Tuesday, April 29, 2008

WEEK 34: UNIT REVIEW

3rd - 5th grades
A & B...Students have ben asking about revisiting soccer for months. We will start our fitness testing next week so this seemed like a good time to hit soccer again for a short time. Student will be divided into 2 teams and strategies and rules will be reviewed. Students are reminded that playing organized sport is for fun and we are playing to have a good time. The game is called "4 Ball Soccer" or "No Rules Soccer". Students will attempt to score goals as this non-stop game runs. There is no out of bounds and all balls are in play, even after a score. The only time a ball is picked up is by a goalie or if a fould/hand ball is called.
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K - 2nd grades
A...Students will have a hoop day today. After a quick warm up run, students will get a hula hoop and "Free Hoop" to music". After this short time, students will practice regular hula-ing, hand turning, and the back spin toss. Students will use their new skills in another "Free Hoop" session. Students will spread out and sit in a hoop with a beanbag. We will practice tossing the beanbag up and in the hoop in different ways. Then students will toss, clap, and catch. Next students will partner juggle from hoop to hoop with others students and then just one. We will end class playing musical hoops where students move around the hoops to music then sit in a hoop when the music stops.
B...Students will stretch and do a short run to begin class. Hula hoop skills will be quickly reviewed and then a short free hooping time will follow. Classes will play musical hoops with different kinds of movements (walking, dancing, running, jumping, and leaping) and then quickness practice to get back in a hoop when the music stops. We will follow musical hoops up with a "Flag Tag" game on the court. If your flag is on you are in and if it is off you are out (but you can put it right back on to get back in!). A few parachute games will end class.