Say hello to my shoes. These shoes (more importantly the feet inside them) haven taken me on quite the journey today in my PE world. I always say I am trying to make a difference in the life's of my students. Today, each and every class (10 down, 2 more to go) has walked to our check point (if it's ever decided our building is not a safe place to be). This "point" is about 9/10 of a mile from our building round trip. One block is uphill....(I know, Kansas doesn't have "hills" well, WE DO)! Anyway, I'll let you do the math, but you get my point. I've walked ALOT today. Don't get me wrong, no complaining (although 65 degrees would have made it a bit better) I have enjoyed, and needed the extra exercise! One of the trips home, I was thinking about the privilege I have of being in charge of these kids for 25 minutes each day. What an amazing chance I have to make a difference. What a luck lady I am! Not only was I blessed with two AMAZING children that call me mom, I also have 400 (ish) that are mine for a little part of each school day! Not going to lie, my feet are currently burning and swollen, and TIRED! :)
I have been meaning to talk about a quick warm up that is so very effective, and so VERY simple. I got this from a fellow PE teacher aebout 4 years ago. I adapted it to make it my own! It's called 5 Touchs. So, the students move around the track, using whatever motor skill you choose. You play music, when the music stops, they freeze! You then call out an grade level appropriate math problem (classroom teachers LOVE it when you bring in their curriculum). The students in turn shout out the answer. Whatever number them get (let's say 20/2=10) so then you pick a body part to touch on different places in the gym. I have 8 teams of 6 numbers painted on my gym floor that we call our "homebases." My students know, that's their touch points. I may say "10 Elbows," so they have to bend down and touch their elbow on 10 different numbers. When they are finished they walk on the track until the music starts again, then we repeat, different motor skill, different math problem, different body part!
I am off to finish my walking journey today! Go make a difference, and go to Twitter, find your #PLN!
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