| Name of Activity: Scrabble Laps | | | | each member runs a certain portion of the lap |
| | | | (relay type). |
| Academic content: Language Arts: Spelling | | | | |
| | | | Vary the way the students move by going |
| Purpose of Activity: The purpose of this | | | | backwards, sideward, jumping rope, dribbling |
| activity is to integrate physical fitness | | | | a ball, etc. |
| with spelling of core vocabulary words used | | | | |
| in science and social studies. | | | | Assessment Ideas: |
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| Suggested Grade Level: 3-5 | | | | The teacher will check for correct spelling. |
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| Materials Needed: Depending on the size of | | | | The teacher will observe the use of a variety |
| the class, you will need at least 10-15 sets | | | | of movement, teamwork and cooperation. |
| of letters of the alphabet. (Magnetic letters | | | | |
| purchased at various dollar stores works | | | | Adaptations for Students with Disabilities: |
| great.); one pencil and score sheet for each | | | | |
| team; outside area or a large gym will work | | | | For students who have difficulty moving |
| for walking/running laps | | | | around the track, give them two letters for |
| | | | each lap. Any students who are |
| Physical activity: Locomotor Skills: | | | | developmentally delayed are paired with |
| Run,Walk, Skip, Gallop | | | | another student. |
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| Description of Idea | | | | Name of Activity: Hit a Homer in PE! |
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| Students are placed in teams of 4 or 5. One | | | | Purpose of Activity: A visual reminder to |
| student from each team is appointed | | | | students about their behavior in class. |
| "secretary" and is responsible for writing | | | | |
| "words" on the score sheet. All names of team | | | | Prerequisites: A introduction to the PE |
| members should be written on the form by each | | | | rules. |
| of the students on the team. | | | | |
| | | | Suggested Grade Level: 3-5 |
| Students are told they can walk, skip, gallop | | | | |
| or jog around the track. For each lap they | | | | Materials Needed: Bulletin board, laminated |
| perform, they are given a letter by the | | | | paper shoes, thumb tacks, construction paper. |
| teacher. The more laps they do, the more | | | | |
| letters they get. The students move around | | | | Description of Idea |
| the track until either time is up or all the | | | | |
| letters are gone. | | | | This is a bulletin board idea that gives |
| | | | students visual feedback on their behavior in |
| When the whistle is blown, they go back to | | | | class. |
| the area where their team's Scrabble Lap | | | | |
| Score sheet is located. The students pool all | | | | Before school starts, make a bulletin board |
| their letters together and work as a team to | | | | that has a baseball diamond with a big |
| form as many words as they can using the | | | | outfield. In the outfield make baseballs with |
| letters they were randomly given. Their words | | | | a rule on each one of them. In the infield |
| must be appropriate, three letters or longer | | | | make sure that the bases can be seen easily. |
| and no proper nouns or abbreviations. | | | | Around home plate, have paper shoes. On each |
| Additionally, the words must be spelled | | | | shoe, write the classroom teacher's name. |
| correctly. | | | | Title the bulletin board, "Hit a Home Run in |
| | | | PE" |
| The team secretary writes the words as the | | | | |
| team forms them. The letters can be used as | | | | After each class period, have students gather |
| many times as they want. Each correctly | | | | by the bulletin board. If the class followed |
| spelled word is worth one point; any words | | | | all the rules that are written on the |
| formed from their science or social studies | | | | baseballs, then move their class shoes up by |
| vocabulary list (obtain words from the | | | | one base. If the class did not follow the |
| classroom teacher) are worth two points. At | | | | rules, point out which rules the class still |
| the end of approximately five minutes, | | | | need to work on. |
| collect the paper and pencils and evaluate | | | | |
| the correctly spelled words to announce in | | | | Each time the class "scores", record their |
| the next class. | | | | runs on a score sheet. At the end of the |
| | | | quarter, give the class with the most runs a |
| Variations: | | | | prize. A good prize can be an extra gym class |
| | | | that day, a free day, or a your choice day. |
| Allow the teams to run in tag teams where | | | | |