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OBJECTIVE: EcSTATIC Bowling is the advanced and more competitive version from the original game of EcSTATIC. Teams will race to complete the cooperative bowling and static balance challenges. AND as a bonus, holding static poses is great for building core strength! -
HyPEd Up! Taking Physical Education Games to the Next Level is the 5th book in my 7 book series. HyPEd Up includes 120 pages of 24 of my newest, never-seen-before games that infuse play and fun with a purpose along with movement-based games that integrate common core material along with 2, fun dances. The games contain easy-to-read illustrations, diagrams for class set up, and task cards along with answer sheets. -
PE2theMax: Maximize Skills, Participation, Teamwork and Fun is the 2nd physical education book from J.D. Hughes' 7-book series, author of the best-selling No Standing Around in My Gym. If you agree that physical education should be fun, instructive, and a place where students acquire physical and life skills, then you’ll love the games and activities in PE2theMax! -
PE2theMax II: Stepping up the Game in Physical Education is the 3rd physical education book from J.D. Hughes' 7-book series, author of the best-selling No Standing Around in My Gym and PE2theMax. This guide includes 30 games and dances in an easy-to-use spiral bound book. All games and activities have been classroom-tested and used successfully with children ages 4 to 13. -
A must have best-seller from physical educator, nationally recognized presented and author of 7 books. No Standing Around in My Gym, is book 1 of a 7 book series. Keep all students in your physical education program moving, learning, and on their toes—even when you're teaching very large classes. -
I’m excited to share with you my 4th book of my 7 book series, PE²: Double the Physical + Double the Education = Double the Fun! This indispensable resource includes 95 pages of teaching tips, incentives, motivational ideas as well as unique, never-seen-before games that infuse play and fun with a purpose. The games contain easy-to-read illustrations and diagrams to aid in class setup. -
Flip for It if you want a chance to earn some cash for your team. Students will eagerly improve their cardiovascular fitness in this fun, high-energy jogging/exercise game, while earning coins for their team. -
All students will form groups of at least 4-8. Explain that each group will be allowed 1-2 days to create their own dance routine. Each routine must include combinations of at least six different skills/moves learned during the dance unit. Skills can be chosen from the previously learned line dances and/or freestyle dances. Students will be given additional time to practice the day of the dance routine performances. Each group will perform their routine for the class during the last half of class. -
In this packet, you will find a bunch of Field Day Water Games and Ideas for Physical Education that I've compiled and accumulated over the years. I use all of these games with K - 5th Grades. -
Objective: This is an invigorating fitness game where teamwork and strategy can easily be confused with “C.H.A.O.S.” -
Objective: Students will explore the various ways to develop and improve manipulation skills such as visual tracking, accuracy, control, throwing, catching, right- and left-handed manipulation, and socialization skills through the use of juggling scarves. -
4 line dances I created to elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. You're going the LOVE these! -
From my 3rd book PE2theMax II are 6 line dances I created to elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. -
OBJECTIVE: Students will play various noodle games to improve accuracy, spatial awareness, and creativity while exploring ways to manipulate various sized foam noodles. -
Students will explore various ways to develop and improve ball manipulation skills such as visual tracking, accuracy, control, throwing, catching, right- and left-handed manipulation, and socializational skills through the use of Super 70 Gatorskin balls. -
Objective: This mind-boggling game improves problem solving, teamwork, strategy, and accuracy as each level challenges teams to make “the great escape.” -
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. -
This zany, action-packed game reinforces spatial awareness, hula-hoop manipulation, and bowling for accuracy. There are three excellent versions of Bowl-a-Hula. -
The problem-solving area is a successful behavior management strategy that places the responsibility of problem solving right in the students’ hands. -
Who Sunk Our Battleships, derived from the classic naval warfare board game of Battleship, brings to life an old classic by turning it into a suspenseful, high energy game of moving, throwing, strategy, determination and possibly a little luck. -
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. -
Students will improve communication, teamwork, strategy, and accuracy skills in a mindboggling game where each unique level poses a new group challenge to see which team can be the first team to accomplish the Chain Reaction. -
Objective: To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. -
Students will practice and reinforce number recognition, number comparisons, and teamwork in the fast-paced, high-energy, cardiovascular game of Dice Dash. -
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: To elevate dance appreciation through unique, fun, and exciting rhythmic dance skills with the attempt to alleviating any preconceived negative feelings concerning dance. -
This whacky, action-packed teamwork game reinforces spatial awareness, throwing for accuracy, eye-hand coordination, communication, and perseverance. BullsEye will test each student’s accuracy by challenging them to hit various student-created bullseyes to achieve and earn multiple cash prizes. -
In Yeah Baby! students learn how to strategically place items to avoid losing them to the other team, work on finesse, and improve throwing for accuracy. -
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. -
A 4-Game bundle of some really cool, unique slingshot games to reinforce cooperation, teamwork, strategy, and fitness. -
A frantic, action-packed game where teamwork, decisiveness, and communication skills are critical to overcoming the Food Court Frenzy. -
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. -
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 help students perform/practice kicking, trapping, dribbling, and passing skills through soccer stations to prepare them for a game-type situations. -
Bowling Bombs II challenges each student’s bowling accuracy, offensive and defensive strategy, and cardiovascular fitness, while encouraging spatial awareness. -
Students are given numerous opportunities to practice and reinforce ball manipulative skills associated with basketball dribbling, ball handling and ball control. -
The three best practices strategies included in this packet include:- Fast Track to Fitness
- Before-school fitness club
- Physical Education student incentives using Fitness Finders charms
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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. -
From my book PE2theMax II are 4 very popular games that will help students get fit while reinforcing reading and spelling. -
Objective: This is a game where pandemonium, throwing and bowling for accuracy, and teamwork can actually coexist. -
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. -
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. -
Objective: The game of Stay ComPOSED will introduce basic Yoga poses to help students practice being still in a world filled with chaos. Stay ComPOSED also provides a fun, high-energy outlet for students to reinforce fitness skills and practice number recognition, number comparisons, and determining “greater than” and “less than.” -
Pokémon Go Get ‘em is a cooperative game that will allow students the opportunity to explore various ways to develop and improve ball manipulation, slingshot skills of force and accuracy, while helping to improve each student’s cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, and muscular endurance. -
Objective: The game of Scallywag challenges each student’s throwing accuracy and offensive and defensive strategy, while encouraging spatial awareness. -
Want to avoid the monotony of the traditional soccer stations? By adding the option of rolling dice, Kick Start Your Heart gives each child control of their soccer practice opportunities. This new twist on practicing skills provides ownership to each student’s overall experience, which typically leads to improved skill acquisition. -
Objective: Treasure Quest is an exciting scooter activity that can accompany your scooter unit. It guarantees participation, teamwork, and most importantly, an aerobic workout. -
Students will be given numerous opportunities to practice and reinforce ball manipulative skills associated with dribbling, tossing, catching and ball control. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
The objective of Cross Over Craze is to utilize teamwork in a bowling game where the idea is to capture the opposing 3 team's players, while keeping your own. -
I designed the game of Polo Derby to utilize the gymnastic mats that simply take up a lot of space. This game is pretty crazy, but will give your students an amazing teamwork-related workout. -
Scooter Scavenger is an invigorating Scooter board game that improves teamwork, strategy, and counting skills. There are many exciting variations in this fast-paced scooter game! -
A prerequisite to Polo Derby and Dragster Blaster, Let’s Go Cruising is a great activity for improving fitness while reinforcing the skills of communication, teamwork and a child’s imagination. -
To reinforce the skills of throwing, catching, cooperation, hand-eye coordination, patience, strategy, and teamwork in the wacky, nerve-racking game of Bank It. The object of the game is for each team to successfully transfer a ball by means of throwing and catching to “bank it” into any bucket located within the boundaries. Each team will compete against other teams to determine who will bank the most shots and earn the most cash.
