Thursday, September 13, 2007

WEEK 3: THROWING / SPATIAL AWARENESS

2nd - 5th grades
A...Students stretch and warmup, with emphasis on deltoids, including a 2 minute pacer run, called a "no pass." Students are introduced to the throw in 4 cues: (1) stand to the side, (2) ball behind head, (3) slide step, and (4) twist and throw. Students model the throw while they are observed and corrected. Students then throw for power and distance, as compared to a baseball pitcher. Small team of 2 or 3 are formed and students are challenged to throw at targets, like bowling pins and stacked crates to knock them down with force.
B...Students will again stretch and warmup, again emphasis on the deltoids. The run today... a 2 minute no walk or stop! Students will play catch with a partner and be graded based upon following the four cues and without regard for accuracy. Students will then get into groups of 2 to 3 and play more target games, like "knock it back" where stacked crates are moved back every time they are knocked down.

K - 1st grades
A...Student names will be reviewed...AGAIN!!! The "Freeze Game" will be played for spatial wareness, locomotor movements and moving to music. Polyspots will be spread out on the court to encourage "own space" and we will move around spots to music and even play "Moving Spots" once again. We finished the day with some "Body Part Identification" and played "5 Corners" to complete PE time.
B...Students will stretch and again encourage spatial awareness through the "Freeze Game". Polyspots will be put in a large circle formation and we will play "Magic Color Call" encouraging students to move quickly, pay attention, and learn colors. We will add beanbags to the middle of the circle and play "Magic Beanbags" as students have to hear their color and quickly run to get a beanbag or sometimes more from the middle...carefully! We will finish with "Ship to Shore" working in partner groups. Different motions are called and partner groups will perform the motion when called. If SHIP is called students must find a different partner quickly!