Entry #43

Entry # 43

School Placement:  Forest Hills Elementary

Cooperating Teacher:  Crystal Boyd

Grades/Subjects:  K-5 PE

Date:  11-12-14

Summary of Today’s Activities

The day started with the 1^st graders coming into the gym.  We reviewed the underhand toss by underhand tossing with a partner.  We then played a game called team juggle.  The class was separated into two groups.  One team was set up in a circle on one side of the gym, while the other team was in the same formation on the other end of the gym.  One ball was given to each team and they had to underhand toss the ball to their teammates.  They could not toss the ball to the students next to them and they could not toss the ball to the person that had just tossed them the ball.  Once I saw that all of them were underhand tossing the proper way then I would add a ball to each circle to make it more difficult.  The first graders then played a game called poly fishing.  Hula hoops and poly dots were set up in the middle of the gym.  Every student had 3 beanbags and was set up on the outside of the tape in the gym.  The area they were standing was considered the dock.  The poly dots and the hula hoops were considered fish.  They had to land their beanbags in either the hula hoop or on the poly dot.  The student with the most fish won the game. 

The second graders came in the gym next and we reviewed the concept of catching an object.  We played a game called Jail ball.  The class was set up into two teams.  I then placed member of the team in a hula hoop (jail) at both ends of the gym.  The rest of the class was set up at midcourt and they had to throw the balls to their teammates in jail.  If it was caught they had to throw it back to the person that threw it to them.  If they caught the ball then the person was freed from jail. 

The fourth graders came into the gym later in the afternoon and we reviewed the dribbling of a soccer ball and I introduced the concept of passing a soccer ball.  We played a game called Peg Ball.  Students were set up on the perimeter of cones that were set up.  The rest had to dribble their ball through the gauntlet of cones without getting their balls pegged by the balls passed from the students standing on the perimeter.

Reflection

So far, I feel like all of my classes have enjoyed all of the activities we have played.  I don’t think a single student has come up to me and told me they didn’t enjoy a game they were playing.  Most of the games have been challenging, but the students have had an opportunity to succeed in some way.  As a warm up this week we have had the students perform the “Turkey Tango”, which is a holiday dance that is taught annually to the students around this time of year.  The students have a great time with it and there is maybe one student in each class that is hesitant to dance, but after a while they go along with it and have a great time.