Here’s what has been happening with the Pre-K in the Gym….
Students:
- continued to learn to share and respect the equipment and each other while playing together during “free play”
- enjoyed listening and dancing to music while shaking pom poms enjoyed keeping time using colored lummi sticks and student made drums to bang on (They used whatever balls were out and placed them in donuts to keep they from rolling.) Very creative!
- learned the game called “4 corners” (A Mrs. Sugerman made up activity.)
- kicked balls as if they were playing soccer during an activity called donut bowling and also soccer bowling (Another Mrs. Sugerman made up activity.)
- started to learn about dribbling a basketball with actual basketballs
- Be sure to ask them about their time in the Gym!
Here’s what has been happening with the Kindergarten and First Grade in the Gym….
For November and December our main focus was on soccer and basketball.
Students continued to participate in skill building activities for soccer such as:
- dribble and kick
- kick and chase
- lifting the ball when trying to score
- kicking at rubber penguins and pins
- 5 on 5 shooting on goalies (Each student had a chance to be the goalie and kicker.)
- Played a modified game of soccer (One team wore yellow pinnies. It was quite exciting!)
Students participated in skill building activities for basketball such as:
- dribbling…with eyes closed and while moving forward and backward
- shooting…with their choice of soft foam balls or real basketballs
- passing…practiced bounce passes
- Students had plenty of time to work on their skills and get one on one help if needed.
We will continue skills building in basketball when we return in January.
Besides soccer and basketball we also played fruit basket and 4 corners for Hannukah.
Here’s what has been happening with Grades 2-5 in the Gym….
For November and December our main focus was on soccer and basketball.
Students continued to participate in skill building activities for soccer such as:
- when to pass and when to shoot
- when to stop a ball and when to kick it immediately
- how to make effective passes
- what to do when you accept a pass but you are turned the wrong way
- what to do in certain game situations…these occur during our modified games when I will stop the game for important teaching moments
Students participated in skill building activities for basketball such as:
- dribbling relays…weaving between cones while dribbling and down court dribble and shoot
- shooting relays…21, 5-3-1, around the world Mrs. Sugerman style, dice basketball and more ( made up activities.)
- passing with partners and Mrs. Sugerman…bounce pass, chest pass, baseball pass
- running backwards to play defense
Several students in 4th and 5th chose to play in a modified game right before vacation.