Physical Education Games - Vol. 1

Name: Physical Education Games - Vol. 1
Rating: 4.4 (11 reviews)

featuring Don Puckett

Created bySport Videos

Last updated 5/2019

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What you'll learn

These activities could be used to help keep groups physically active and motivated, while having fun.
Students will learn several creative new ideas and games.
Games include different challenges to keep being active fun
PDF included

Course content

1 section • 14 lectures • 1h 9m total length

Introduction1:02
Explore diverse physical education activities that optimize time, equipment, and space to keep children active, moving, healthy, and strong, with adaptable lessons for nearly every grade level.
Touch and Go3:34
in this touch and go movement game, players with balls tag others without to avoid being tagged, you're never out; you keep playing, sliding sideways with control.
Five Passes4:12
Engage in five passes using chest or bounce passes, dribbling and making eye contact to practice control, speed, and teamwork with as many different people as you can.
Everyone is it2:40
participate in everyone is it, a warmup tag game where everyone is it; if tagged, perform three jumping jacks and rejoin once you’re ready to be tagged again.
Low Ball4:08
Learn the low ball game by striking with an open hand to hit players below the knees, within the playing space, with no kicking and jumping jacks as a reset.
Circle Stride Ball4:01
Engage in circle stride ball by wrist-striking a ball to keep it on the floor, while teams defend the space between their feet and chase three points as balls pass between legs.
Aerobic Numbers5:15
Engage in roebuck numbers aerobic activity by moving to orange cards, matching four target numbers, and returning them before teammates, using varied movements and crossing a purple line to finish.
Aerobic Scrabble9:21
Students gather letter tiles to spell three- and five-letter words, then write many words with those letters. Collaborate to share knowledge and apply scrabble-inspired word play.
Line Tag4:34
Line tag is a walking tag game where players chase and tag, rotating after each switch. Finish with a brisk 25–30 minute outdoor walk to raise heart rate.
Cooperative High Fives4:49
Lead students through cooperative high fives, a partner activity cycling high right, high left, double high, low right, low left, back-to-back, between-the-legs, and dead-bug, with center positioning and line returns.
Fine Motor Circuit9:32
Engage in a fine motor circuit that strengthens hand muscles through finger and thumb tasks across centers using pencils, chips, and clothespins.
Cooperative Tubes Relay9:28
Students work together in teams to move a ball through cooperative tubes, using two then three tubes, focusing on balance, control, and careful handoffs to cross the purple line.
Cooperative Sheets5:57
Work together using a double sheet to move balls over a hole and into a bucket. Communicate and stay patient while keeping balls on the sheet and off the body.
Closing Comments0:46
We share ready-to-use activities you can modify to fit various age groups, and we hope you enjoy them as much as we did.

Requirements

There are no course requirements or prerequisites. It does help to have more than 6 participants for most of these activities.

Description

Are you looking for some fun and new ideas to teach your students and keep them active? In this video, Don Puckett presents a number of different activities that deal with various skills and fitness objectives. The games and activities taught and demonstrated are: Touch and Go, Five Passes, Everyone is It, Low Ball, Circle Stride Ball, Aerobic Numbers, Aerobic Scrabble, Line Tag, Cooperative High Fives, Fine Motor Circuit, Cooperative Tubes Relay and Cooperative Sheets. These activities will help maximize time, equipment and space and keep children active and moving. The program contains a pdf file to allow teachers to print out descriptions and rules of the games. All these activities can be modified and used with practically every grade level.

Don Puckett is a master teacher with over 38 years experience in education. He has been a teacher, coach, athletic director and assistant principal. Don also worked for 25 years as a camp counselor for special needs children. He has received several Awards of Excellence at the local, state and national levels. Don has served as a consultant for teachers, administrators, camp counselors and recreational directors for the past 30 years. Don has made well over 500 professional development presentations in 45 states.

Who this course is for:

This is a great course for physical education teachers or elementary school teachers. It would also be beneficial for any instructor of children, such as recreational directors, monitors or camp counselors..