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Tyndall Thunderbirds Play
Second graders follow a checklist and work together in groups to design a game. They present their games to the class including rules and safety issues and the class then votes and plays its favorite.
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Undokai - Japanese Games
Students are introduced to several traditional Japanese sports and games. Students organize an 'Undokai' - a sports day in which they compete in teams.
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Bean Bag Challenges
Students enhance their knowledge of physical fitness skills as well as related terminology. They explore many challenges using beanbags. Locomotive skills as well as manipulatives and non-manipulatives are involved.
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Can You Do It? I Can Do It!
Students imitate the same movements that different animals would make.
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Olympics
Young scholars rotate through a variety of Olympic activities and record their results. Teams rotate through stations and practice units of measurement.
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Just a Minute
Students recognize the importance of maintaining a healthy body in order to participate in a physical activity for one to five minutes.
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Dancing to Music
Students listen to a variety of music and design an appropriate dance presentation. This activity encourages students to appreciate, and examine different styles of music as well as create dance presentations that are specifically...
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Striking Balloons
Students strike balloons with different body parts (elbow, head, knee, wrist, shoulder, etc.) to practice their striking skills.
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Humpty Dumpty
Students practice submerging their faces and heads in the water and blow bubbles when learning to swim. They practice this to the song of Humpty Dumpty.
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Recycling Relay
Students improve their locomotor skills and their knowledge of recycling. They participate in a relay as they recycle different objects into their proper containers.
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Vowel Catcher
Students reinforce their knowledge of different vowel sounds while playing a form of tag.
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Bridges and Stones
Students divide into two groups. One group uses their body to create a bridge. On the teacher's signal, the remaining portion of the class tries to go under (or through) as many of the bridges as possible.
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Overarm throw/striking for force
Students practice overarm throw/stricking pattern, particularly: opposition in the legs, increased trunk rotation, preparatory back swing, and uncoiling of trunk, humerous and forearm.
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Rolling Assessment
Students deomonstrate their understanding of the concept of rolling with this assessment sheet.
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Batting Swing
Students complete assessment sheet to demonstrate knowledge about cues that make up the batting swing.
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Positive Comment Walk-A-Long
Students find a partner, take a walk, and tell their partner something nice they had done or seen during the day or the week.
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Shall We Dance?
Students learn simple dances to different types of music, and change their movements as the music changes.
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Brainiac Tag
Students participate in a special game of tag while reinforcing the math skills they have learned.