P.E. Periodical
October 2017
A Note from Your TOSA and Mentors
"Sometimes the questions are complicated, but the answers are simple." - Dr. Seuss
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress." - Frederick Douglass
Open PhysEd is your go to source for curriculum that matches our scope and sequence to provide the best P.E. experience across the board for all of our IUSD students.
To make it easier for you, everything for this month is already organized on our Canvas page. Just click on the month for this month's activities or the other tabs for even more curriculum.
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Scope and Sequence
Movement Patterns and Skills
Fundamental Movement Skills are movement patterns that involve different body parts such as the legs, arms, trunk and head, and include such skills as running, hopping, catching, throwing, striking and balancing. They are the foundation movements or precursor patterns to more specialized, complex skills used in play games, sports, dance gymnastics, outdoor education and physical recreation activities.
There are 3 main types of fundamental movement skills and they are locomotors skills, non-locomotor skills, and manipulative skills. Locomotor skills are used to move the body from one place to another or to project the body upward. Non-locomotors are performed in place, without appreciable spatial movement. Manipulatives are developed through handling some type of object with a variety of body parts
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We'll continue to add some others too based on your needs and what you're interested in.
P.E. Methods
Classroom Management - Galaxies
Remember that it's never too late to start implementing and/or reteaching your classroom management standards.
Some teachers call their groups "galaxies." They're individual stars or planets when they are playing and then group up into galaxies when they line up.
Practice this technique by having the students do just a little bit of an activity and bring them back to galaxies. Do a little more and bring them back. Keep up this process as they start to develop an understanding of where they "belong" when lining up.
App of the Month - Fit Radio
The "Pandora of Workout Songs," Fit Radio gives you instant access to songs and playlists that you can search by genre, BPM, or activity. It's great for your workouts outside of school, too!
Straddleball
Straddleball is a fun, fast-paced game that introduces the skill of hand control. This is one of the first games that I play with my sixth graders. They learn to slap the ball less, and manipulate the ball better with their fingertips.
One to Follow - The Physical Educator
I had a chance to meet Joey Feith, the Physical Educator, at the Elementary PE Workshop in San Luis Obispo. He has great insight on effective teaching and passion for the subject. Check out his website, which also contains a nice, updated blog and resources to further help integrate your teaching.
Your P.E. Team
Learn about us at our new P.E. Canvas course, which is currently a "Work in Progress."
https://iusd.instructure.com/courses/25202/pages/meet-your-tosa-and-mentors