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10 Rainy and Snow Day Activities for Indoor Recess and PE Activity10 Rainy and Snow Day Activities for Indoor Recess and PE Activity
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Peaceful Playgrounds, Inc.
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K - 6th
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Physical Education
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Year
2013
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10 Rainy and Snow Day Activities for Indoor Recess and PE

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Don't let the rain and snow put a damper on your PE lessons. This collection of indoor activities is a perfect way to keep students active regardless of the weather outside.

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Concepts

fitness, teamwork, stretching, muscular strength, aerobic exercise, aerobic activity, anaerobic activity, hopping, jumping jacks, jumping, exercise, flexibility

Additional Tags

physical education

Instructional Ideas

  • Use these activities as time fillers when lessons end early
  • Support substitute teachers in your classroom by creating a packet of of these resources, noting specific activities you've had success with
  • Manage classroom behavior by implementing these activities as brain breaks when transitioning from one lesson to the next

Classroom Considerations

  • Some of these indoor activities may require you to rearrange classroom furniture, so be sure to take this into consideration when choosing an activity to perform

Pros

  • Resource provides links to 10 different websites, each offering countless activities and games
  • Includes activities that can be used across the elementary grade levels

Cons

  • Note that a few of the links included in this resource are broken, but there are still plenty of available materials

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