Physical Education Teaching Resource

FAREWELL!

2008-10-05T23:16:00.004-04:00

I would like to thank all of the students who have made my time at Williams Elementary School both rewarding and very special. Just to set the record straight, I think you have taught me as much as I have taught you. Though I was very sad to leave such a wonderful place to teach, I am excited to have the opportunity to continue to teach physical education, only now to students just slightly older.

To those of you who are not a part of Williams Elementary School, I invite you to see what we have been doing the last few years in our classes. Our school made P.E. a priority and moved from one day to two days a week for 50 minutes. With two classes attending P.E. at the same time making class sizes between 30 and 50 students, the curriculum changed significantly before the 2007-2008 school year. I hope that you will be able to use some of the lessons I created. If you have any questions, please contact me and I will try to help you in any way that I can.

WEEK 38: BASKETBALL ROLLS ON

2008-05-29T23:34:00.004-04:00

2nd - 5th grades
A & B...Students will review the basketball shot with partners and be assessed on their improvement. Around the World will be discussed, explained, and demonstrated. Students will be responsible for organizing their group, setting up the activity area, and monitoring the progress of the game. Their will be six groups at six baskets and students will play continuously. There will be continued emphasis on correct shooting form.

K - 1st grades
A...relay to shoot
B...Number game

WEEK 37: BASKETBALL IS FINALLY HERE!

2008-05-29T23:15:00.004-04:00

2nd - 5th grades

A...Students will begin dribbling, moving around the court, challenging different skilled dribblers at different skill levels and discussing double dribble and traveling. Students will play "Dribble Pirates" as students try to control their own ball and tip others balls away. Control is emphasized and high vs low dribbling demonstrated. Students will then be instructed on shooting cues: ball in front of neck, hand behind ball, jump and push. They will shoot to the roof attempting to shoot as high as possible. Groups of 6 will be formed and students will conduct their own two team shooting contests at their own basket.

B...Students will again start out dribbling with an explanation of the improtance of the dribble. Students will play "Dribble Pirates" and then "Offense Defense" where half the students dribble (offense) and the other half tries to steal (defense) and then become offense. A demonstration of "2 on 1" follows and students will practice offense defense skills in groups of 5 to 7. Groups more advanced or that improve will try "3 on 2".

K - 1st grades

A...Students will be asked to dribble in open spaces, either standing still or moving. They will be challenged in different ways: low vs high, moving and still, same hand vs cross over, good hand vs bad hand, and dribbling on a spot. Students will get in relay form in groups of two and then take turns dribbling out and around a basket. Emphasis will be on keeping the ball in front of them and continuously dribbling. Students will have 5 minutes of free shooting at the end of class.

B...Dribbling will begin like last class and students will be challenged at higher levels. Again groups of twoo will be made and moving dribbling relay will be performed. Next students will shoot back and forth to their partner, correcting each others form from the basketball shooting cues mentioned earlier. The last five minutes will be free shooting again, this time shooting form will be corrected.

WEEK 36: FITNESS TESTING ENDS!

2008-05-27T17:17:00.002-04:00

K - 5th grades

All classes will continue fitness testing this week. Most classes will complete their situps and sit and reach tests. Classes will also be given time to retake any tests that were missed because of absence or any tests that students wish to improve on. Students who missed the mile run test will be running next Thursday or Friday at 1pm.

WEEK 35: FITNESS TESTING BEGINS

2008-05-06T10:12:00.002-04:00

2nd-5th grades

A...All classes will do the mile run. Grading parameters will be discussed and students will get a grade higher if they improve their time from the start of the year. Some pull up tests will be administered if time permits.

B...All classes will do pull ups test and mile run make up if necessary.

K - 1st grades

A...All classes will do the half mile run. Students will not be graded but encouraged to do the best they can. Pull ups tests will be given if time permits.

B...All classes will do the pull ups test and half mile run make up if necessary.

WEEK 34: UNIT REVIEW

2008-04-29T12:14:00.003-04:00

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.

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.

5th GRADE FIELD DAY

2008-04-29T12:13:00.001-04:00

WEEK 33: RELAY WEEK

2008-04-21T13:09:00.002-04:00

2nd - 5th grades

A...Our theme this week is relay week. Students will get lots of leg work in today as they participate in many many different types of relays. 5th grade will do more advanced relay work as they prepare for the county 5th grade field day at Citizen's Field on Friday. Students will group into teams of 3 or 4 that include both boys and girls on each team. Relays will be run 40 yards each turn. The term disqualification will be reviewed and used throughout class. Relays include: running relay, backwards-forwards relay, baton relay, ring relay, block relay, block-ball relay, block-ball-ball relay, three ball carry-no hands relay, all equipment carry relay. We will end class with track and field sprinting. Six students will sprint 50 yards at a time then walk back around the outside to the start where they will be ready to run once again. We will talk about finishing the race and sprinting straight.

B...More relays, including line relays

K - 1st grades

A...Students will follow a similar format to the older students. The distance will be slightly shorter and we will do some relays more than once. We will also include differnet locomotor skills in the relay such as skipping and hopping. Relays will be taught the entire class.

B...More relays, including line relays

WEEK 32: GOLF/LEGS

2008-04-12T22:41:00.002-04:00

3rd - 5th grades
A...Students continue golf

K - 2nd grades
A...Students will be revisiting all types of kicking skills.
B...Students will be getting a leg workout using the scooters

COACH D VISITS FOR 2 MONTHS!

2008-04-03T16:46:00.005-04:00

We are pleased to welcome Coach D to Williams Elementary School. He is very glad to be here and has really liked working with our wonderful students. Please make sure you tell Coach how much you appreciate his hard work teaching us physical education. Coach D says this is his favorite school he has worked at! Thanks Coach D!

WEEK 31: GOLF/THROWING

2008-04-01T20:50:00.003-04:00

3rd - 5th grades

A...Students will hit golf balls this week from the Williams Golf Range. 24 stations about 4 to 5 yards apart are set up to hit golf balls from, including a club, tee, hoop, and 20 balls at each area. Students are told rules of the range, safety precautions, and golf stroke cues which include (1) feet and hands ready!, (2) head and club down!, and (3) easy swing. Students retrieve balls at set times throughout the day.

B...Students will again hit golf balls in the same format. Emphasis will again be on safety and correct stroke form.

K - 2nd grades

A...Students will be starting a reveiw of throwing skills. Today students will play "Battleball" as played earlier in the year. The power throw will be emphasized on this day. We will end class with some "Parachute Games".

B...Students will focus more on the throwing form today as we take out the tennis balls for more throwing games for distance and accuracy.

WEEK 30: BATTING

2008-03-24T14:32:00.005-04:00

Week of March 25, Friday no school

2nd - 5th grades

A...Students will complete their third nine weeks final test, a 1/2 mile run/jog/walk. Students will attempt to complete the run in the designated times for a grade. Afterthe run, students will be reintroduced to batting. Emphasis will be on the foot placement and how it can effect the direction the ball is hit, and hand placement on the bat. Students who have mastered tee hitting will advance either to self-toss or student pitch. Students will hit in groups of three, quickly rotating on each hit to keep students on the move! Bat safety will be discussed at all times throughout the lesson. Pitched balls will be soft-tossed like a slow-pitch softball and we will have batters show targets before they swing.

BOYS TOP 20 HALF MILE SCORES

1. 3:15 Will Burger (4th grade)

2. 3:24 Michael Mulligan (5th grade)

3. 3:32 Jonah Thiele (4th grade)

4. 3:33 Antwain Patterson (5th grade)

5. 3:34 Ayaz Khan (5th grade)

6. 3:36 Darius Mitchum (5th grade)

7. 3:38 Joshua Quillen (4th grade)

8. 3:41 John Finnerty (4th grade)

9. 3:43 Donavin Bird (3rd grade)

10. 3:45 Camilo Moraga-Lewy (4th grade)

10. 3:45 Ryan Jacobs (4th grade)

12. 3:46 Jevon Boswell (3rd grade)

12. 3:46 Mountain Blanchard (3rd grade)

14. 3:48 Noah Killingsworth (5th grade)

14. 3:48 John Tyson Dampier (5th grade)

16. 3:51 Rico Mirti (4th grade)

17. 3:57 Elijah Killingsworth (3rd grade)

18. 4:00 Alex Maruniak (2nd grade)

19. 4:04 Seth Giles (4th grade)

20. 4:05 Xzavion Carmen (3rd grade)

GIRLS TOP 20 HALF MILE SCORES

1. 3:59 Jasmin Brown (5th grade)

2. 4:07 Caroline Richardson (4th grade)

3. 4:10 Janelle Taylor (5th grade)

3. 4:10 Charlotte Talham (5th grade)

5. 4:17 Grace Wigglesworth (2nd grade)

6. 4:18 Sage Max (5th grade)

7. 4:19 Jenise Hall (5th grade)

7. 4:19 Stella Reneke (5th grade)

9. 4:20 Destiny Bivins (2nd grade)

10. 4:24 Delaney Rua (4th grade)

11. 4:28 Alice Hou (5th grade)

12. 4:30 Deja Bivins (5th grade)

13. 4:35 Cason Winslow (2nd grade)

14. 4:39 Kate Warren (5th grade)

15. 4:42 Catherine Bichier (2nd grade)

16. 4:46 Jakayla Lovett (4th grade)

16. 4:46 Ul'Ondrea Johnson (4th grade)

18. 4:47 Anousha Peters (2nd grade)

19. 4:49 Shanperia Fayson (5th grade)

19. 4:49 Elizabeth Figlio (4th grade)

B...Students will again warm up in the same circular format working on baseball form, with review. Students will be introduced to "Bonker Ball". Students will work in groups of three or four. One student is the batter, another the pitcher, and the other(s) the outfielder. The pitcher underhand tosses to the batter who hits the ball in any direction. As the batter goes to first and back home as many times as possible, the outfielder(s) and pitcher attempt to work together to tag home to stop the batters run scoring explosion! Each at bat is an inning.

K - 1st grades

A...Students will be introduced to batting. Students will learn to hit off the tee using the correct foot placement, hand placement, and bat swing plane. Students will work in groups of three and rotate within their group after each hit. Bat safety will be taught at all times throughout the lesson. Students will be encouraged to swing hard and "level".

B...Student will again work on batting with more emphasis on the form. Students in 2nd grade will play "Bonker Ball".

WEEK 28 & 29: FCAT WEEKS / WALKATHON

2008-03-24T14:24:00.003-04:00

Very few classes will be coming to physical education class during the two weeks of FCAT testing. Most of the classes will actually be in the afternoon, which are K-1-2 classes. We will be doing "chasing, fleeing, and dodging" games with students. Students will play "Flag Tag", "Open Flag Tag", "Collection Flag Tag", "Hill Dill", and "Cross the Ocean". We will emphasize safety and fun. Students will learn more about their spatial awareness and body awareness.

On Friday, March 21, our school will have a Walkathon to benefit Tyler's Hope, an organization to find a cure for distonia. The organization was named after a 4th grade student in our school who has distonia. Students collect pledges per lap and we will run/walk for 35 to 40 minutes with each group of students!

WEEK 27: HOCKEY STICKS

2008-03-04T20:02:00.005-05:00

2nd - 5th grades
A... Students will find a box of tennis balls in groups of 2 to 4. Groups will begin by rolling the balls to hoops about 10 to 15 feet away from the group. Students are encouraged to feel the force used to roll so softly. We will add a hockey stick to each line and review striking with a hocket stick. These cues include a hand placement similar to a golf putt except the strong hand will slide down the stick and bent knees. The strike will be more of a flick, pushing with the strong hand and then adding a pull on the left for power "flicks". Students will be instructed not to strike the ball like a golf shot to avoid unnecessary safety hazzards and to better control the ball. Students will take turns in their groups striking the ball to a near hoop, a medium distant hoop, and also a long shot. 4th and 5th grades will talk about force in relation to the shot.
Students will then pass the ball with hockey sticks in groups of two and then play keep away. We will end class with a large game including two groups striking or "flicking" the ball to score goals through the other team.
B... Students again will get into 12 groups of 3 to 4 behind a box of tennis balls. They will work today on controlling a ball with a hockey stick by sliding the stick behind it to move like a soccer dribble or basketball dribble. Students will control the ball and advance it toward around a distant cone and then back. The skills will change to passing, and groups will send a member to a hoop to receive and collect passed balls. Students can steal stray passes from groups nearby. Offensive and defensive strategies will be practiced next. Half the class will spread out all around the court inside hula hoops and act as the defense. The other half of the class will attempt to "dribble" the ball with the hockey stick through the defense, around a distant cone, and then back. The defense cannot leave their hoop but can reach out and attack! If time permits, we will again end with a large hockey game, again with many tennis balls. Careful attention will be given to stick low and flicking shots.

K - 1st grades
A... Students will be working on rolling skills. They will be 12 groups of 2 to 3 and lined up behind a box of tennis balls. Students will learn the cues for rolling...lead foot forward, bend knees, roll and follow through. They will learn to roll with a soft touch to get balls to stop in a close hula hoop. Different dimensions will include a hoop farther away for 5 points and then a long roll for 10 points, all informally scored. Comparisons will be made to a toss and how they are similar and different. The game will be continuous and student will fill up their box of balls when they run out on the outside of the game to avoid interference.
B... Students will again group like before. This time groups will put a member inside the hoop, which is now much farther away, about 5 yards. Rolling will be reviewed and students will roll to their partner in the hoop, who will place balls in the hoop that they stop. Cues include once again stepping forward, bending at the knees, and following through. Rolling will be done both by taking turns so students can be assessed and then continuous rolling. The roll catcher will be traded periodically. Catching a rolled ball will be introduced. Students should stand, bend the knees, and hold fingers down to catch the rolled ball, like using a baseball glove.

WEEK 26: STRIKING WITH LONG EQUIPMENT

2008-03-04T19:36:00.003-05:00

(Students will have one day of PE this week)

3rd - 5th grades
A... Students will participate in two stations. Every person will play "Home Run Derby" for half the class and "Hockey" for the other half. At the batting game, students will be introduced to batting, reviewing stance and hand placement. In groups of two will each have a batting area where a batter can hit 5 balls from a tee or self-toss to the field. Points will be kept by each group depending on where each ball lands in relation to markers in the field (single is 1 point...home run is 4 points). The fielder will retrieve balls and once 5 balls have been found, he/she moves to the tee area after the batter places the bat on the ground. Hockey will involve groups being introduced to the hockey strike and how to avoid potential safety concerns with high sticking. Students will advance balls to score continuous goals with soccer balls for easy movement.

K - 2nd grades
A... Some classes will not get to use the hockey sticks. Most classes in these grades will only be batting. Student will strike in groups of 2 to 3 much like the 3rd through 5th grades. Emphasis will be placed on stance and foot position combined with hand placement on the bat. Striking in these grades will be done off the tee.

WEEK 25: JUMP ROPE ROUTINES / SHORT INTERVALS

2008-03-04T18:54:00.006-05:00

3rd - 5th grades
A...Students will continue practice towards their routine finale at the end of this week. Further examples of how routines are scored will be given. Routines will be assessed individually and advice on how to improve scores will be given.
B...Students will receive about 15 minutes to warm up for thier routines and then they will present them to the class. They will get music and a timed 90 second period to be judged on technical (a point for every trick and less one for every stop) and creative (based on 1 to 10 for creativity and originality).

K - 2nd grades
A... A "Short Interval" course will be set up around the basketball course which will include stations: a) balls, b) helicopter rope, c) short jump ropes, d) hula hoops, e) flag belts, f) discs, g) rackets, and h) long jump ropes. Students will work in small groups of about 3 to 5 and get about 5 to 10 minutes at each interval. At the end of each interval, groups will be challenged to clean up their area before the other groups!

B... Students will continue "Short Intervals" with groups.

WEEK 24: ADVANCED JUMP ROPING

2008-02-13T16:44:00.007-05:00

3rd - 5th grade

A...Classes will continue to work on their Jumprope routines. Students will be given advice and encouraged to work out their own team and skill problems. 4th grade classes will miss all week because of testing.

B...Jump Rope For Heart on Thursday and no school Friday

2nd grade

A...Groups will again work on long rope skills and be challenged to come up with a quick trick routine. The routine will be presented at the end of class and rated.

B...Jump Rope For Heart on Thrusday and no school Friday

K - 1st grades

A...Students will practice short rope skills, then long rope skills in groups of three, and then "Helicopter" with groups having one student swing the rope around and the others in the group jumping over as it swings by.

B...Jump Rope For Heart on Thrusday and no school Friday

WEEK 23: MORE JUMPING ROPE!

2008-02-06T17:02:00.001-05:00

2nd - 5th grade

A...The long jumpropes will be introduced to these grades this week. We will talk about the importance of the jumper and the turner and how the turner has control of long jumproping success. Groups of three will practice skills to music. Skills will include general jumping, jumping in and out of moving ropes, and assorted tricks. We will also apply skills to how they will be used in "routines" that will follow in the next week or two.

B...Class will begin with a short discussion on stretching and the muscles that we stretch. Students in 3rd through 5th grades will choose groups of four and begin work on developing a "Jumprope Routine". We will discuss what a routine is and how the routine will be score when presented to the class. During their routine, groups will be graded on skills and creativity. One or two points are awarded for tricks and a point deducted for rope stoppage. Creativity points are awarded for getting everyone involved, performing creative tricks, and having a good routine flow. Advice will be given to individual groups as they practice. This will continue for the next week. 2nd grade will continue to work on long jumprope skills.

K - 1st grades

A...Students will be introduced to the short jumpropes. We will begin by swing the jumpropes to the side with the right hand then the left to show students how the turn should feel. Students will then attempt to jump rope by themselves. Special attention and encouragement will be given to students struggling with jumproping. Several talks about "Trying" will be given as those that have trouble will become frustrated and many times attempt to give up. We will advacne slowly to backwards jumping and then jumping while running.

B...Students will continue using short jumpropes. Similar strategies will be used to get students to understand, such as keep the head up, keep hands to the side, turn rope and catch with feet, and keep arms moving in circles. We will give students free jumproping to music the last 5 to 10 minutes. 1st graders may group in three to practice longjumping.

WEEK 22: JUMPING ROPE!

2008-01-30T13:07:00.000-05:00

2nd - 5th grades

A...The beginning of our 3 to 4 week unit on jumproping will take us from short ropes to long ropes then to rope routines. Our first day is the individual jumprope challenge. Students will select there jumping location in a pre-set LARGE circle with jumpropes placed and ready to go. Safety will be a non-factor as student MUST remain between the two cones that mark there jumproping location. We will discuss the difference between beginner jumproping (two hops between turns) and advanced jumproping (one hop between turns). The comparison will be applied to sports that use jumproping and why...speed and quickness! Students will be checked off on: 10 consecutive jumps, 20 consecutive jumps, criss-cross jump, and the double turn jump. Periodic stops will be done to give students tips and teaching cues for success. Individual help will also be given as students are checked for skill achievement.

B...We will continue individual skills and checking off students skill acquisition. Students that have completed all four skills will be challenged to do: criss-cross and hold, multiple criss-cross, and backwards criss-cross.

K - 1st grades

A... Students will begin jumproping with long jumpropes. Lower grade students will gain experience by feeling the beat of jumping. They will not have to turn the rope this week, just jump in beat. Older students will be guest assistant coaches and help turn ropes for small groups of students. Goals will be to successfully jump 10 times in a row. Emphasis will be on staying in the middle of the rope area to jump and starting with a pause. First grade students will learn to jump with multiple students inside the rope, learn to jump into a moving rope, and out of a moving rope. Students will often switch groups to jump with new turners.

B...Much of the same will be done this lesson, trying to improve skills learned at the start of the week. First grade students will advance more quickly and master more difficult skills discussed in the first lesson. Turners will have contests to see which group can get the most students to do ten jumps, most students to run and jump in a moving rope, and most students in a moving rope at the same time. Advanced first grade students will work in groups of three and practice turning and jumping with the long ropes together.

WEEK 21: RACKETS / PADDLES

2008-01-30T12:51:00.000-05:00

2nd - 5th grades
A...The first day of PE this week will see the introduction to rackets. We will have our first "tennis pre-test" as students take the test in their line groups. Questions will lead students to become more familiar with a few common racket/paddle sport rules and learning about tennis major tournaments (in the midst of the Australian Open). Student will start with their own racket, as we received a large grant this year and bought 50 new tennis rackets. Students will go through similar skills as the paddles, becoming familiar with striking a ball farther away from the hand. Our oringinal plan was to use the soccer field and play "Soccer Tennis", hitting balls across the field and into the goal, but the field is under water...RAIN!! We modified the game to use the court and hit a LOT of tennis balls back and forth across the court to partners and just across the court in general.
B...The second day of tennis we jumped right into tennis rackets, warming up with individual skills. We stressed importance of keeping the head of the racket square to strike the ball and follow through straight ahead, rather than baseball swing style. We partnered up and hit tennis balls across the court to our partners, attempting to set our partners up with good shots they could hit back. Boxes of balls were spread along the edge of the court so students would not have to chase balls to the sides and chance getting hit! Next we remained in the same location and took away the partner aspect and just hit any ball that came into your area.

K - 1st grades
A...The younger students will get to experience the use of paddles and rackets for this one week! We will begin by talking about paddles and rackets then everybody will get a paddle and whiffle ball. Individual skills will include: balancing the ball on the paddle, hitting the ball straight into the air, hitting the ball up letting bounce then hitting up again. This last skill will see students otivated to hit the ball high and straight. Students will then work with a partner to hit and bounce back and forth! Not easy! Students will get 5 minutes free racket time.
B...Students will warm up with the paddles then get a racket. Racket safety will be discussed and we will do the same skills as with the paddles last time. Emphasis and style will be directed at keeping the head parallel to the ground to hit straight up. We will hit up very high with the rackets, both under the covered court (slamming it into the roof) and in the grass (up high into the sky).

WEEK 20: PADDLE BALL / HOOPS & FLAGS

2008-01-17T13:56:00.000-05:00

(January 14 - 17, shortened week)

2nd - 5th grades

A...3rd through 5th grades will continue "Paddle Ball". We will review the rules of "Paddle Ball" and then describe how to play singles. Games will be played to 5 and we will play "winner stays" format. Students will learn how to call"game" and where to stand to wait to get in a game. Students who are waiting to play are encouraged to help keep score, help call in/out, and not interfere in games. 2nd grade will practice their PR then work with a partner for one bounce hitting before coming to the nets and learning more about "Paddle Ball" rules. They will practice on nets the last 5 - 10 minutes.

B...4th and 5th grades will be introduced to tournament play. Two large tournament brackets will be kept by the teacher and students will be responsible for reporting scores and playing games. Those students that exit a tournament can sign up to play in additional tournaments as well. There will be multiple tournaments occurring at the same time. 2nd grade will be introduced to singles "Paddle Ball" and will learn about the "winner stays" format before playing the last 10 - 15 minutes of class.

K - 1st grades

A...Students will do a fun run to music around the court, either running, jogging, skipping, or walking. They will receive a hoop and be challenged to do several hoop skills. Students will receive 5 minutes free hooping to music, challenged to perform their best skills and work on skills they find difficult. Next students will put hoops up and put on a flag belt. Rules for "Flag Tag" will be given: boundaries are the edge of the court, can pull off anyones flag if flag is still on, out if flagg comes off, can get back in as soon as flag is put back on. Music is played!

B...Students will do another fun run to music around court, music stops and movement will be changed. A hoop is given out, students will be challenged to do skills, then free hooping for 5 minutes. We will do a few parachute games and then regroup for another "Flag Tag" game to music.

WEEK 19: PADDLES / HULA HOOPS

2008-01-09T13:24:00.000-05:00

2nd - 5th grades

A...Students will begin "striking with implements" this week. An introduction to paddles will start class, talking about sports that use them and the Olympics. Students will all receive a paddle and a whiffle ball and begin by working on balancing the ball. Students will be further challenged to balance the ball while moving and to perfrom tricks! Students next will begin the strike the ball up continuously. They will be challenged to keep the ball going and not move their feet. We will review the grip of a paddle and then go over "PR" or "Personal Records". Students will attempt to improve their PR and then be challenged to do striking tricks. Students will grab a partner and strike back and forth in consecutive strikes (no bounce) then try it with one bounce. Students in 3rd - 5th grades will play line ball which is the same as one bounce but it has to be over a line.

B...3rd - 5th grades will review the rules of "Paddle Ball" and watch a demonstration game. Students will play singles and doubles games. Strategies of conflict resolution will be discussed. Students will begin play at own paces and choosing own partners and opposition. Games will be played to 10 and then must find a new team to play. 2nd grade will practice PR's again and play line ball.

K - 1st grades

A...Students will have a "Hoop Day" Students will be challenged, as a group, to hold in different ways, move in different ways, make a diamond, drive a car, jump rope hula hoop, jump through a stationary hoop, pass it from one arm to the other, throw up and step through, hula hoop, neck hoop, arm hoop, continuous roll, two hand roll, roll and jump through, rolling contest, then free hooping.

B...Students will again have a "Hoop Day" revisiting many of the skills from the first day. Students will get in two groups and create a hoop tunnel. Each time student goes through the tunnel, he/she has to switch with a hula hoop holder to give another student the chance to go through the hoop tunnel. Lines move VERY quickly. Next lines create a hoop run/jump course and students will run and jump through the long line, only to return for another shot at it over and over again. Lines are made more difficult as time goes on by moving the hoops farther apart.

WEEK 18: RUNNING TEST/CHOICE

2008-01-09T13:18:00.001-05:00

2nd grade - 5th grades

We only had a half week before the Christmas break so we did our second nine weeks final exam. Students reviewed the 5-minute stick run. Grades were as follows: 3 sticks or less - F, 4 sticks - D, 5 sticks - C, 6 sticks - B, 7 sticks or more - A. The run was around our hard court and each lap equalled about 100 yards. After the run scores were recorded and students were given a choice of activites to practice skills we had learned in the last few months and units.

K - 1st grades

Student ran a stick run but the amount of sticks was not recorded. The run was just to get students used to stick runs! Students received a choice of activities to practice skills we had learned in the last few months.

WEEK 17: VOLLEYBALL ENDS / THROWING

2007-12-11T20:49:00.000-05:00

(December 10-14)

3rd-5th grades

A... Students will work in groups of four using the bump and set to try to keep the ball in the air without it hitting the ground. Students will be encouraged to use proper form and count consecutive strikes. Students will set up their own court lines and play once again modified volleyball. Students will be instructed that one day remains of volleyball and we will once again change the rules to get closer to real volleyball.

B...Today will be our last day of organized volleyball. We will talk about pre-game activity: stretch, warmup exercises, talking strategy, and skill warmup. Students will pick how and what they want to warmup as far as skills go and take 5 to 10 minutes to do this. Games will start and we will play "Modified Volleyball" just like last week. We will talk about the similarities and differences between our game and the real volleyball.

K-2nd grades

A...Students get into groups of three, each with their own box of 100 tennis balls. The will attempt to throw or toss balls non-stop over the volleyball net and into a grocery cart. Upon completion, balls in carts will be counted and students will pick up balls. We will regroup and do it once more, this time with carts much further away. After again picking up balls, we will do 10 minutes of Parachute games: "Waves", "Tent", "Magic Carpet", "Hot Air Balloon", and "The Dance".

B...We will continue to throw today. Students will practice the three types of throws: basketball shot, baseball throw, and one/two hand toss. Students will line up in relay type form in groups of two behind an orange cone. Six carts will be placed on the opposite side of the net for "Grocery Cart Ball". Students will throw over net and try to get ball (volleyball) to stay in cart. They must report a make to teacher for a point. Periodically, the carts will be moved forward and backwards. Class will end with 10 minutes of parachute includes games such as: "Waves", "Magic Carpet", "Hide N Seek Under", and "Hide N Seek Over".

WEEK 16: VOLLEYBALL / PARACHUTE & THROWING

2007-12-11T20:37:00.000-05:00

3rd-5th grades
A...For the second week, students will work on volleyball skills. This week students will be taught bumping skills. Emphasis will be to keep arms straight, hands locked and down, and a slight bumping motion with the arms. Students will practice serving a little and then bumping. We will continue volleyball play but again modify the rules. This time we are getting closer to volleyball. Rules include everything the same as volleyball except unlimited strikes by students before the ball goes over and one bounce on the ground between strikes.
B...Students will work in groups of three, bumping over the net from inside a hulahoop. Students will toss balls over the net to their partners, taking turns at the sound of the whistle. We will stop periodically for skill comments. They same modified volleyball from earlier in the week will continue this week.

K-2nd grades
A...Students will use the parachute today working on many different games including "Carousel", "Waves", "Igloo", "Golf", and "Popcorn". Students will pause to play "Musical Hoops" with locomotor movements to music then in a hoop at the music pause. Parachute games will end class with "Magic Carpet", and "The Dance".
B...Students will get in teams of three, each team with a box of about 100 tennis balls. They will attempt to throw the tennis ball over the net one at a time but very quickly. Next students will be continue throwing but this time each team will set up their own array of 9 bowling pins and attempt to knock them down. They will be placed about 50 feet away making it quite a task.

WEEK 15: VOLLEYBALL / THROW & CATCH

2007-11-30T13:17:00.000-05:00

3rd - 5th grades
A...The first day of this week our students will continue to practice their serving. Students will serve over the net with a partner and do an informal skills test with ten serves. Students will again play "Serve Ball" with the back out line closer in to encourage more controlled serves. Students will end class with "Serve Newcombe Volleyball".
B...Today students will get to learn more about the game of volleyball by managing their own games. Four courts will be set up with a scoreboard and directions at each court. Students will divide into teams and begin play. Teachers will monitor games for sportsmanship and teamwork and studnets will be responsible for managing all other aspects of the game.

2nd grade
A...Students will do the same thing as 3rd through 5th grades except all of the serves will be throws.
B...Again students will work on throwing and catching with a partner over the net. We will talk about baseball throw, toss, basketball shot, and soccer-style throw. Students will play "Serve Ball" then play "Throw Newcombe Volleyball".

K - 1st grades
A...Students will each have a soccer ball or volleyball and practice throwing in different ways by themselves. Students will toss up, throw up, basketball shot up, all the time making catches. Students will next attempt to throw over the net and then with a partner over the net. Finally, students will play "Throw Ball" over the net with few rules, just over the net, stay on your own side, and use any ball.
B...At the end of the week, students will pratice more throwing and catching over the net with a partner. Then students will again play "Throw Ball" over the net, this time encouraging catching balls to save "points". Class will end with about 15 minutes of "5 Corners".

WEEK 14: VOLLEYBALL / LOOSEN UP

2007-11-19T14:09:00.001-05:00

There is only one day of PE this week because of Thanksgiving holidays!!!

3rd - 5th grades

A...Students will begin volleyball this week. We will start with serving skills. Students will attempt to hold the ball steady for the service strike. The serving arm should stay straight while striking the ball. Students will practice with a partner in thie rown space, then over the net. We will end our partner unions and combine into two teams on each side of the net for "Serve Ball'. This is a wild game where students will attempt to serve the ball over the net so it drops and hits the ground on the other teams side. Teams can save balls by catching them before they hit the ground. We will transition to "Serve Newcombe Volleyball". Two separate games will occur over the net. Students will play standard Newcombe rules only using serves to move the ball. Concepts discussed and used will be the server, the service, three touches on a side, volleyball lines, rotation, and scoring.

2nd grade

A...Students will do the same activities as 3rd - 5th grades except they will use the throw or toss instead of the serve.

K - 1st grades

A...Students will take a break from the intense work they have been doing. Groups will be formed and work on assorted activities, switching from station to station at the whistle bursts. Activity stations include soccer, football, flag belts, jump ropes, basketballs, hoops, and others.

WEEK 13: SOCCER / KICKING

2007-11-19T13:30:00.000-05:00

This week should be the middle of November, ending on November 16.

3rd - 5th grades
A & B...Our advanced PE classes will continue soccer this week. We will again use 5 soccer balls, work on defensive strategies, positions, and teamwork/sportsmanship skills. We will create different scoring opportunities with smaller goals inside larger goals.

2nd grades
A...Our 2nd grades classes will continue working on their kicking skills. We will work with a partner, trying to dribbling and control the ball, similar to a one on one game. We will line up on opposite sides of the field, facing partners, to create two equal teams. Teams will play "Kick Sty" to constantly kick balls to the other teams side. Our last activity will group students into groups of two or three behind a cone. Students will dribble zig-zag then pass to the next person in line continuously.
B...Students will dribble inside a large circle, continue playing keep away, then kick the balls of other students out of the circle while controlling their own. Students will then play "Steal the Bacon" with 5 to 8 groups around the field with their own hula hoop. Students will try to steal the ball from others hoops and dribble or run the ball back to their own hoop. We will end class with a goal shooting contest. About 15 teams of 2 will face the goal, kick the ball into the goal, and run the ball back to their partner. We will dribble the ball into the goal first then take a big shot at it!

K - 1st grades
A...Students will all have a ball and then kick and stop on the whistle, though almost continuously. Students will then kick with a partner, followed again by all students kicking their own ball from one end of the field to the other trying to score a goal
B...Students will line up around the perimeter of a large circle divided by a middle line. Students will attempt to kick balls out of the other side of the circle. Students can retrieve the ball and kick it back across the opposing side. We will end class with a goal shooting contest. About 15 teams of 2 will face the goal, kick the ball into the goal, and run the ball back to their partner. We will dribble the ball into the goal first then take a big shot at it!

WEEK 12: SOCCER/PUNTING/FLAG GAMES

2007-11-12T07:34:00.000-05:00

3rd - 5th grades
A & B...Students will stretch and talk about teamwork and sportsmanship in sports. No run test will occur this week. Students will be quickly divided into teams and a meeting before the game will discuss rules, strategies and soccer positions. "5 Ball Soccer" will begin, one coach on each side of the field to keep goals and fouls. Scoring should be high and students should learn the basic concepts of soccer.

2nd grade
A & B...Students will stretch and run before advancing to the field. A review of punting skills will follow with an emphasis on "drop and kick". Students will be encouraged to drop the ball to punt, not throw up and wait for the drop to kick. Students will practice in groups of two, be challenged to catch their partners ball in the air or on one bounce, and then keep their own score. Students will advance to the soccer goal and then try to punt over the goal to their partner, counting catches their as well. We will discuss game rules for "Punt Ball" and students will then try to punt any ball over the soccer goal for points.

K - 1st grades
A...After a warmup and a "Freeze Game" to encourage locomotor skills and some exercise, students will learn about flag belts. We will spend time practicing putting flags on. Students will partner up and play "One on One" flag tag on the court. We will then advance to the field to learn some lead up games for "Hill Dill". Students will run across the field and not touch others flags, they will run across and be aware of out of bounds on the sides, they will stop on the end lines, they will leanr about the terminology of "out". We will put a student in the middle and run a few times across the field with the middle "monster" trying to pull their flags before they make it safely to the other side.
B...Students will warm up and do a quick jog. We will again review the flag belts and go straight to the field. We will do a few lead up runs to remember the "Hill Dill" rules and then play "Hill Dill". If time permits, we will do some other flag games like "Flag Tag".

WEEK 11: KICKING / FLAG GAMES

2007-10-31T07:20:00.000-04:00

2nd - 5th grades
A...Students will do a 5 minute stick run and discuss the 2nd nine weeks final exam in December. We will meet in the field in groups of two. Class will review the "Power Kick", encouraging students to strick the ball long and high on a stationary ball on the ground. Students will be instructed to step beside the ball with the non-kicking foot and strike under the ball with a bent foot for lift. Students will be encouraged to try and catch their partners kicked ball on no bounces or one bounce and keep totals. Next students will use a hoop and play "One on One Soccer" using dribbling skills to try and get the ball to touch the inside of the hula hoop. Next students will get on opposite sides of the center field line and play "Wild Kick" trying to drive the ball as far as possible over the other teams heads. Students with the least balls on their side wins the game.
B...Students will do a 2:30 No Walk test. Journals will follow and students will be given fitness test scores from the entire class and have to put them into a graph or chart. We will return to the field in groups of 2 to continue practice the Power Kick. Students will then play "Goal" where groups of three will try to score as many goals as possible. At about 20 yards away, one student will kick, one student will retrieve, and one student will be on deck for the next kick. Play must be fasst paced and balls going through the goal count one point and over the goal for three.
K - 1st grades
A...Students will do a 4 minutes walk/run. Flag belts will be reviewed and tested. Next students will get in groups of two and play "One on One Flag Tag". Students will be encouraged to spread feet apart and move feet quickly. Students will learn to put their flags back on quickly. We will advance to the field for "No Elimination Flag Tag" inside a pre-set circle. Students will pull other students flags. Out until they get their flags back on then back in!
B...After a long run around a spot inthe field, students will again work on putting flags on. Partner groups will play "One on One Flag Tag" again. Students will advance to the field for an introduction to "Hill Dill". We will work on the end lines, the side lines, crossing the field, the safe line, and how the middle person pulls flags. This is in preparation for the real game, which may be played by 1st grade.

WEEK 10: MORE FOOTBALL / OVERHAND THROWING

2007-10-31T07:18:00.000-04:00

K - 5th grades
A & B...This week saw the fifth grade leave school for Camp Crystal. While I was gone, Coach Conn ran PE classes. The older grades finished football skills with more chasing/fleeing/dodging games and ended the short week with a footbal game. The younger students advanced from last weeks work with the underhand throw to the overhand throw. Students were taught to throw with the correct hand and practiced throwing hard and low. They used targets and threw lots of balls. Throwing will be revisited many times throughout the year for the K - 1st grades!

WEEK 9: FOOTBALL / TOSSING

2007-10-17T07:20:00.000-04:00

2nd - 5th grades

A...Students will stretch and do a short run then gather in their line groups to write in their line journal. They will be asked a question about fitness testing and must come up with the best answers among their group members. Students will practice the football throw in groups of three. They will model the football throw from the baseball throw learned a few weeks ago and just add some nifty hand movement to create a "spiral" then pay "Three Man Football" with a quarterback, receiver, and defender. Next, Students will put their footballs away and wear a flag belt in groups of two next. They will play "One on One Flag Tag" to learn quickness and speed. Students will see and feel the importance of keeping low to the ground, bending the knees, and spreading feet apart to be quick.

B...Students will begin class with stretching and a run then group in threes. Students will play "Three Man Football" then get into relay race form, groups of 3 to 4. Students will pass to a teammate in a hula hoop about 10 feet away and on a catch, move back 3 feet. Every catch students move hula hoop back 3 feet, with periodic switches of the catcher in the hoop. Next game will feature students on court playing "No Elimination Flag Tag" where all students have a flag on and try to pull off anyone elses flag. If the flag comes off, student must stop and put it back on before resuming play. At the end of class students get a form with their pre-fitness test scores.

K - 1st grades
A...Students will do a short run and all get a tennis ball. "Tossing" will be reviewed and compared to the throw. Students will practice tossing the ball low and catching, high a catching, high twist and catch, high clap and catch, high and hit a roof cross bar, high and bang the roof, and into the basketball goal. Students will partner up and practice tossing with a partner close range. Emphasis on control, easy throw that can be caught. Partners then use two balls and try to toss at the same time and catch. Challenge to see how many in a row can be caught.
B...Students will get into 112 groups of 3 or 4. They will do relay style tossing into a basket. Comparisons between the throw and the toss. Students will then have a free toss while we get the balls lieing on the court and into the open baskets. Students will line up again and have a challenge to see whose team can toss the most balls in the basket.

MEET COACH CONN!

2007-10-17T07:14:00.000-04:00

Williams Elementary School would like to welcome Coach Conn from the University of Florida. She will be coaching in our PE classes for the next two months. The last two months found Coach Conn at Westwood Middle School coaching sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. They spent several weeks in the pool!! Coach Conn is excited to be at our school. She says "I am excited to be working with Coach Drost and the students at Williams. I have heard such great things about the students here and I am looking forward to the next two months!"

WEEK 8: FITNESS TEST ENDS

2007-10-15T16:06:00.000-04:00

Though the rain set us back a bit, all classes managed to complete the entire fitness test this week. Students passing the test at the National (50th percentile) and Presidential (85th percentile) levels will be posted below. Students in 2nd through 5th grades will bring home their scores next week with information regarding the test.

Presidential Award

5th grade

Michael M

4th grade

Jonah T

2nd grade

Anousha P

National Award

5th grade

Antwain P - Charlotte T - Janelle T - Kate W - Lonquisha W - Aloha B - Isaac B - Jasmin B - Alice H - Ayaz K - Noah K - Deja B - Timothy A - Darius M - Meghan M - Stella R - Kaitlyn S - John TD - Jasmine J

4th grade

Rafael B - Elizabeth F - Camilo ML - Jason M - Wilson P - Dylan P - Allison R - Jamie W - Carly A - Will B - Ryan J - Caroline R - Delaney R - Demari M - Davonte S - Joshua Q

3rd grade

Tyrik B - Chacity B - Lynette B - Morgan G - James L - Nicholas S - Alex S - Elijah K - Sophie S - Xzavion C

2nd grade

Aeriyana B - Nahshaun S - Catherine B - Jake D - Lulu F - Daniel M - Deshon P - Lauryn Y - Jakeshia L - Alexus O - Jessica B - Camden F - Grace W - Destiney B

WEEK 7: FITNESS TEST BEGINS

2007-10-02T14:24:00.000-04:00

K - 5th grades
A & B...Both days this week will involve pre-fitness testing. Our school tests in four areas: (1) mile run for cardio-respiratory endurance, (2) sit and reach for flexibility, (3) pull ups for muscular strength, and (4) sit ups for muscular endurance. The mile run test will begin the week and we will continue with sit and reach and sit ups. The rain may interfere so we will adapt if necessary. K and 1st grades will only do the half mile run test instead of the entire mile. Top scores and those passing all four fitness tests will be posted on this website and at school.

WEEK 6: SCOOTERS

2007-09-24T14:22:00.000-04:00

2nd - 5th grades
A...This week will be a transition from Throwing to Pre-Fitness Testing. Scooters will be used after a 4 minute run, working on teamwork, coordination, and building our leg muscles: hamstrings, quads, and calves! We will start with partner scooter pushing. Students will explore their own needs, both with speed, balance, and safety. Ropes will be given out and students will explore speed, balance, and safety with pulling their partners. We will do some "Scooter Races" for speed and then have a three person game to promote more balance. 2nd grade will do an obsticle course with partners during the last game.

B...We will stretch and do a 2:30 no walk jog and then jump right into scooters. We will do some practice with partners, both with and without a pull rope. We will do a few races then play NASCAR around a set circular area. Students push or pull partner around changing directions every so often. The class will end with a tennis ball collection using the partner scooters.

K - 1st grades
A...Students will stretch and then practice their "Lap". Students will take turns practicing moving around the court on scooters. Students will see the difference between forward scooting and backward scooting. We will do 2 person relay races and then have a partner push free time. All this to MUSIC!!!

B...Students will again be using scooter, first with a little practice. A large circle of cones will be formed and students will be in groups of one or two. They will have to sail into the middle and steal treasure from the sea because they are pirates. The name of the game... "Treasure Hunt". Students can only collect one piece of treasure, laid out throughout the middle and keep it intheir hidden treasure chest. Different values will be given to treasures. 2nd grade will play this game as well.

WEEK 5: THROWING / COOPERATION FUN

2007-09-18T14:06:00.001-04:00

2nd - 5th grade
A...Students will stretch and then come up with one muscle that is used in the throw. The Run for the Stars will be a long run and depend on place of finish. Students return and divide into four teams, playing "Tattoo" where students throw tennis balls and try to smash their target, the basketball backboard. After cleaning up the tennis ball. Students will be placed in four groups around an 18 foot-side rope perimeter square. The game "Cleaning House" will involve throwing medium sized balls at the targets in the middle and try to keep them clear of their side. At the end of each game, the team that has blasted the targets farthest away from their own side is the cleaning champion.
B...Today will be a similar day as earlier in the week but we will make the games more competitive. "Tatoo" will have two teams on each side of the court, divided by an extended tug-o-war rope. Students will try to hit their target, the basketball goal on the opposite side as many times as possible. Score will be kept. "Cleaning House" will be improved with a larger square to give students more room to throw. Nerf balls will be removed and more volleyballs will be added. Less targets will be in the center.

K - 1st grade
A...Students will stretch and practice once again on running "Around" and completing a "Lap". We will pull out the Parachute and have a little fun this week. We will do (1) waves, (2) the Tent, (3) Magic Carpet, (4) Turtles, (5) Igloo, (6) Merry-go-round, (7) Popcorn, and other parachute games. Class will end with some advanced "5 Corners" and start to understand the concept of winning and losing.
B...We will start the day with more emphasis on going "Around" cones and completing a "Lap". We will move nto some "Self-Exploration" where students will use equipment that has been placed on the court. Kindergarten classes will use any equipment and 1st grade will be put into centers or stations and moved from center to center, like an circuit course.

MEET COACH AUGUST!

2007-09-14T13:30:00.000-04:00

Williams would like to welcome Coach August to our school! She has come from the University of Florida and is a true GATOR fan. Coach August will graduate with her degree in Physical Education in December and is really excited about teaching PE. She says she loves our students and will be sad to leave at the end of October when she heads to Sidney Lanier to continue teaching PE. Thanks Coach August for all you do for Williams PE!!!

WEEK 4: THROWING / BODY ID

2007-09-14T07:44:00.000-04:00

2nd - 5th grades
A...Students will stretch and star run with a "long run of 2:20". Upon return, students will make seven groups and do the "Muscle PreTest". Next, Students in 3rd - 5th that received an A last week on their throw will play "Battleball", a wild target throwing game with two teams on different sides of the court and lots and lots of tragets to throw at on the opposing side. Work with the non-A students will result in inclusion in the game with a little extra practice. Students in 2nd grade will practice throwing in lines designed by skill level and help will be given to students that did not get an A on the throw.
B...Stretching will be followed by a "no walk/stop long run". Students will return to their lines and work together to think of the 12 muscles we study and report to the teacher for a line point. 4th and 5th grades will begin Battleball and 2nd and 3rd grades will partner throw before starting Battleball.

K - 1st grades

A...We will start with our stretches and again practice locomotor movements with the "Freeze Game". Students will grab a partner, not hard of course, and will be challenged to touch body parts together when that part is called. The called parts will get more complicated including two or three different parts touching. We will throw in a new twist, and when "Scramble" is called students will have to switch partners.

B...Stretches will start class and we will really get serious about teaching students to go "Around" cones, in the fashion of a lap. We will try different types of runs trying to work up to a "Lap". Will will play "Freeze" one more time and then sit on our own spot, spread out on the court. Students will be shown large flash cards with body parts shown and students must figure out how to put only those parts on the floor. Students must have good balance and be thinking! We will end with a beanbag and balnce it on certain body parts!

WEEK 3: THROWING / SPATIAL AWARENESS

2007-09-13T20:32:00.000-04:00

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!

WEEK 2: GROUP CHALLENGES / SPATIAL AWARENESS

2007-09-13T15:01:00.000-04:00

2nd - 5th grades
A...Students will once again reveiw spots, stretch and warmup, then do a "Run 4 the Star". Students will find the same groups they had last week during the "Group Challenges" and then be sent to the next challenge. Today, students will participate in 2 more challenges. Music will accompany the work.
B...Today will be the final day of "Group Challenges". Students will participate in 2 or 3 challenges. 5th grade students will end 5 minutes early to be shown the techniques to use to succeed in each challenge for future use. Music will accompnay the work.

K - 1st grades
A...Students will review lining up on red spots, review student names, and do stretches. We will play the freeze game to get students moving in different types of locomotor movements and to identify that the whistle means stop. Music will accompany. Students will play small and large group games. Class will end with a "Snow Ball War".
B...After warmups, students will revisit the "Freeze Game" and then do some new parachute games involving colors and "under the parachute" action! We will use polyspots to introduce "spreading out" to studnets and practice with and without spots. We will move in different locomotor movements around the spots to music and then play "Musical Spots" and those not finding spots will have to go to exercise corner for some intense workout before returning to the game! Class will end with an elimination "5 Corners" game!

WEEK 1: COOPERATION

2007-09-13T14:25:00.000-04:00

Welcome back Williams students and families. I hope you are ready for an exciting year in PE. Some new changes have made Williams PE again one of the best places for students to learn about their body, working with others, physical skills, and how to have fun physically! All classes will attend PE two times every week and for 50 minutes. We are able to do this by have two classes come to PE at a time. The classes are bigger but will not sacrifice time in activities. We have added lots of new equipment with grants, additional budget money, GRU funds, and PTA funds.

2nd-5th grades
A...Students will become familiar with the red spot formation, learn the 2 class behavior rules, and then go immediately into parachute activities. We will add a parachute and do (1) waves, (2) tent, (3) igloo, and (4) magic carpet. Next, we will stop parachuting and learn our assigned spots for the rest of the year. Our coomunication/cooperation game will follow. Student must group themselves by the answer to several questions. All students must cooperate with each other to succeed in finding everyone with the same answer. This game will be followed by a few more parachute games: (1) merry go round, (2) blast off, (3) over under, and (4) popcorn. Within theses parachute games, the 3 grading rules of PE will be introduced.
B...Students will review their spots when classes begins. We will introduce warmups and stretch, emphasis on "Hamstrings". The class will do a few parachute games that did not get finished last class or have student choice. Students will begin their unit on "Group Challenges". Students will get into groups of 6 - 8 students and be placed in a station, or challenge: (1) Acid River, (2) Time Machine, (3) Frogs on the Pond, (4) Three Story Building, (5) Group Juggling, (6) Hot Lava, (7) The Switch. Students will see two challenges today.

K - 1st grade
A...These grades will learn about red spots for lining up when coming to PE. Parachute games will follow with similar games as 2nd - 5th grades. The PE behavior rules will be introduced. We will review spots once again then go over the concept of running "Around" something! We will do a few practice runs, a few more parachute games, then play "5 Corners". Students must moves to one of five designated areas on the court in ten seconds without touching other students.
B...The second class of the week will again review spots then learn about stretches and warmups. Students will play parachute games once again and revisit games from earlier in the week. Students will do a "Grouping Game" where a number will be called out and students will have to get themselves into groups of that size as quickly as possible. We will end class with active games of "Squirrels in the Trees" and "Dog Tails". These games are designed to get students to start thinking about spatial awareness and locomotor movements.

WEEK 36: BONKER BALL BASEBALL

2007-05-23T08:20:00.000-04:00

In our second to last week we are doing baseball striking skills for thrid through fifth grades. We will review the baseball swing and play "Bonker Ball." Students will divide into groups of 4 or 5 to play. Each student will get a turn to bat, either off a tee, a toss and hit, or off a pitch. Upon the hit, the batter runs to 1st base and back home as many times as he/she can until the fielding players get the ball and tag home plate. Students keep score from inning to inning. Strategies are encouraged and reviewed on fielding techniques. Students should understand positions and relay to move the ball quickly to home plate.

Some students in kindergarten through second grades are finsihing up their test still!! They will move to striking with a bat when complete.

UPDATE ON THE MILE RUN!

2007-05-23T07:44:00.000-04:00

Top 20 Boys Mile Run
1. Will Burger 3rd grade 6:48
2. Ayaz Khan 4th grade 6:59
3. Kyung Seok Oh 5th grade 7:22
4. Jonah Thiele 4th grade 7:22
5. Eric Burch 4th grade 7:33
6. Damonte Flowers 4th grade 7:42
7. Nathan Fisher 4th grade 7:43
8. Bamboo Blanchard 5th grade 7:48
9. Robin Xu 5th grade 7:49
9. Joshua Quillen 3rd grade 7:49
11. Rico Mirti 3rd grade 7:52
12. Noah Killingsworth 4th grade 7:54
13. John Dampier 4th grade 7:55
14. Ricky Rivers 5th grade 7:59
15. Stephen So 5th grade 8:04
16. Aloha Blanchard 4th grade 8:05
17. Steven Gu 5th grade 8:11
18. Jamie Williams 3rd grade 8:12
19. Davonte Scott 3rd grade 8:14
20. Luke Hall 5th grade 8:19

Top 20 Girls Mile Run
1. Madison Burger 5th grade 6:30
2. Christine Pu 5th grade 6:43
3. Sarah Collings 5th grade 7:03
4. Kelsey Dunn 5th grade 7:21
5. Jasmin Brown 4th grade 7:29
6. Charlotte Talham 4th grade 7:53
7. Vivian Zhu 5th grade 8:02
7. Amaleah Mirti 5th grade 8:02
9. Samantha Payne 5th grade 8:10
10. Stella Reneke 4th grade 8:22
11. Jasmine Jackson 4th grade 8:26
12. Kate Warren 4th grade 8:41
13. Ladajah Arnold 5th grade 8:45
14. Allie Sourakov 5th grade 8:48
15. Delaney Rua 3rd grade 9:01
16. Lillian Zhu 3rd grade 9:28
17. Ul'Ondrea Johnson 3rd grade 9:31
18. Lonquisha Williams 4th grade 9:33
19. Amber Monk 5th grade 9:34
20. Brianna Moorehead 5th grade 9:43

WEEK 34: THE DUEL & FINISH TESTING

2007-05-23T07:38:00.000-04:00

Third through fifth grades have completed their fitness tests. Some make up testing will be done this week for these grades but classes will study tournament play and brackets this week while performing the activity "THE DUEL." Students will be taught how a tournament is set up and write their own names into a tournament bracket as it progresses toward a champion. The Duel is a one on one tug of war game that combines strategy and balance. Students stand on a platform about 5 feet apart holding the end of a 12 foot rope. On the signal each student will try to make the other fall off their platform while remaining on their own. Don't forget to keep hold on the rope, if you let go you are finished.

Kindergarten through second will complete their final fitness test this week!

WEEK 33: MORE FITNESS TESTING

2007-05-08T17:51:00.000-04:00

The second week of fitness testing will see most of our students complete the fitness test. Third through fifth grades will be completing the situps and the sit and reach (flexibility) test. Any make up tests that need to be completed will be done this week also. Kindergarten through second grades will take the situps and sit and reach test also but they will have to complete one more test next week, the pull ups.

A mile run make up test will be next week. Students who missed the mile run last week will come on this day to do their mile run. Fifth grade students wishing to improve their mile run one last time will also get the opportunity to run next week.

WEEK 32: FITNESS TESTING BEGINS

2007-05-08T12:48:00.000-04:00

This week the second through the fifth grades will run the mile run and the kindergarten and first grades will run the half mile. This will be the first leg of the fitness test, one of four test students will take over the next few weeks. Students are encouraged to run for several reasons: to set a personal best, to pass the fitness test at the national or presidential level, to pass the school time of 14 minutes, to get into the "Mile of Fame", and to be a top runner in the school or grade. Next week the top scores will be posted. Students who miss the mile this week will make it up later. If time permits, the pull up or flexed arm hang test will be performed.

Next week will be situps and the flexibility test. Remember if students pass all tests at the presidential or national level, they will win an award! The testing scores to pass can be seen in the links section titled "FITNESS TESTING STANDARDS." A passing score depends on the age and if the student is a boy or girl.

5TH GRADE GOES TO COUNTY FIELD DAY

2007-04-27T08:41:00.000-04:00

On April 20, 2007, Williams 5th graders participated in the county field day. 18 team were competing to win first, second and third place ribbons in each event. Events include the ring relay, baton relay, sack relay, block relay, tug of war, boys mile and girls mile. Williams did very well in the team events. We had 4 first place teams, 5 second place teams, and 4 third place teams. In the final event, the mile run, each school put two runners in the boys and girls race. With runners jammed onto the starting line, Christine Pu and Madison Burger represented Williams with pride. It was not crowded at the end of the race though as Madison won the mile run and Christine finished second. Great job to all fifth graders!!

WEEK 31: FORCE AND POWER

2007-04-26T08:48:00.000-04:00

This week we will be on the field having a little fun and learning about power and force with athletic movements and stances. Students in second through fifth grades will begin seated in a small circle with five colored teams marked with numbered polyspots from one to three or four, depending on class size. We will begin our game with "Crab Soccer" utilizing the giant blue ball! Students seated on their bottoms will stay opn their bottoms and be the goalie for the game, only using their hands to block. Points, which are bad, are scored when the ball goes through a team out of the circle or a bottom comes off the spot. A number will be called and those students will crab walk to the middle and try to kick the ball out another side. Emphasis will be put on using the feet for the most power and accuracy. Later, we will change to standing on our spots with all the same rules except when a number is called, those students run in and either push or lift the ball through or over another team. Emphasis now will change to athletic stance for balance and power, compared to athletic stance for speed, balance and agility.

Kindergarten through first grades will also use the big blue ball this week. Class will start with a freeze contest on the court, working with walking, skipping and dancing movement! Students will them progress to the field and sit on numbered polyspots. Their game will involve trying to go get the big blue ball, located in the middle of the circle and push it out there own side, which is a point and it is good! Students will be urged to use balance and force by getting low and bending the knees. Students will also uise strategies to help their teammates get the ball out their own side! At the end of class students will try to score a goal on the soccer field by pushing the big blue ball.

WEEK 30: RELAY DAYS!

2007-04-24T13:33:00.000-04:00

Third through fifth grades will be doing relay races this week. At the end of the week, the entire 5th grade class will go to Citizens Field and participate in the county "5th Grade Fun and Fitness Day." Classes will start the week with assorted relay races. Teams will be divided in to teams of four or less. As relay races are performed by teams, we will talk about comparisons to track and field, disqualifications, strategies for better performance, and teamwork. We will do realys such as normal running relay, backwards forwards relay, skipping relay, ball behind the back relay, ring relay, one block relay, tee block relay, baton relay, and others. Teams will run relat races to two different lengths, thirty feet and sixty feet. Some classes will meet again and do a quick review of relays then do sprinting. Students will run the 50 yard dash. Five line will be set up and students will run against each other, then walking abck to get back in a line to race different students. We will discuss running through the finish line and sprinting style. Students will try to match with students of similar skill. At the end of both classes, students will play a quick game of "Hill Dill" before leaving.

Students in kindergarten through 2nd grades will do chasing, fleeing, and doding games. They will be reintroduced to "Hill Dill" and go throught the steps to learn all the rules. The game will be played until there are about 5 to 10 left and then restarted. Students will be encouraged to watch there space and look in all directions when running. Out of bounds will be discussed in detail.

WEEK 29: BASKETBALL GAMES II

2007-04-18T13:25:00.000-04:00

Students in fourth and fifth grades will talk about game play and relation to basketball. We will talk about types of small games and how playing basketball promotes fun. Students will break into groups of 3 to 5 and spend time in class working together playing their choice of games or creating their own games together. Students will be encouraged to get along and have fun!

Third grade will play "Around the World". The game will be taught using a demonstration and students will break into groups of 3 to 5, given poly spot sets of 10 numbers, and sent to their own basketball goal. Tips will be given from group to group on best play practice and modifying games ideas to make the game more fun!

Kindergarten through second grades will play the basketball number game on a small sized goal. K and 1st grade will use only numbers one a two and will do shooting challenges by "how fast can that number group make 15 shots" and so on. They will start with checking the basketball shooting technique off in the grade book. The class will end with a couple of minutes of free basketball.

WEEK 28: BASKETBALL GAMES I

2007-04-18T13:14:00.000-04:00

Third through fifth grades will play number basketball during this week of the basketball unit. The court will be preset with poly spots numbers 1 - 3 or 1 - 2, each set of numbers in a diffferent color. Each student willbegin class practicing the basketball shot in their own space. Technique will be reviewed and then students will be graded on their own shooting technique. From sooting students will have free shooting on goals until a signal to find a pre-set spot. Coach will call a number and students will follow set criteria to score points for their team. Some criteria will be first 5 students to make a shot, first five shots, first two students to make a shot, and so on. Points may be kept or not, bonus points awarded for teamwork and sportsmanship.

Kindergarten through 2nd grade will also continue shooting. Students will be challenged to shoot high and correctly alone and with a partner. Students will expereince shooting in many different small activities with partners, small groups and large groups. A final activity gives students the opportunity to pass and catch with a partner using one or two balls in many different pthways. The last few minutes students will shoot on their choice of three hieghts of basketball goals.

WEEK 27: HOOPIN SHOOTS!

2007-03-26T14:07:00.000-04:00

All classes jump to the basketball shot in the second week of our basketball unit. Second through fifth grades will begin the day in groups of two and practice shooting "Very High" to each other. We will stop periodically and review incorrect form and the three basketball shooting cues. Students will also help instruct their partner if incorrect form exists. After the practice session, we will play "Make It, Take It". Students will take turns shooting baskets and every time one makes a basket, they get to shoot again. There is no defense, just a shooter and a rebounder, and students will keep score. After 5 to 10 minutes of this game, where we will alternate goals to avoid the sunny goal, we will divided into two teams and play a game. Each team will shoot non-stop at their goal and make as many shots as possible. I will keep score and after 3 or 4 minutes, we will switch goals and do it once again, the winning team will shoot from outside blue lines. Our last game, if time permits, will keep the same teams and between every shoot students must dribble to the center line and step on it before shooting again!

Kindergarten and first grades will start of similarly but no partner groups, they will have their own ball. More time is spent on incorrect form and getting away from tosses and throws and thinking about "Push"! Students will line up on a line and shoot one at a time quickly so I can evaluate each students shot. Students will get in groups of two and shoot back and forth then at the hoops, two of which are low roll out goals. Novice shooters will use these and experts will use the high goals, no mare than two groups at a goal. The last five minutes of class will be free shooting time.

WEEK 26: BASKETBALL BOUNCES IN!

2007-03-13T08:24:00.000-04:00

To get back on track after a wild month or two, we started our basketball unit on Wednesday March 7 with day one on our schedule for 3rd through 5th grades. We will introduce and practice dribbling this week. We all had our own basketball for skill work this week. There were short talks on why dribbling is the most important skill, correct dribbling technique, and strategies to avoid defenders: looking up, dribbling low and the crossover dribble. We praticed these dribbles to music. Next we got in groups of two and played "Two Ball DribbleWar" where partners score points by tapping the partners ball while keeping theirs going. If double dribble occurs, a point can also be scored. Students keep their own points. Next we put a ball away and played "One Ball Dribble War" where one partner tries to steal the ball from the other. Students try to keep the ball in their possession as long as possible. At the end of class we had three to five minutes of free basketball and shooting. Here I evaluated the shooting form of students to prepare for next week, and helped a few! Second grade did much of the same thing but if a class had problems with dribbling we focused more on technique and less on strategy. Other games that were played in these scenarios include dribble races and "Lot od Balls Dribble War" where three students don't have a ball and try to steal the ball from other students. If a students ball is stolen then they have to steal from someone else. Take away more balls and it gets more interesting.

In Kindergarten through first grades dribbled too and used many of the same set up skills with more focus on technique and stopped frequently for tips and advice. We had dribble races and then instead of partnering fro games, we partnered to pass the basketball. We tried two ball passing with different types of passes and then worked one one ball passing, mainly the bounce pass. These students had five minutes of free basketball time at the end of class too!

WEEK 25: JUMP ROPE CONTINUES

2007-02-22T14:22:00.001-05:00

Though Jump Rope 4 Heart is over, all classes will continue jump roping this week. Some will do the single jump ropes that did not finish from two weeks ago. Other classes will work with long jump ropes. Third through fifth grades will have a little fun with the long jump ropes. Groups of three or four will be made and students will be given a chance to create a one minute jump rope routine, performed at the end of class. Each routine will be scored and students will be given tips and hints on how to score the most possible points in their routine. Everything done in the routine that is not a regular jump is a point, incuding any tricks, dancing, turner switching and running in and out. Everytime the rope stops or is messed up, one point is taken away. Students are encouraged to do tricks quickly and use strategy to score points.

Kindergarten through second grades will also work with the long jump ropes. Emphasis will begin with the rope turn. Students will practice with a partner turning high, low and slow! Students will then break into threes and try to get each person in the group to jump 10 consecutive times. At the end of class, three groups will try to see who can get the most points by jumping ten times. Every time a student in each group jumps ten times, the group scores a point.

WEEK 24: SUBSTITUTE

2007-02-22T14:20:00.000-05:00

There were no plans this week. A substitute conducted the PE class and on Wednesday, February 14, the entire school participated in Jump Rope 4 Heart. Regular PE will resume next week on Tuesday February 20.

I was absent this week because my dad died Saturday February 10. He had been sick for a while but I am still a little sad. If you would like to read about my dad click here http://www.lsureveille.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=13ec27b7-f494-46ae-b5d7-4a5216bdaf3a

WEEK 23: QUICK SWITCH TO JUMP ROPES

2007-02-09T11:42:00.000-05:00

With "Jump Rope 4 Heart" approaching next Wednesday, we will do a jump rope challenge this week. 2nd through 5th grades will be doing a recorded challenge of four jump roping skills. Next Wednesday at the event, the classes that are the best in each skill will be recognized. Class is set up in a large cone circle with a jumprope between each set of cones. Students will work on their first two challenges as I walk around and mark them correct or give feedback and instruction. Those who get checked off on the challenge can practice any other tricks. The first challenge is jumping ten times without messing up and the second is 20 times without messing up. Students in 2nd through 5th grades must do the fast turning as two jumps between each turn will not count. The second challenge will be the "Criss Cross" jump. Students will be instructed on techniques and led through all parts of this jump. If students are successful they will be challenged to beat the school record for criss cross jumps in a row...25! Last will be the "Double Turn" jump where students have to do two turns on one jump. This is very hard and if students need to make up other jumps they missed, now is the time. Music will be played all during jumping.

Kindergarten and first grades are a little different. Students will be started like the higher grades but no challenges will exist. I will give students a quick example and they will begin to try jump roping to the music. Students will be identified and used as examples of good jump roping skills. At various time, the music will be stopped and small suggestions issued to the class like don't bend over, small circles with the hands, keeping the beat with your hands and feet. Sometimes we will review the correct swing by no jumping, just turning the rope and letting it slide under the feet, then stepping over it. I will also circulate and give specific help or advanced instructions to students. Different kinds of jumps will be done including, the one hop, two hop, the run in place, and the run around. We will end class with jump rope running races.

WEEK 22: GOLF CONTINUES & FLAGS!

2007-02-07T13:00:00.000-05:00

Week two of our golf unit has begun. There are still some classes who have not done week one yet because of weather! We are still trying and I know that students are frustrated and want to continue golfing. In week 2, instruction time will go down and practice time will go up. We will all review quickly the rules and swing directions quickly and then get started. If I had to guess I would say every student hits at least 40 golf balls! Students will be given a letter grade. The grade will go down one letter for every cue we have discussed. These include: triangle with feet, correct aim, hand configuration correct, hands together, club behind the ball before the swing, head stays down, full swing, both hands stay on club. Students are given their grade immediately and told what can do to improve grade. Grades are constantly assessed throughout the class and they can either go up...or down! Grades will not count on report card but they are only for our ability to improve.

Kindergaretn through 2nd grades will be playing flag games. Classes have already started this and they love it! Review of flags rules will be followed by three game. The first game, with a partner, is "Grudge Match". Students will go one on one to pull their partners flag off. Once a flag is pulled off the puller must dance while the pullee puts it back on then the game restarts. Game two is "Triple Tag" in groups of three. This is the same game as before but to win a student has to be the only one left with a flag on. IF somehow all the flags come off, often the winner could be the one who puts the flag on the fastest! The third and most exciting game is "Flag Collecting" where it is you against the class. Everyone has a flag on to start but if your flag gets pulled off it does not matter, just keep going. The object is to pull as many flags of other people as possible and have the most flags in your hand at the end of the game. Sometimes students can find falgs onthe ground but you can never pull a flag out of someones hands!

WEEK 21: GOLF BEGINS & ENDS QUICKLY

2007-01-23T08:38:00.000-05:00

After many weeks of waiting, golf began with the third grade but the fun quickly ended when a downpour completely soaked all of the equipment. The field is now wet once again and we will be doing tennis ball games on the court this week with all of the grades. We will be partnering up for some relay and continuous relay games including rolling, throwing and many modified activities. All grades will participate!

UPDATE: We have some new decent weather and have resumed golf for 3rd through 5th grades. Keep your fingers crossed for our students. They are very excited and really want this unit to begin!

WEEK 20: 5th GRADE TO CAMP CRYSTAL

2007-01-23T08:22:00.000-05:00

This entire week was dedicated to 5th graders and their trip to Camp Crystal. Kindergarten through 4th grades have a PE sub and will be doing fun alternate plans at school. The 5th grade took a three day trip to Camp Crystal to study science in nature and I went along to encourage participation during the outside activities. We did quite a bit of hiking, played team building games, shot the bow and arrow, dancing, and played lots of volleyball and four square during our many break times. Students got more "PE" type time during these days than they ever would have during a regular week in school!

WEEK 19: WEATHER CONTINUES DELAYS

2007-01-23T08:18:00.000-05:00

More delays this week from weather problems. We will continue "Four Square" and "Wildcat Ball" with all grades. Kindergarten through 1st grades will be doing very basic work in these areas. Golf is still planned for our next unit in the 3rd through 5th grades and Kindergarten through 2nd grades will do rolling balls.

WEEK 18: MORE DELAYS

2007-01-09T14:07:00.000-05:00

Due to more weather problems and a wet field, PE has again opted for the optional lesson. Third through fourth grades will be playing "Wildcat Ball". "Wildcat Ball" is similar to volleyball but there are some major game modifications. The court is very large, about 30 yards wide and each side has about 20 yards depth. Anyone can serve and can be decided by the team. When the serve goes over the net, the ball must be struck in the air or it can bounce one time. If it bounces twice then the point goes to the other team and a the other team also gets to serve. Players and teams can hit an unlimitesd amount of times before the ball goes back over. If it goes under the net the other team gets the serve and point. Small classes or lower skilled calsses use the throw and catch as a further modification. Teams are encouraged to keep the ball up and pass to teammates as a higher strategy. Fourth and fifth grades are combining classes with PE2.

Second grade is still working on "Four Square" and is progressing from "Two Square" very nicely. They will continue this until next week. First and Kindergarten are at different levels of "Two Square". They are practicing the serve and some volleying but not much emphasis is given to the actual game.

COLONIAL DAY FOR 5th GRADE

2007-01-05T08:32:00.000-05:00

PE was called off on Friday before the Christmas holidays due to "5TH GRADE COLONIAL DAY". Students in the 5th grade went to six stations to learn about things colonial americans did. One station was the "Colonial Game". Students spent time learning about colonial games and then focused on "Horse Shoes". Rules were reviewed and then the games began!

WEEK 17: LAST WEEK OF SOCCER DELAYED

2007-01-05T08:26:00.000-05:00

Before Christmas holiday began, our 3rd through 5th grades got a few days of soccer in but due to the rain from the start of the year we have had to change plans and do an alternate activity on the covered court. PE1 and PE 2 have combined and will do a few days of "Four Square". Students will learn the rules and play basic "Four Square" in small groups. Students will learn how the proper athletic stance is helpful, strategies for personal game improvement, and strategies for refereeing their own game. Sportsmanship is the main emphasis and students are encouraged to work out their own problems in their own games.

Kindergarten through 2nd grades will be playing "Two Square" which is the same as "Four Square" but with two squares. Focus will begin basic without squares, move to serve practice, then playing small games. Some free ball time will end class. Second grade will move to a little "Four Square" play at the end of their class.

WEEK 16: SOCCER IS FINALLY HERE

2006-12-12T08:39:00.000-05:00

After practicing a week of kicking, students have been rewarded with two weeks of soccer. This is actually not normal soccer but "Two Ball Soccer". The rule changes are as follows: two balls in play at all times, no out of bounds on the side, no out of bounds on the ends, only stops of play on hand ball and fouls. This is another good opportunity for students to learn how a referee impacts a game. The ball never stops unless blown dead by the referee (me). Sportsmanship and teamwork are emphasized to keep a fun flow in the game. A small meeting with each team at the beginning talks about the importance and responsibility of the goalie, defense, and offense.

Kindergarten and first grade continue to practice the power kick on the ground then will play "Circle Number Ball". Students stand on a pre-set spot and colors and numbers are called, cuing students to race to the middle of the circle to get a ball and do some skill. Second grade will learn the punt. It will be introduced and then practiced in partner groups. After some practice time, these groups will punt over the soccer goal and then keep score. Cues for the punt include; dropping the ball 9not throwing it), drop and kick at the same time, and drop the ball forward to meet the foot.

WEEK 15: EVERYBODY KICKING

2006-12-01T13:56:00.000-05:00

We remain on the field this week with all classes and are starting three weeks of "Kicking and Soccer." All grades will study the power kick. Students will learn that a power kick of a non-moving ball is used in football and soccer. It involves running to the ball, stepping beside the ball, bringing the foot under the ball, keeping the foot flexed, and following through with a high leg kick. We encourage long high kicks that can be caught in the air. Students will practice with partners in the field and then play "Goal Scoring." There are eight teams of two or three students in each line. A student will power kick to the goal for points from 10 to 20 yards away depending on the level. One point through the soccer goal, two points between the narrow passage inside the cone target and three points over the goal like a field goal. Students will also gain points from hustling and good teamwork and sportsmanship. Kindergarten and first grade will be a little less organized. They will "Kick and Go" all the way down to the opposite goal. They will score goals repeatedly and not in any order to help them learn about goals and points.

This is Coach Viau's last week at Williams. If you see him tell him what a great job he did teaching here at our school. We wish him the best of luck and know that he will be a great PE teacher somewhere!

WEEK 14: CATCHING WITH A GLOVE

2006-11-28T08:31:00.000-05:00

With the end of paddles comes a similar skill that is necessary to continue to build hand-eye coordination, catching with a glove. Our students will be introduced to gloves in week 14 and play a fun game for lots of catching practice. We will start with an introduction of the baseball glove and how to put it on and use it. We will catch our own tossed up fly balls and we will catch with a partner. The culminating activity, "Meteor Ball", will see two teams throwing pop-flys over a 25 foot middle area so that each team has chances to catch many balls. Students must throw high, no line drives, and they must have their own side of the activity area clean for bonus points at the end. Points are scored for every catch made during the game. It is a wild and exciting game giving lots of opportunity to catch with the glove.

Kindergarten through second grades will be rolling balls this week. They will learn the proper techniques, comparing the roll to the bowling movement and skee-ball in the video arcade. Students will work with a partner from different lengths and different rolling velocities. Students will then be put in groups of three and have a middle person as the target...well not really a target! The outside students will roll under the legs of the middle person and the middle person will have different skills they must do as the ball goes under thier legs. Groups will switch jobs. A target rolling game will end the class if there is still time!

WEEK 13: PADDLE BALL TOURNAMENT

2006-11-17T13:26:00.000-05:00

Third through fifth grades will be continuing "Paddle Ball" this week and we will also be participating in an "one-on-one Paddle Ball" tournament. We will begin thew tournament with a single elimination bracket including every student in the class. Three games will be played at a time, all games going to 5 points. Students who are not intheir game or are eliminated are challenged to practice using the passles at their own pace; striking alone, with a partner, creating a unique game or even cheering their classmates on. At the end of class, the class champion will be named.

Listed below are the class champions of the 'Paddle Ball" singles tournament that each 3rd through 5th grade class participated in during week 13.

3rd grade - Wilson Peter - Jonah Thiele - Riko Mirti
4th grade - Akis Pardalos - Fred Carmen - Peter Sarmiento
5th grade - Paige Vermeulen - Allie Sourakov

Kindergarten through 2nd grades

WEEK 12: PADDLES AND HOOPS

2006-11-14T08:28:00.000-05:00

3rd through 5th grades will continue striking but this time with implements...paddles! We will work individually with a paddle, trying to strike the ball up continuously, low and high. Students will be challenged to count how many times in a row they can strike the ball, a tennis ball, without it touching the ground. Students will also be challenged to move the paddle in different ways while continuously striking. Students will move to partner groups and try to strike the ball back and forth with unlimited bouces between strikes. This will lead into "PADDLE BALL". Four small courts, 10 feet square sides, are marked with a 2 - 3 foot net betweeen. Students will play doubles action with a few rules: the ball must bounce once and only once, serve must be bounce ball and then strike underhanded, students can only hit the ball one time on their side before it goes over. Games are played to ten and groups switch to play other teams. Teamwork and sportmanship is a main emphasis.

Kindergarten through 2nd grades are working with hoops this week. Mostly students will have a hula hoop for themselves and emphasis will be put on individual skills. These skills include: trick around arm, hips, neck, switching arms during spin, spin hoops on ground, walk the dog, drop over body, around the leg, jump rope, rolling hoop, chasing hoop, hoop race, and jumping through a moving hoop. An ending activity will be target practice throwing nerf balls through moving hoops.

WEEK 11: REAL VOLLEYBALL ACTION

2006-11-01T08:42:00.000-05:00

This will mark the third and final week of Volleyball for our 3rd through 5th grade students. We will continue to practice our basic skills through partner work. The bump and set will be broken down into basic easy parts and students will be challenged to work with their partner to keep the ball up. Emphasis will be put on the height of the shot! Students will again be placed on a team and then begin real volleyball. Truthfully this is not real volleyball but it is closer! All volleyball rules are the same except you can hit the ball as many times as you like on your side to get that ball over the net.

Kindergarten through 2nd grades will be continuing scooter games. They will again go over the safety rules for scooter use and do a little free scooting. The court will be set up by placing treasure boxes (cones) in a wide 25 yard diameter circle. Students will take their scooter to a treasure box and prepare to play "Treasure Hunt". On the signal students will sail their scooter into the middle of the ocean and can grab one piece of treasure from the middle are, which has been littered with hundreds of assorted little treasures. Students must work quickly to grab a piece of treasure, bring it back to their treasure box and then sail back in for more. Some treasures will be assigned a different value to improve higher counting skills upon game completion.

BEST MILE TIMES

2006-10-31T16:09:00.000-05:00

Over 350 2nd through 5th grade students took the mile run test at the beginning of October. The following students were the best runners in the entire school. Check out the top girl. She is not only the fastest runner in the school right now but she also broke the all-time girls mile run record!

GIRLS

1. Christine Pu - 5th grade - 6:58

2. Madison Burger - 5th grade - 7:25

3. Charlotte Talham - 4th grade - 8:02

4. Jasmin Brown - 4th grade - 8:05

5. Allie Sourakov - 5th grade - 8:10

6. Amaleah Mirti - 5th grade - 8:23

7. Delaney Rua - 3rd grade - 8:42

8. Sarah Collings - 5th grade - 8:51

9. Daniela Roth - 5th grade - 9:25

10. Vivian Zhu - 5th grade - 9:26

11. Kate Warren - 4th grade - 9:30

12. Brittany Thomas - 5th grade - 9:37

13. Dershona Glenn - 5th grade - 9:40

14. Stella Reneke - 4th grade - 9:45

15. Jasmine Jackson - 4th grade - 9:46

16. Lillian Zhu - 3rd grade - 9:49

17. Sarah Lulu - 4th grade - 10:03

17. Meghan McCallister - 4th grade - 10:03

17. Samantha Payne - 5th grade - 10:03

17. Asia Cromwell - 5th grade - 10:03

BOYS

1. Michael Quillen - 5th grade - 7:12

2. Will Burger - 3rd grade - 7:15

3. Ayaz Khan - 4th grade - 7:29

4. John Dampier - 4th grade - 7:37

4. Noah Killingsworth - 4th grade - 7:37

6. Lorenzo Smith - 5th grade - 7:43

6. Robin Xu - 5th grade - 7:43

8. Joshua Quillen - 3rd grade - 7:55

9. Darius Mitchum - 4th grade - 7:57

10. Jeramie Jones - 3rd grade - 8:01

11. Kyung Seok Oh - 5th grade - 8:04

12. Camilo Moraga-Lewy - 3rd grade - 8:06

12. Steven So - 5th grade - 8:06

14. Eric Burch - 3rd grade - 8:25

15. Luca Diplan - 5th grade - 8:32

16. Nathan Fisher - 4th grade - 8:33

17. Bamboo Blanchard - 5th grade - 8:36

18. Aloha Blanchard - 4th grade - 8:38

19. Jonah Thiele - 3rd grade - 8:41

20. Davonte Scott - 3rd grade - 8:42

PRESIDENTIAL FITNESS AWARDS

2006-10-31T16:04:00.000-05:00

The fitness award mostly talked about is the National Fitness Award, given to students passing all tests at the 50th percentile. An even more impressive honor is achieved when a student passes all tests at the 85th percentile, the Presidential Fitness Award. This award is rarely given out but amazingly, we had 8 who qualified for this award.

5th GRADE

Allie Sourakov - Madison Burger - Christine Pu

4th GRADE

Nathan Fisher - Charlotte Talham

3rd GRADE

Eric Burch - Joshua Quillen - Jonah Thiele

NATIONAL FITNESS AWARDS

2006-10-31T08:52:00.000-05:00

Our October pre-fitness test is complete. Students that passed all four fitness tests at the 50th percentile qualify for the National Fitness Award. These students are listed below.

5th GRADE

Bamboo Blanchard - Luca Diplan - Luke Hall -Kyung Seok Oh

Samantha Payne - Lorenzo Smith - Brittany Bennett - Hannah Burgess

Sierra Coomber - Spencer Perrine - Michael Quillen - Jaquita Richardson

Daniela Roth - Kenya Tolbert - Sarah Collings - Ronerica Johnson

Ricky Rivers - Robin Xu - Vivian Zhu - Rebecca Figlio

Amaleah Mirti - Brittany Thomas - Asia Cromwell

4th GRADE

Darius Mitchum - Stella Reneke - Kate Warren - Aloha Blanchard

Ayaz Khan - Sarah Lulu - Meghan McCallister - Alice Hou

Kaylee O'Neal - Fred Carmen - Bethany Webster - John Dampier

Damonte Flowers - Jasmine Jackson - Gloria Kann - Noah Killingsworth

Jasmin Brown - Evan Milch - Jordan Warmke-Robitaille - Sarah Peace

3rd GRADE

Rafael Bichier - Katwain Daniels - Bhavani Srinivas - Carly Alexander

Ryan Jacobs - Soowhan Kim - Jason Myers - John Finnerty

Camilo Moraga-Lewy - Delaney Rua - Davonte Scott - Axel VanOostrom

Ul'Ondrea Johnson - Jackson Jost - Jakyia Lovett - Wilson Peter

Collin Ulmer - William Burger - Seth Giles

2nd GRADE

Mountain Blanchard - Xzavion Carmen - Kara Doles - Spencer Warren

Claire Meyer - Nicholas Schrott - Malika Smalls - Morgan Giles

Emilie Pearson - Elaa Singh - Victoria Thompson - Corey Daniels

Jeremiah Robinson - Donavin Bird - Owen Gardiner

WEEK 10: VOLLLEYBALL and SCOOTERS

2006-10-19T08:44:00.000-04:00

Volleyball continues this week as Wednesday starts the beginning of week 2. This week we will continue to emphasize the volleyball serve. Students will practice for a short time with a partner then take an assessment/test form and record how many times they can serve over the net out of ten. After partner groups turn in their skills test, they will be quickly introduced to the bump and challenged to practice with their partner. When all groups are finished with the skills test, students will form two teams and play another week of "Serve Newcombe Volleyball".

Kindergarten through 2nd grades will continue finishing their fitness test. All grades should finish by the middle of next week. When they finish their final test there will be half of the class left and they will begin to use the scooters. They will be introduced to keeping their bottoms only on the scooters for safety and pushing backwards instead of forward for greater speeds! We will play free scoot, bumper scooters, speed races, tag, and partner push. Next week will be teh great "Treasure Hunt".

WEEK 9: VOLLEYBALL BEGINS

2006-10-13T08:53:00.000-04:00

On Tuesday of this week, the 3rd through 5th grades completed their fitness test. The fitness test winners and other great scores will be posted soon. Kindergarten through 2nd grades will test unitl next week.

Wednesday marked the beginning of "Volleyball". Students will participate in a three week unit to improve serving skills, bumping and setting skills, learn how volleyball positions and rotations are done, and finally scoring. We will practice skills, play games and do assessments. This week we start with proper serving technique. We will practice in groups of two, trying to serve the ball high and accuartely so our partner can catch the ball when hit over the net. We will use the underhand serve and emphasis is put on a straight serving arm, contact with the ball out of the holding hand, and follow through. After skill practice we will create two teams for "Serve Ball". Points will be kept in this wild and active game. Anyone can score anytime by serving any ball over the net and having it land on the other side...ANYWHERE. Watch out though, the other team can catch a ball to save a point! We will end with "Serve Newcombe Volleyball". This game is played just like a real rotation volleyball game except there are no strikes, students must catch and then serve either to a teammate or over the net. Students must be quick and use strategies to score. Students will learn the importance of serving excellence and get a lot of practice with serving during game play.

WEEK 8: FITNESS TEST CONTINUES

2006-10-02T08:36:00.000-04:00

We will begin our second week of fitness testing Tuesday, September 3. Most classes in second through fifth grades have completed the mile run and pull ups, some even have started their sit ups. These grades will definitely finish the sit ups and sit and reach by the end of the wheel, which will be the middle of next week. We have a day off on Friday so no test that day. If some students missed the mile run, there will be a make up day next week. Please continue to bring water. Encourage your child to give the test the best attempt they are able to give. Unfortunately, kindergarten, first and second grades were only able to complete the running test. They will be doing the test for an extra week.

Third through fifth grades will begin "Volleyball" when the next whelll starts next week. This unit will be for three weeks. Look forward to learning lots of great skills and volleyball strategies!

WEEK 7: FITNESS TEST BEGINS

2006-10-02T08:32:00.000-04:00

This week we will begin the pre-fitness test. All grades will participate in 4 tests that will show progress toward cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength and flexibility. The tests will include running, pull ups, sit ups and sit and reach. This week we will attempt to complete two tests: the run and pull ups. Second through fifth grades will be doing the mile run and kindergarten and first will do the half mile run. Students will get to have some fun time with PE equipment between testing opportunities. Please bring water, it gets hot out there! GOOD LUCK!!

WELCOME COACH VIAU!

2006-09-25T08:40:00.000-04:00

We would all like to welcome Coach Viau (pronounced V-O) to Williams Elementary. He has been here four weeks and already has great things to say about our school. He says "I have really enjoyed working with the students and it has been a great expereince so far. Teachers and staff have been very nice and very helpful". Coach Viau will be here until December so we hope to get to know him much better. He says "Good luck on the fitness test!"

WEEK 6: FLAGS & MORE BODY!

2006-09-19T14:45:00.000-04:00

We have completed the throwing unit for the upper grades and will be doing a "Chasing Fleeing Dodging" unit for about 2 weeks. We will utilize flags to teach our students to become more agile, have greater balance and be quick...we will learn to avoid an attacker! Second through fifth grades will participate in this unit. The day will start with a "Partner Flag Tag" game where partners battle each other and try to pull the opponents flag off, switching partners. This game will be followed by "Flag Tag" where all students will play against each other in a defined area. As the game starts if a student loses their flag, they have to come out to the side and do 10 situps before returning to the game. To end this we will have an elimination game for a class champion. To end class, we will play "Sharks and Minnows". Two team will line up on each end of the playing area, the ocean. Students will have ten seconds to swim to the other side but WATCH OUT, everyone is a shark and as you cross you may get eaten by someone on the other team. If you are eaten or do not make it across in ten seconds, then you will grab a scooter and become a minnow in the ocean, helping your team by sneaking up on the unsuspecting sharks crossing.
First and Kindergarten will continue their body and spatial awareness unit. We will do another "Freeze Game" and again emphasize knowing what is going on around you at all times. We will study the term "going around the cone" in a quick learning session for future use. Continuing on, we will talk about finding our own space from last week and practice. We will identify body parts, blance beanbags on different body parts, and then use cue cards to balance on those body parts. Class will be concluded with a "Snow Ball War" with nerf balls!
REMINDER!!!!
Next week will start the Pre-Fitness Test. If the weather is good we will do the Mile Run and Pull Ups. If the weather is rainy or hot, we will do Sit & Reach and Sit Ups. Please wear the correct clothing!

WEEK 5: Football Throw and the "Body"

2006-09-11T08:04:00.000-04:00

Third through fifth grades will be wrapping up throwing instruction with the football throw. Students will use the same throwing motion but hand work will be different. Emphasis will be put on the grip of the ball with one or two fingers behind the laces. We will talk about a spiral and how sliding the hand down and under will help lead to a spiral. Students will work as partners to practice the footbal throw and then come together to play "TD Ball". The class will be split into two teams and try to score goals into the other teams endzone by throwing the football from hula hoops situated all around the court. A point is scored if the football goes over the cross bar in the opposing teams end zone. Students can go wherever they please on the court but can only score if the football is thrown over the opposing teams cross bar. A five point bonus if a student throws the footabll into the basketball goal.

Second grade will continue the baseball throw. They will review the four throwing steps and then play "Battleball". For an explanation of this game refer to week 4, 3rd through 5th grade.

Kindergarten and first grades will be exploring their body this week. Do you ever wonder why young children can't run or walk without bumping into someone? Or why they always have to stand so close together? We will be working on spatial awareness with our activities. We will do a freeze game. All games will emphasize touching no other students. We will use polyspots to explore our "own" space. We will move around the spots to understand how far apart your "own" space is. We will have a moving spots contest where students will race to get to their "own" space. We will move the spots to a circle and use colors this time to move. On a color call, those students will move quickly to a different spot of the same color. Next that color will grab a beanbag. Be careful of the all color call! We will end with "5 Corners".

WEEK 4: THROW GRADE & BATTLEBALL

2006-09-01T14:25:00.000-04:00

3rd through 5th grades will continue throwing this week. We will take a few minutes to review the throw parts: turn, ball behind head, slide step, then twist and throw. Next we will partner up and throw across the court to each other. While this is done, students throws will be graded. After grades have been recorded, students with "A's" will play "Battleball". Students with grades other than "A's" will get extra practice to get the throw to "A" standard, at which time they will be sent to the "Battleball" game. "Battleball" is a game played with two teams, starting on opposite sides of the court and divided by a center line (a tug of war rope). Each team will have 15 cones topped by a tennis ball and surrounded by a hula hoop. The object of the game is to throw gator=skin balls at the opposing teams tennis balls and knock them all off before the other team knocks theirs off. Students may guard a cone with a ball but they cannot go inside the hula hoop. Rules are watched carefully and if a player touches a tennis ball with the hand, steps over the middle line, or throws at head level, that student does a penalty (30 situps). 2nd grade will do the same but as they are on a different schedule it will not start until the end of the week.
Kindergarten and 1st grades will continue the throw practice, concentrating on what hand to throw with and turning to the side to start the throw. At the end of the week, classes will begin a spatial awareness unit so they can move around without running in to each other!!! We will work in depth with poly-spots and moves all over the place. If they don't know their colors and numbers, this is a chance to learn them. We will end with an exciting game of "5 Corners"!

WEEK 3: GETTING THE THROW DOWN

2006-08-28T15:26:00.000-04:00

Students in 3rd through 5th grades will learn the proper technique of the throw this week. The throw will be broken down into 4 parts: The side turn, the ball behind head, the slide step, and the twist and throw. Students will be assessed and helped by throwing without the ball and with the ball. Throw emphasis will be to get a low and powerful throw, like a baseball pitcher. After the practice time, we will use our skills to play "Target Ball". Six teams of two or three students, each with a crate of tennis balls, will take aim and throw to a large target, trying to hit it or knock it down. Students will go one at a time to make sure they are still using the proper technique but the short line will almost move non-stop. After this game, we will regroup for the same game but all students will throw constantly from their crate of balls to the new target, a bowling pin.

Students in Kindergarten through 2nd grades will continue last weeks lesson beacuse of the K-2 wheel. On Thursday they will start throwing. The same lesson will be taught to second grade using the four steps, groups will have only 2, and the targets will be closer. Kindergarten and first grades will being throwing by learning their throwing hand and starting the throw by turning the correct way. Students will throw for power and distance and then aim at bowling pins about 15 feet away. Everyone will thow together so students will gets lots and lots of throwing attempts!

WEEK 2: COOPERATION/GROUP DAY

2006-08-18T09:28:00.000-04:00

Our 2nd through 5th grades will continue working on cooperation and group games/activities. We will review our lines and spots, do some stretching and then do a "Run 4 the Stars". This will explained in detail to your children but every PE day, our students will do something physical for the first five minutes of class, most of the time a different type of run/walk. They will be given a challenge to meet and if they succeed, they will get a star. At the end of the year, the two or three students in each class with the most stars will get a "Star Award".
Upon completion of the "Run 4 the Stars" we will jump into small groups of 4 and play "Circle Tag", one student, the tagger, tries to tag the taggee, but the taggee is linked in a circle with two other students, the protectors. They turn circles and hold on tight to keep that tagger from tagging the taggee, taking turns in each position. Next, we will change into groups of 3, so that they will be with all new teammates. They will play "Circle Tag" this time with only one protector. We will switch group again to groups of 5 or 6 (only in 2nd grade) and play "Hoop Line" where students must try to pass a hoop down their line linked by holding hands without busting the line. There may be a race involved! "Circle Toss" with groups of 7 or 8 will follow, students will keep a circle and they must throw the ball to each person one time but can never throw it to anyone beside them. If time is left, "Club Grab" and/or "Scramble" will be played at the end.
Kindergarten and first grades will use the parachute once again. Students will practice sitting on their blue warm-up spots by playing "Switch Spots". "Dog Tails" will follow where half the class are dogs holding a long rope for their tails. The Dog Catchers will chase them and step on their tails to transform themselves into dogs. The dogs will of course become the Dog Catchers. A few Parachute games will ensue and a "Snow Ball War" will end class!

WEEK 1: GETTING READY WITH PARACHUTES

2006-08-15T09:07:00.000-04:00

Grades K through 5 will be learning the PE rules, grading guidelines and other necessary information for the upcoming school year. Of course we have to make it fun and active so we have several activities planned to integrate into learning those rules. We will start class with some "Parachute Games" like: waves, building a tent, the igloo, and the magic carpet. Jumping out of parachute games, our 2nd through 5th grade classes will be assigned a warmup line position, commonly called spots. To create a little team building within our class, students will be asked a series of questions where they will have to correspond with the other students in the class to sit with their classmates who answer the questions the same! Then, we will practice going back to our spots (to see if we remembered) and then jump quickly into a few more parachute games. These will include merry go round, parachute pass, over under, and popcorn. If there is time, we will get locomotor active and end with some "5 Corners".