up while increasing your stamina!

Please feel free to e-mail us if you have any questions or need any modifications for the activities and exercises. We are here to work with you (just from our homes instead of in the gym ...for now!)

Mrs. Spinner

RSpinner@StamfordCT.gov or rspinner@stamfordpublicschools.org

Mrs. Iacono

EIacono@StamfordCT.gov or eiacono@stamfordpublicschools.org

Click on this link below to access your Week 2 Activity Log:
Week 2: P.E. Activity & Health Log (March 23rd thru March 27th)

Week 2: Germs Experiment - CHECK THIS OUT! (March 23rd thru March 27th)

Have you ever wondered why all the grown-ups keep telling you to wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds? Check out this super cool experiment that shows you what happens when GERMS come in contact with SOAP & WATER!

*If you want to try this experiment at home, please ask your grown-up for permission first!

Be sure to complete your Week 2: P.E. Activity & Health Log (March 23rd thru March 27th) by Friday, March 27th at 3 p.m. There is a section of questions on the bottom of the Google form for you to answer about this experiment!

Week 2: P.E. & Health Activity Log