Classroom Activities

The elementary physical education philosophy is to teach life long skills, fitness and social skills. Shown below is our block plan for the year, there may be some changes due to weather, special programs and/or gym space, but all topic areas listed and additional ones will be covered before the end of the year!

Months	K	1-2	3-5
September	General Info. Squad formation Basic Exercises/Relays Directional Words/Colors	Fitness Activities/Colors Flag-Tag Games Fitness Information Basic Locomotor/Animal Walks	Fitness Activities Football Fitness Information Tennis
October	Ball Skills Bean Bags Locomotor	Fitness Testing Outdoor Games Soccer What If.../Mvmt. Explor.	Fitness Testing Golf Outdoor Games
November	Parent Teacher Conf. Tag Games Wands	Parent Teacher Conf. Short Ropes/Hula Hoops Wands/Dance: Hokey Pokey	Parent Teacher Conferences Juggling/Scarves Swimming
December	Rhythms Lummi Sticks Movement Exploration	Dance: Line, Circle and Square Long Ropes, Scarves Throw/Catch Lummi Sticks	Dance: Line, Circle and Square Tinikling Short Ropes Team Handball
January	Hula Hoops/Short Ropes Fitness Orientation Parachute/Balloons	Long/Short Ropes Parachute, Yo-Yo's Volleyball/Balloons	Square Dance, Creative Dance Yo-Yo's, Strings Team Building, Mats
February	Fitness Fever/Olympics Jump Stick Throwing/Catching Tumbling Parent Teacher Conferences	Fitness Fever/Olympics Spin Jammers/Frisbees Tumbling/Scooters Bean Bags Parent Teacher Conferences	Fitness Fever/Olympics Long Ropes/Pyramids Floor Hockey/Tumbling Spin Jammers Parent Teacher Conferences
March	Scooter Activities Ball Skills Throwing/Catching Frisbees	Jump Stick Ball Skills Bowling Lummi Sticks	Volleyball/Jump Bands Basketball Lummi Sticks Wands
April	Outdoor Games Fitness Info. Kickball Relays	Relays, Soccer Kickball Brannball Outdoor Games	Orienteering Fitness Activities Track, Tennis Softball/Brannball
May	Fitness Testing Batting/Fielding Parachute	Fitness Testing Softball Hurdles/Track	Fitness Testing Soccer Bowling