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Publisher
PEGAMES.org
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Grade
K - 6th
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Physical Education
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Resource Type
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Hands-on Activity
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Active Opposites

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Here is a quick activity to activate the minds and bodies of your young learners, whether on a brief break from work or for PE class on a rainy day. The activity prompts your class members to recognize the opposite of a term, and then form their bodies to simulate whatever terms they are thinking of!

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Concepts

wet weather pe

Additional Tags

wet weather pe, rainy day activities, rainy day games, rainy day pe, pe activities, transition activity, physical education

Pros

  • Does not require any additional materials
  • Many possibilities for types of instructional cues

Cons

  • May wish to reconsider consequences for when students make a mistake

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