WEEK #29

K5 this week reviewed their locomotor skills with an activity called High Five!! We reviewed skipping and galloping. We then talked about the skills of dodging, fleeing, and changing directions. We finished class with an activity called Dog Catcher!!!

1st grade this week learned and practiced the concept of Teamwork! We started class playing a cardiovascular activity called The Turkey Dance. We then did a movement activity called Transformers. We finished class with an activity named Partner Pick-up. Through out class we discussed what teamwork is and what it looks and sounds like!!!

2nd grade this week celebrated Easter by starting class with an activity called Egg Fitness. We then used bean bags and played Scrambled Eggs. To finish class we played a sharing game called Empty My Basket!!

3rd grade continued learning volleyball movement skills. We started class playing a cardiovascular activity called The Turkey Dance. We then went over the cues and practiced the forearm pass. To end class we played mini volleyball.

4th & 5th  grades' warm-up this week was volleyball fitness. We then went over the cues for setting and practiced it. We finished class playing the classic game called Alphabet.

6th grade this week played a body composition & cardiovascular endurance activity called Mosquito Tag. We then used the remainder of the class to play Battleball. Here we used a large cageball to get fit!!!

7th/8th grade's warm-up was a muscular strength & endurance activity called Partner Pick-up. We then reviewed the scoring rules for bowling and finished our games from last week. The other 7th/8th grade class warmed-up doing their volleyball fitness activities. We then reviewed and practiced the skill of serving. We practiced the underhand and overhand serve. We finished class playing Dead Fish where the students had to serve to stay alive!!

WEEK #28

K4 thru 2nd grade this week celebrated St. Patrick's Day by playing an activity called Pot-of-Gold!! K4 & K5 started class with a movement song called Singing In the Rain, while 1st & 2nd grade started class by playing a game called Don't Smoke Tag. All classes this week learned and practiced the skill of underhand throwing. Of course, each grade practiced the skill differently!!

3rd grade this week started class with Volleyball Fitness exercises!! We then went over the movement skill of setting with a volleyball. We then ended class playing Alphabet. The class played in 4 smalller games so more participation could occur.

4th grade this week started class with a five levels of fitness activity called Leprechaun Tag. We then went over the cues for the skills of throwing and rolling. We finished class playing Beserk.

5th grade's five levels of fitness was volleyball fitness. We then practiced the volleyball skill of serving and finished class with an activity named Bombs Away!!

6th grade started class with a muscular strength and endurance resistance band video. We then finished up our bowling unit with an activity called High Frame.

7th/8th grade this week started class with a warm-up activity called Tug of Balance. We then went over how to score in a real game of bowling. The 4-step approach was reviewed and we finished class bowling and keeping score. The other 7th & 8th grade class learned and practiced the skill of bumping and setting a volleyball and ended class playing Keep It Up!!!