2013 WHPE Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year! This isn't very easy to do, but several colleagues convinced me of the ...

Halloween Obstacle Course Time!!!!! Every grade K4 thru 8th this week participated in Fairview's annual 5 Levels of Fitness obstacle co...

K4 thru 1st grade's ASAP was called Go Touch. We then practiced moving in general space with a game called Beep Beep Times Up. To end c...

K4 thru 2nd grade's ASAP for the week was a movement song called Singing In The Rain. We then played Monster one more time since the ki...

K4 thru 1st grade's ASAP was the movement song called Animal Action. We then used yarn balls for some manipulating fun. To end class, w...

K4 thru 1st grade's ASAP for this week was called I see... you see... We then discussed what Self Space is and practiced the concept wi...

K4 thru 1st grade's ASAP (Activity as Soon as Possible) was called Body Parts. We then played a physically active pretend activity call...

Every class this week went over the class expectations. But, of course, we didn't sit the whole class period. We learned our expectatio...

New School Year!! "A Healthy Mind and Healthy Body Equals Self-Confidence" Welcome to the beginning of a new school year...

To all my followers.  I'm very sorry I have been absent from blogging for part of this school year. It's just been one of those yea...

K4 thru 2nd grade this week started getting ready for Jump Rope Heart!!! We started class playing a Cardiovascular activity called Tail Tag...

K4 thru 1st grade this week started class with an activity called Uno Fitness. We then used plastic grocery bags for creative movement and ...

K4 thru 2nd grade this week started class with a great muscular endurance and cardiovascular song called The Jumping Jack Song. We then dis...

K4 thru 1st grade started class with a movement song called Animal Action. We discussed how our bodies can move in so many cool ways. We th...

K4 thru 1st grade started class with a cardiovascular activity named Number Scrabble. It is a great moving in space activity that teaches...

K4 thru 1st grade learned about the 3 main jobs of our muscles. These are to move our bodies, protect our bones, and to help us lift, carry...

K4 thru 2nd grade this week reviewed and practiced the skill of throwing overhand, as well as, talked about playing fair. We started class ...

K4 thru 2nd grade this week learned about the benefits of exercise!!! To start class, we exercised to a warm-up activity called One Step Be...

Halloween Obstacle Course Week!!! This week was the annual Halloween Obstacle Course week. My students look forward to this obstacle cou...

K4, K5, 1st, and 2nd grade this week played Monster Tag. I promised them we would play one more time since we didn't get alot of time t...

K4, K5, 1st grade started class with the 5 levels of fitness warm-up called I see...You see.... We then discussed and practiced the princip...

K4, K5, and 1st grade started class with a movement song called Singing In The Rain. We then exercised our muscles, bones, heart, and brain...

K4 and K5 this week started class chanting "We come to Physical Education class for our muscles, bones, heart, and brain!" With o...

K4 and K5 started class with the Fairview Physical Education chant. We then played I see.. You See... for our fitness time. We discussed, p...

What a long first week of school. Let the craziness begin. Like every year, we started the Fairview Physical Education classes going over ...

Here is a awesome email I received from a fellow colleague!!! Hello! My name is Darcey McRay! I am a first year PE/Health teacher at H...

Press Release: Students with Strong Hearts and Lungs May Make Better Grades, Study Finds http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2012/08/b...

Please help me win the Most Fascinating Blog of 2012!! What a great way to help me advocate and promote Physical Education in schools!!!  ...

K4 thru 1st grade spent fitness time playing either Manner's Tag or Step Right Up. We then exercised with balloons for the rest of P.E. ...

K4 thru 1st grade exercised and manipulated dome cones for exercise. We started class playing Hat Tag (CV). We then took the dome cones and ...

K4 thru 2nd grade this week participated in fitness time with The Freeze (K4 & K5) and Star Wars (1st & 2nd). We then practiced catc...