Using Pedometers

We have introduced pedometers for grades 2-5. Our peds only show number of steps. We showed the students how to attach the peds to either their hip or their shoe. We then logged the steps after warm ups, after running drills and after they completed their sport play. For the upper grades, 4th and 5th, we will compare number of steps after 6 minutes of each- warm ups, running and sport playing to compare/contrast which type of exercise yields more steps. In the coming weeks we will convert steps to feet and feet to miles. We will compare how many steps a student takes compared with a classroom teacher, office worker and PE teacher.

Baseball Instructional videos

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Numbers in Baseball

Statistics-Today we figured out winning percentage for baseball pitchers and football quarterbacks. The formula is games won divided by total games

Diagrams- Today we looked at the dimensions of major league ball parks. Distance to center field, left, right.

Design and Build a Baseball Diamond

Today we had the students go through the process of designing and building a baseball diamond. First we started with a plan. We had the students copy a sketch of a baseball diamond including the dimensions of 30 feet to each base. Next we used a tape measure to put the bases in the proper place. We also showed them how far it is for a professional base path of 90 feet. The next day i asked them if a batter got a hit and ran from home to 2nd base, how far did he run? If a person got a home run how many feet did he run? We talked about using addition and multiplication to figure out the answer.

Describe Gravity and It's Effects On the Human Body

Today we will begin a disscussion on gravity with newton's 3 laws of  motion.
View science.discovery.com site http://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/newton/newton.html .
We will use Pe apparatus to prove these laws.

Time Trials

The students will get an accurate time of their 25 yard dash.
The students will first measure out 25 yards using a tape measure. Introduce the concept that 3 feet equals a yard. At this point we asked the students to use estimation to guess different distances. We also related distance to that of a football field and asked how many 25 yards would fit into a 100 yard field.
Students must learn how to operate the stopwatch. Students will all have a turn operating the stopwatch. Each student will teach and monitor new timekeepers. (Learn, do and then teach.)
Each student will record their time in their journal.
First they will use rounding skills to get time to the nearest second. Then they will learn how to record their time to the nearest tenth and then hundreth of a second to get the most accurate time.
For grades 2-3 the next phase will be to add up their times to get a total.
For grade 4 the next phase will be to add up 3 trials and then get an average by dividing.
For grade 5 the next phase will be to get an average and then determine what their speed is using the equation Speed=Distance/Time.
We used groups which then allowed us to use division to determine the number of students in each group. This was also written in their journal.

Describe Flexion and Extension and Effect of Exercise On Body Flexibility

Flexion -Reducing the angle between two bones (often remembered as a bending action).

Extension -Increasing the angle between two bones (often remembered as a straightening action).

Upon arrival to PE class perform sit and reach. Record how far you can touch on your leg.

After warm up record how far you can touch on your leg.

After playing record how far you can touch on your leg.