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.