Our Third Grade Doubles classes have been busy working on fall fitness stations. Stations include jumping rope, push ups, wall squats, jogging laps, wall jumps, rock-paper-scissors, plank position, bridge, cross overs, crab kicks, leap frog, jumping jacks and seated forward bends. In order to determine the number of exercised they were to do at each of the 22 stations, students had to complete the math problem or count by a certain number on the die. When completed, the students will have a beautiful fitness pumpkin for the gym.
Third grade students have been participating in an activity called Trick-Or-Treat?. Before beginning the activity, I ask the students to think of some of the "rules" their family has in regards to Trick-Or-Treating. We then discuss the top 5 rules:
1. Walk, don't run house to house. 2. Never go alone, always go with an adult or older brother or sister. 3. Be seen. Wear reflective tape, carry a flashlight or glow sticks. 4. Only visit houses where the porch light is on. 5. Have an adult check your candy BEFORE eating any of it. Each student has their own hula-hoop. This resprents their house. Sutdents then get a combination of 4 items: tennis ball, yarn ball or noodle puck. These items represent their "candy." On the "go" signal, students leave their hula-hoop and travel to a different hula-hoop. Once there, they take ONE piece of candy and return it back to their hula-hoop. Students continue visiting all of the hula-hoops, before returning to the same hula-hoop twice. Students in 4th and 5th grade have been engaged in a fast paced game that combines throwing and catching, running and dodging in a game called Maze Craze. Two teams compete. The "kicking team" starts behind two designated cones. One person from each cone must run down to a single cone at the opposite end of the gym. If the runner can run down, around the cone and back, without being hit/tagged with the ball, he/she earns one point for their team. The "fielding team" may not run/walk with the ball and they have only three seconds to pass or throw the ball to another teammate. This is a great aerobic activity that incorporates hand-eye coordination as well.
tSport stacking with Speed Stacks is an exciting individual and team sport where participants of all ages and abilities stack and un-stack specially designed cups in specific patterns. Sport stacking is an integral part of more than 40,000 Physical Education programs. It is practiced in 54+ countries worldwide and involving more than 10 million students of all ages. It is an official sanctioned sport of the Amateur Athletic Union and participating sport in the Junior Olympic Games. Sport stacking is taught and enjoyed in physical education programs, classrooms as a brain energizer, adapted p.e. programs, after school/church programs, clubs, camps and recreation programs. Sport stacking is a fitness based sport that appeals to kids from all backgrounds and abilities. For the athlete and non-athlete alike, sport stacking is a great activity for promoting fitness, achievement and inclusiveness. Research proven benefits include improved hand-eye coordination & reaction time, right-left brain activation/bilateral coordination. It's a great exercise for the body and energizer for the brain. It also enhances focus, concentration and ambidexterity and falls under the moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) category. Sport stacking with Speed Stacks meets all SHAPE National Standards (1-5) for Physical Education. In addition, studies have linked sport stacking with improved academic performance. Check out SpeedStacks.com for a full list of benefits and studies. |
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