First week of school - Get to know you fitness activity

In my classes, I like the students to know each other and their names. So, I like to do a get to know you game. This one includes some fitness with it - so it is great for PE!

I organize the students into pairs - not with someone they know. They walk with their partners around the track or field and interview each other as they go. I encourage them to find out some interesting things about their partners - like how many children in their family, where they went on summer vacation, how many animals they have, where they were born, etc. After students are done walking, I have them record what they learned about their partners. Then I have them introduce their partners to the class. These are the questions I list on the worksheet: 1) List 5 things you learned about your partner, 2) Which of the five things did you feel was the most interesting? 3) What do you wish you had thought to ask? I do have them turn in the worksheet.

Useful websites for teachers

I am listing several websites that I have used that are great resources. They have many lesson plans, activities and tools for teachers to use.

www.teachpe.com

www.educationworld.com

www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans

www.lessonplans4teachers.com

www.intermountainlive.org

www.smithsonianeducation.org

Bulletin Board Ideas

Here are some great ideas for bulletin boards.

GPS in the gym

This is a lesson plan for an orienteering activity. It includes using GPS units. My students have enjoyed doing it and it gets them involved in something they can use for a lifetime activity.
The easiest way to get this is to go to my UEN website: http://my.uen.org/56455. This activity is under Teacher Resources.

Resources

Here are some PE resources that I use and think they are great.

http://www.primarygamesarena.com/redirect.php?id=236
This website has several games for the students to learn about. This link is for badminton. I have the students take the test at home and then print out their score and bring it to me. This saves time in class. They can also play badminton.

https://members.kaiserpermanente.org/redirects/landingpages/afd/
This is a website about healthy eating habits. The students play a game as a detective to find the unhealthy habits. It is a great learning tool.

http://www.chartgo.com/
This is a great way for students to create charts without having to use Excel or another program.


http://www.storyjumper.com/
This website helps you create a story book. There is also a classroom edition. It is a fun tool for the students.

I have had several people ask me for ideas to teach physical education, so I decided to start a blog about it. This is new to me - so hopefully it will go smoothly:)