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Name  of  Activity:  Scrabble  Lapseach 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 thisbackwards, sideward, jumping rope, dribbling
activity is to integrate physical fitnessa  ball,  etc.
with spelling of core vocabulary words used
in  science  and  social  studies.Assessment  Ideas:
Suggested  Grade  Level:  3-5The  teacher will check for correct spelling.
Materials Needed: Depending on the size ofThe teacher will observe the use of a variety
the class, you will need at least 10-15 setsof  movement,  teamwork  and  cooperation.
of letters of the alphabet. (Magnetic letters
purchased at various dollar stores worksAdaptations  for  Students with Disabilities:
great.); one pencil and score sheet for each
team; outside area or a large gym will workFor students who have difficulty moving
for  walking/running  lapsaround 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,  Gallopanother  student.
Description  of  IdeaName  of  Activity:  Hit  a  Homer  in  PE!
Students are placed in teams of 4 or 5. OnePurpose of Activity: A visual reminder to
student from each team is appointedstudents  about  their  behavior  in  class.
"secretary" and is responsible for writing
"words" on the score sheet. All names of teamPrerequisites: A introduction to the PE
members should be written on the form by eachrules.
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 theyMaterials Needed: Bulletin board, laminated
perform, they are given a letter by thepaper shoes, thumb tacks, construction paper.
teacher. The more laps they do, the more
letters they get. The students move aroundDescription  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 toclass.
the area where their team's Scrabble Lap
Score sheet is located. The students pool allBefore school starts, make a bulletin board
their letters together and work as a team tothat has a baseball diamond with a big
form as many words as they can using theoutfield. In the outfield make baseballs with
letters they were randomly given. Their wordsa rule on each one of them. In the infield
must be appropriate, three letters or longermake 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 spelledshoe, 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 asAfter each class period, have students gather
many times as they want. Each correctlyby the bulletin board. If the class followed
spelled word is worth one point; any wordsall the rules that are written on the
formed from their science or social studiesbaseballs, then move their class shoes up by
vocabulary list (obtain words from theone base. If the class did not follow the
classroom teacher) are worth two points. Atrules, 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 inEach 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



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