For the 4th through 6th grades, this year will be filled with a PE schedule that is targeted at maximizing their physical wellness and enjoyment. Each week these grades are met with the challenges of keeping themselves in shape and recording their progress.
Physical education has been something that I have wanted to be involved with and incorporate into my teaching since early on in college. It has been a blessing to see how God has prepared me to work with multiple grades and push them to stay healthy and active.
Each class begins with a list of warm-ups that are laid out on individual progress charts they carry with them. Students are being timed to complete a target goal and record it. This allows me to look over their growth on a weekly basis and record it as a measuring tool. Many, if not all are very excited and involved in doing this. This type of recording gives them the responsibility of seeing where they are in their fitness. Â Beyond that, we have a wide range of interesting and physically challenging units. These include throughout the fall: volleyball, soccer, floor hockey, football, indoor games, and my favorite, basketball.
One of the main principles about physical education that I desire to stress is the learning and developing of mind and body for lifelong, healthy living. That is what I emphasize PE gives you. We are learning new and old sports related activities that can be used to prevent weight-gain and high-blood pressure, while at the same time increasing the confidence and ability levels of my students.
Throughout the rest of the year I hope to continue a program that gives students the courage and motivation to work hard and keep: Fitness, First.