Students in Physical Education using team building to get the year started off right!
Students in Physical Education classes have been participating in team building games to build rapport with classmates. Students have been playing cooperative games and are being challenged to develop their leadership skills while gaining an understanding of what a good teammate is. Students have been showing great sportsmanship while playing games; such as, hula hut throw-down, hula hoop candyland, hungry hungry hippos and ants on a log. Middle School students have been introduced to a new fitness warm up which uses stations to work different core muscles while practicing varying exercises in small groups. Early Childhood and Pre-Kindergarten classes have been playing games to help them become aware of their surroundings along with personal space and body awareness. Students in those ages are playing throwing games, hula hoop games and tag games which help them develop their locomotor body movements and motor skills. Activities for JK-4th grade include Oscar the Grouch, Space Invaders,,The Pin Game, Goalie Ball and many team building ice breaker activities. Students in 3rd grade-Middle School are also preparing for their fall after school sports season and lunch league play. The sports played during these sessions will be soccer and flag football.
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