Elementary Gym Shorts: Ideas and Activities for K-6 Physical Education

1. Elementary Gym Shorts:Ideas and Activities for K-6 Physical Education • PSAHPERD Convention • Valley Forge, PA • November 22, 2013Methacton School District Elementary HPE Staff • Meghan Fuga Mark Horn • Linda Seibert Jeff Jacobs

2. This workshop will present short segments by • a number of presenters on a variety of ideas, • suggestions and activities for use in K-6 • Physical Education classes. • Standards: 10.4.E • 10.4.F • 10.5.A • 10.5.B • STANDARDS

3. Locomotor Cards(Meghan Fuga)

4. QR Codes(Mark Horn) • What are QR codes? • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: • QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) first designed for the automotive industry in Japan. A barcode is an optically machine-readable label that is attached to an item and that records information related to that item. • How to create QR codes? • http://qrcode.kaywa.com • http://www.qrstuff.com/ • Many other out there too!!!

6. QR Code Scavenger Hunt(Mark Horn) • Fitness Scavenger Hunt • Grade Level: 2-4 • Subject: Physical Education • Unit: Fitness • Student Objectives: • Students will work in pairs to finish a fitness scavenger hunt using QR codes. • Students will be able to name which component of health related fitness is being worked at each station. • 2. Assessment: • Students will be assessed through an exit slip quiz on which station of QR codes helps each of the health relation fitness components. • 3. Differentiation: • Students will work in pairs which are teacher made. • Other accommodations will be provided according to IEP requirements. • Teaching Steps: • Students will be put into pairs by the teacher. • Students will get a brief tutorial on what QR codes are and how to use the iPad to read them. • SAFETY OF iPads - Directions will be given to gently place the iPads in specific locations before performing the exercises. (TABLES are a good idea) • Students will go to four different stations and start reading one of the QR codes. Each code gives an exercise to do and which station to go next. Each station will have different color QR codes. • Students will continue moving station-to-station until the teacher says stop.

7. Example of QR Code Sign(Mark Horn)

8. 1 – 2 – 3 Tag (Japan)(Linda Seibert)

9. Balloon (Thailand)(Linda Seibert)

10. Word Wall(Meghan Fuga)

11. Polyspot 6(Jeff Jacobs) • (Using the Word Wall) • Red – Any exercise(s) from the white cards • Yellow – Any exercise(s) from the yellow cards • Blue – Any exercise(s) from the blue cards • Green – Any exercise(s) from the green cards • Purple - Choice • Orange – Jump Rope

12. 3 Ring Circus(Jeff Jacobs) • Outside Circle - Any exercise(s) from the blue cards • Any exercise(s) from • the yellow cards Any exercise(s) from the white cards

13. The Silly Pirate Song(Jeff Jacobs) Aarrrrr! • Once there was a pirate, • Who sang the pirate song. • And the pirate was interrupted, • When a ___________ came along. • Song by Jack Hartmann

14. Please get involved in your professional organizations and be an advocate for Health and Physical Education every chance you get!

15. Thank you for attending! • This powerpoint and all activities are available at the following website: • www.tinyurl.com/JeffJacobsHPE • under “Presentations” • Questions, comments or more information: • jjacobs@methacton.org