Don’t we just love standardized testing…
I recently learned about an awesome Dr. Seuss-inspired field day planned and organized by Patti, an elementary school PE teacher. Here is one of her 21 stations:
Station 15
Title: GERTRUDE MCFUZZ
Skills: EYE/HAND COORDINATION, GROSS MOTOR
Description: DIVIDE CLASS INTO 6 TEAMS EACH TEAM LINES UP BEHIND THE LINE. 1ST PERSON USING A UNDER HAND SWING MUST HIT GERTRUDE MCFUZZ (BIRDIE WITH STREAMERS) WITH THE TENNIS RACKETS AND LAND HER IN A TREE (HULA HOOPS). TEAMS KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY GERTUDES THEY CAN GET IN THE TREE. KEEP GOING UNTIL TIME IS UP (PLEASE MAKE SURE HITS ARE ONLY DONE UNDER HAND AND THAT STUDENTS ARE BEING SAFE WITH THE RACKETS.
I recently learned about an awesome Dr. Seuss-inspired field day planned and organized by Patti, an elementary school PE teacher. Here is one of her 21 stations:
Station 14
Title: Horton Hatches the Egg
Skills: Balance, gross motor, fine motor, hand/eye coordination
Description: Divide class into 4 to 6 teams
Pre-K and K can use scoops
1-5th can use paddles
On go, Horton (students) carry a plastic egg on their paddle. Go around the cones over the hurdles across the logs around the cone and back and passes the paddle and egg to next team member. If their egg drops they must stop and pick it up and start from where they stopped they continue until time is up see how many trips their team can make.
Sometimes teachers don’t get the desks they’d like. Some teachers prefer tables, others like storage space down the side of the desk, etc. But what happens when you don’t get what you’d like? You just have to make it work. Here’s what one teacher did when she changed schools and ended up with only tables… no storage at all!
Each table has a crate that holds everyone’s folders (color coded by subject). All the supplies (scissors, crayons, etc.) are in different tubs at the back of the room. Backpacks go on chairs, so the kids don’t need cubbies or anything. Things go straight into the backpacks, or they are filed away into these crates. There’s also a crate coordinator, the person at the table who makes sure all the folders are organized and brings the crate to the front and to the table as directed by the teacher.
This teacher told me it’s not ideal obviously, but after practicing routines associated with the crates, it’s a very do-able system now.
I recently learned about an awesome Dr. Seuss-inspired field day planned and organized by Patti, an elementary school PE teacher. Here is one of her 21 stations:
Station 13
Title: I WISH I HAD DUCK FEET
Skills: GROSS MOTOR AND BALANCE
Description: DIVIDE CLASS INTO SIX TEAMS LINE UP BEHIND STARTING LINE. HAVE 1ST STUDENT GET INTO POTATO SACK ON GO STUDENTS MUST (HOP) SACK RACE DOWN AROUND THE CONES AND BACK. THIS RACE ENDS. THEN THE NEXT GROUP RACES. (THIS WAY STUDENTS ARE NOT TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE SACKS QUICKLY AND ACCIDENTALLY RIPPING THE SACKS)
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