Here’s what has been happening the past 6 weeks with
Pre K in the Gym….(Jan and Feb)
Students:
- continued to experiment with the equipment during “free play”
- continued to work on soccer skills by knocking over pins or kicking a ball through a goal
- continued to work on dribbling a basketball
- played four corners using some of our “rubber critters” in the gym
- played “switch” quickly becoming a class favorite
- enjoyed using our new foam pogo sticks
Here’s what has been happening the past 6 weeks with
Kindergarten and 1st grade in the Gym….(Jan and Feb)
Students:
- completed the basketball unit with an activity called “the three ring basketball circus” a made up activity….which included shooting from the stage so the basket is only 4 feet high, dribbling around the gym with a basketball, and shooting at a normal height basketball hoop with a foam ball
- were introduced to the game of pillo polo (floor hockey played with foam sticks and balls)
- they learned about the parts of a stick
- they learned how to hold a stick
- they were given many opportunities to shoot the ball through a number of goals
- they were able to be the goalie
- played crab soccer (similar to soccer, played on the floor, students crawl to the ball)
- were introduced to speed stacking cups where they learned about up stacking and down stacking and had fun making a very large pyramid using all the speed stacking cups
Here’s what has been happening the past 6 weeks with
Grades 2-5 in the Gym….(Jan and Feb)
The only focus was on all phases of pillo polo (floor hockey played with foam sticks and balls)
Students:
- practiced skills necessary to play pillo polo including: stick handling, passing, wrist shots, slap shots, one-timers, backhand shots, playing goalie…and much more
- played pillo polo games every class
- learned several strategies for the offense and defense
- had the opportunity to play all positions to get exposure to both offense, defense, and goalie
- were able to choose what position they would play for an entire game (4th and 5th students)
Be sure to ask your student(s) about all the activity in the Gym!