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Objective: To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. -
Virtual Field Day
The Virtual Field Day is an online, alternative Pre-K through 8th grade field day that contains 12 Minute to Win it Challenges. These movement-based activities will provide your students with a fun, yet challenging opportunity to participate in a new type of field day experience. This resource offers a Virtual Field Day document, 12 challenge activities, student rules and video submission information, along with equipment needs, teacher notes and scoring suggestions for each challenge. You can simply show my videos and use my scores or recreate your own videos and scoring. You can download it in a Word document so that you can modify, cut and paste, and basically do what you need to fit your program's needs. Minute to Win it Challenges: A video will be posted to provide you with the rules, equipment needed and a demonstration of how to perform each challenge- Tennis Racket Challenge
- Rope Jump Challenge
- Frisbee Throw Challenge
- Rundown Challenge
- Basketball Shooting Challenge
- Marshmallow Move Challenge
- Penny Tower Challenge
- Bottle Flip Challenge
- Hoop in and out Challenge
- Wall Ball Challenge
- Grocery Bag Juggle Challenge
- Cartwheel Challenge
- Bonus: badges for every event that can be emailed
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To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. -
Hula Hut Throw Down combines the art of hula hut building, the strategical tactics incorporated in offense and defense, the skills of hitting various targets, along with the “never give up” attitude it takes to be successful. -
Students will practice and improve kicking and soccer-style dribbling, defensive and offensive strategy, and cardiovascular endurance in the throwback, Pac Man-like game of Gobble, Gobble. -
To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. -
Objective: This is a fast-paced game where teamwork, decisiveness, and communication skills are critical to wheel ’n deal teams to success. -
OBJECTIVE: It’s sometimes “Risky Business” trying to make money in today’s society, but with some hard work and some potential low or high risk investments, you can really make it big! The game of Risky Business is a cooperative challenge that provides a great way to introduce money recognition and counting money, while integrating running and fitness in the attempt to enhance persistence, teamwork, and camaraderie. -
Objective: The dice game of Blockheads provides a fun, high-energy outlet for students to reinforce fitness skills and practice number recognition, number comparisons, and be able to create and solve various subtraction problems. -
Objective: This game requires teamwork and critical thinking in a race to build the tallest building. The idea of building blocks may also be used to introduce and reinforce the FITT principle of exercise (Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type). -
Objective: Each student will demonstrate competency in fitness skills while being challenged to crack the mysterious codes in order to reveal their hidden words. -
Students will develop and improve Frisbee manipulation skills of visual tracking, accuracy, control, throwing, and catching. Frisbee Smack Down utilizes various positions to provide teammates multiple opportunities to communicate and elicit teamwork and strategy to become team champions. -
Objective: Students will practice and reinforce number recognition, number comparisons, and be able to recognize the differences between greater than, less than, more, less, high, low, and equal to through the thrilling game of Roll with It. -
Students will practice and reinforce number recognition, number comparisons, and teamwork in the fast-paced, high-energy, cardiovascular game of Dice Dash. -
Objective: The game of Hula Hut Relay instills and improves initiative, problem solving, teamwork, and communication skills. Learning how to build the Hula Hut is a great prerequisite to the game of Hula Hut Throw Down. -
To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. -
Watch student teams “Launch It” in a cooperative game that will allow students the opportunity to explore various ways to develop and improve ball manipulation, and slingshot skills of trajectory, force, and accuracy. The game of Launch It is a great prerequisite to the games of Slingshot and Slingshot Golf. -
Objective: The fast-paced, chaotic game of Mêlée emphasizes the skills of listening and teamwork, while reinforcing gross motor and fine motor skill movements and ball control. -
Objective: Each 3-player team will incorporate teamwork, communication, and improve throwing, catching, and visual tracking skills, while learning how to share three different positions by trading places each time a point is earn. -
Objective: Stick it to Ya is a fast-paced, high-energy, dice-rolling game where students will practice and reinforce number recognition, number comparisons, and subtraction problems in the attempt to get rid of all of their sticks. -
Objective: Students will practice and improve throwing for accuracy, spatial awareness, and defensive strategy in the high-energy game of Cone Heads. -
Objective: Double or Nothing combines the strategy and luck game of Rock, Paper, and Scissors with the cardiovascular endurance activity of jogging to encourage students to run for fun with the anticipation of possibly having the chance of being a Double or Nothing Champion. -
Objective: Students will develop and improve Frisbee manipulation skills of visual tracking, accuracy, control, throwing, and catching. Frisbee Frenzy utilizes various positions to provide teammates multiple opportunities to communicate and elicit teamwork and strategy to become team champions. -
One of the themes I try to establish early in my own class is accountability. That way, students can develop self-responsibility and learn to use a tool to sort out problems for themselves. The problem-solving area is a successful behavior management strategy that places the responsibility of problem solving right in the students’ hands. -
Objective: One of my most popular games, Bounce Brigade is a wacky game that reinforces cooperation, eye–hand coordination, patience, strategy, and teamwork. -
Objective: To practice strategy, honesty, fairness, and honorable sporting behavior. Derived from the rock, paper, and scissors games of Head Honcho I and II, Just Roll the Dice is also a fast-paced and exciting game, reinforcing math competency, strategy, luck, and honesty, but ultimately perseverance to become an elite Roll the Dice Champion. -
Students will practice and improve throwing and bowling for accuracy, defensive strategy, and cardiovascular endurance in the intense game of Stack Attack. Stack Attack combines the art of cup stacking, the strategical tactics incorporated in defense, the skill of bowling and throwing to hit various targets, along with the “never give up” attitude it takes to be successful. -
Watch heads turn with a look saying “what did you say?” when you explain this unique, exhilarating, heart-pounding game that will blow their minds. -
Objective: Slingshot Golf is the final, culminating golf-like game from the series of games that include Launch It! and Slingshot. “Slingshot Golf ” too is designed as a cooperative game that will allow students the opportunity to explore various ways to develop and improve ball manipulation, and slingshot skills of trajectory, force, and accuracy. Students must focus special attention on accuracy and finesse, while scoring hits at a faster pace than any other team to be declared the Slingshot Golf Champions. -
Objective: UFOs is a unique, cooperative game where speed, teamwork, slingshotting, and visual tracking skills are essential to earning a maximum number of points. Like the game of Launch It, UFOs also provides the opportunity to explore various ways to develop and improve ball manipulation, and the skills of trajectory, force, and accuracy. Played in conjunction with the game of Launch It, UFOs is a great prerequisite to the games of Sling-shot and Slingshot Golf. -
The flash drive contains 185+ instructional videos featuring a student or students demonstrating how to successfully perform various gymnastics and scooter skills. Each video lasts between 5-30 seconds and was created to take the guesswork out of teaching these skills, increase movement time due to less demonstration time, and provide a visually accurate example to show other students how to safely perform each skill. Please click on the video links below to get an idea of what the kids will see. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gS9xlcfMTLeeGcq1wjjtDJnV1BN_sZQA/view?usp=drive_link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wTPwXfCYMW56BGrbtNDFQIhghyBlBG61/view?usp=drive_link- 14 Partner Balloon Skills How-to Videos
- 21 Scarf Skills How-to Videos
- 25 Ball Handling How-to Videos
- 12 Partner Noodle Skills How-to Videos
- 27 Super 70 Ball Skills How-to Videos
- 16 Floor Plate Skills How-to Videos
- 43 Gymnastics Skills How-to Videos
- 27 Scooter Skills How-to Videos
- Lesson Plans & Teacher skills list for each unit, identifying the appropriate progression of skills to be performed
- 6 Lesson Plans/Additional Activities
- 2 Teacher How-to videos and Teacher skills list for each lesson, identifying the progression of skills to be performed
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OBJECTIVE: The game of Cold Hard Cash is a cooperative challenge that provides a great way to introduce counting money, while integrating multiple fitness activities in the attempt to enhance persistence, teamwork, and camaraderie. -
Objective: Mathletics will reinforce and provide multiple practice opportunities to deepen student comprehension of basic mathematical concepts. The combination of math fundamentals, athletics, and teamwork forces teammates to strategize and think while constantly exercising to solve 10 number sentences quicker than the opposing teams. -
Objective: Snack Attack is a high-energy movement based tag game designed to address and reinforce the importance of exercising and eating healthy snacks on a daily basis. -
Objective: This game allows students to practice honesty, fairness, and honorable sporting behavior. Derived from the game of Head Honcho (No Standing Around In My Gym, Human Kinetics), Head Honcho II is also a fast-paced and exciting game, requiring a little strategy, luck, and honesty. Ultimately, perseverance makes the difference. -
Objective: In Version I, students will practice letter and number recognition, while reinforcing communication skills and developing trust through the use of blindfolds. In Version II, students will practice and reinforce the skills of basketball and soccer dribbling as well as learning how, when, and why using peripheral vision is important. -
Objective: To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. -
Objective: Sacrifice will stretch the student’s minds by providing multiple opportunities to recall and practice spelling words. The combination of spelling fundamentals, exercise, and teamwork forces players to strategize, and ultimately make individual sacrifices to spell words and earn as many points for their team as possible. -
OBJECTIVE: What’s in Your Wallet? will reinforce and provide multiple practice opportunities to deepen student comprehension of basic mathematical and money concepts. The combination of money and math fundamentals, fitness, and teamwork forces teammates to strategize and think while constantly exercising to solve 10 money word problems quicker than the opposing teams. -
To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. -
Objective: This game allows students to practice honesty, fairness, honorable sporting behavior, and fitness skills. Fitness War, derived from the classic card game of War, is an energetic and exciting game, requiring a little strategy and a lot of luck. Ultimately, perseverance makes the difference. -
Gee Whiz is a rock, paper, and scissors-like game that encourages students to implement strategy, honesty, fairness, and honorable sporting behavior, while constantly making laugh out loud, goofy faces and gestures. -
You get it all right here in one Flash Drive......My Life's Work! All-inclusive eBooks, Video Units, Middle & High School Games Flash Drive
The GOLD flash drive contains the following:
- No Standing Around in My Gym: Lesson Plans, Games, & Tips for Physical Education eBook (151 pages)
- PE2theMax: Maximize Skills, Participation, Teamwork, and Fun eBook (100 pages)
- Pe2theMax II: Stepping up the “Game” in Physical Education eBook (93 pages)
- PE²: Double the Physical + Double the Education = Double the Fun eBook (95 pages)
- HyPEd Up! Taking Physical Education Games to the Next Level! eBook (120 pages)
- HyPEd Up II! Physical Education Games to the Max! eBook (120 pages)
- PE2theMax’s Greatest Hits: Games Created to Maximize Skills, Participation, Teamwork, and Fun eBook (145 pages)
- 14 Middle & High School Sports Games
- 75 printable essential questions and word wall signs
- K-5 Lesson Plan Scope
- Color artwork templates in pdf format to use and/or post on the wall of many of my most popular games:
- Stay Composed Posters
- cooPEration Challenges
- Crack the Code Templates
- Dice Daze
- Dynamic Duo Challenges
- EcSTATIC Poses A & B
- Guess Who Pirates & Monsters
- NBAced It
- PaceMaker II Art
- Trick of Treasure
- What’s in Your Piggy Bank Coins and Money art
- 14 Partner Balloon Skills How-to Videos
- 21 Scarf Skills How-to Videos
- 25 Ball Handling How-to Videos
- 12 Partner Noodle Skills How-to Videos
- 27 Super 70 Ball Skills How-to Videos
- 16 Floor Plate Skills How-to Videos
- 43 Gymnastics Skills How-to Videos
- 27 Scooter Skills How-to Videos
- Lesson Plans & Teacher skills list for each unit, identifying the appropriate progression of skills to be performed
- 6 Lesson Plans/Additional Activities
- 2 Teacher How-to videos and Teacher skills list for each lesson, identifying the progression of skills to be performed
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To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. Note: All dance steps use an 8 or 16 count and L = Left and R = Right. The songs selected (artist is in parenthesis by the dance title) for the dances are not required to perform each dance! All songs can be purchased online at sites such as www.apple.com/itunes or other music sites. The teacher must determine what is appropriate for his or her classes. Simply choose a fun, upbeat song with a similar beat to the song listed beside the dance title if the song cannot be found or is considered inappropriate for your class. In some cases, the “radio” version of a song should be downloaded or purchased. -
What’s in Your Piggy Bank is a game that was designed to reinforce fitness while introducing and/or reinforcing money (coins and bills) recognition and money values. -
Objective: This game challenges each team to work together to create a well-designed “body” of items as well as make students work on their memorization. -
To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. -
Objective: To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. -
To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. -
To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance.
