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Physed Instant Activities

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Deal a Healthy Heart (k-12)(part 1)

Lay 1-2 packs playing cards face down on the far end of your activity area. Either as individuals or as pairs, run across, pick up 1 card (without looking at it) Run back and look on the poster to see what activity you need to do Complete the activity and get another card At the end of the warm up period have students create best poker hand/ designate magic card/ add sum of cards together/ multiply two highest cards Pair/ individual who meets the criteria you choose for the day get "reward" - we use PBIS cards Vary tasks based on unit of activity (see part 2) Submitted by: Jo Bailey @lovephyed

Deal a Healthy Heart (part 2)

Card/ Suit King Queen Fitness version 10 push ups Hold plank position for 10 seconds 10 squats/ squat jumps That # of jumping jacks That # of crunches Sport version 10 tennis ball hits on racket Complete the ladder pattern 3 times

Jack Hearts Spades

5 standing broad jumps That # of volleyball bumps to self That # of frisbee passes (must move after each pass) That # of soccer/ football dribbles between cones That # of dribbling shuttles with a basketball between cones One free throw

Diamonds

That # of mountain climbers

Clubs

That # of alternating lunges

Aces Joker

One star jump

Whoever gets this yells "joker". everyone has to stop and immediately run one lap

Submitted by: Jo Bailey @lovephyed

Warm up Bingo (K-12) (part 1)

Display a bingo chart on a whiteboard/ projector/ poster. Fill each space with an activity. At the start of lesson, student picks up a bingo card & puts their name on it. Each day they come in they collect their personal bingo card & complete activities - you can specify if you want them to get a BINGO line or just give them a set time for activity completion If you use the card for a week give the students the goal to complete a blackout by the end of the week - blackout means everyone has to do every activity by the end of class/ week BUT they are in charge of the order in which they complete the activities Activity warm up ideas can relate directly to the unit - as skill review - or relate to components of fitness

Submitted by: Jo Bailey @lovephyed

Warm up Bingo (K-12) (part 2)

B 20 jumping jacks I 30 second plank N 10 lunges on each leg G 1 lap of the basketball court on a scooter 10 Push ups 20 squats 10 burpees 10 x stair run O Skip 1 lap of the basketball court

20 sit ups Jump rope 50x 30 mountain climbers 10 shuttle runs; lie flat, face down for 2 seconds after each shuttle

Run 1 lap of basketball court 3 x fast feet ladder 20 pop squats 10 x inchworm/ walkouts

20 triceps dips 20 Squirrel Jacks 20 walking plank steps 30 ski jumps

2 x 100 fast feet 20 plank jacks 20 skaters Bear crawl across half of basketball court; crab walk back

Submitted by: Jo Bailey @lovephyed

Warm up 2 x 2 (K-12) (part 1)

Create a grid of warm up activities Students must do each activity with a different person - they need to find out their name in and write it next to the activity they did together Great as an ice breaker activity or review activity (review concepts/ answer a question with a different partner)
Submitted by: Jo Bailey @lovephyed

Warm up 2 x 2 (K-12) (part 2)

Complete each of the exercises below with a different person. Find out their name and write it next to the activity you did together. Use the bottom table to find out more information about each person each person can only sign one box.

10 jumping Jacks 20 second plank Arm stretch

10 push ups 25 x jump rope 1- ski jumps

1 lap of gym 10 squats Gastrocnemius stretch

10 sit ups high knees between cones 15 x resistance band arm curls

Quadriceps stretch Hamstring Stretch 15 resistance band side raises

Submitted by: Jo Bailey @lovephyed

Bug Tag (K-2)

- Select 4 Taggers to be IT! - Everyone else spreads out in personal space - Once a student is tagged they lay on their back and wave their hands and feet in the air like a bug stuck on their back - Other students can then save the bugs by giving them a high 5 - Play each round for 45 seconds to 1 min using different locomotors each time -Submitted by: @WestwoodPE

Human Rock Paper Scissors

as students come into the gym they pair off and face their partners across the centre line of the gym (even teams are NOT needed) each team confers about what they will "throw" as a team rock: squat down into a "rock shape" paper: arms up and wide, legs spread wide scissors: both arms and legs crossed go through the motions (R,P,S) once and then on the fourth time the whole team "throws" their choice If Team A wins the round, they have to chase Team B and try and tag as many members as possible before Team B crosses the safety line. All tagged Team B members become members of team A Each team decides what to "throw" next and then lines up across the centre line for round #2! Continue until students are too tired to chase each other anymore - very rare that one team is completely tagged!

Submitted by Doug Gleddie: @doug_gleddie

Human Rock Paper Scissors

Cones / Pylons Safety line A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B

Submitted by Doug Gleddie: @doug_gleddie

Alphabet Warm-ups
Put alphabet letters around the gym--on the walls, bleachers, floors, etc. Ask students to... Touch letters on the floor with their belly buttons Get a partner and touch letters with their feet, bottoms, and stomachs Touch every letter in the gym with their left hands Variations: locomotor movements, anatomy, math problems, foreign languages, vocabulary/spelling words, move like different animals, etc.
Submitted by Sarah Gietschier-Hartman @GHSaysRockChalk

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Equipment: Gator balls and swimming noodles Divide the students into two teams. One team stands on one half of the playing area and the other team stands on the other half of the playing area. Place half of the balls (meatballs) and half of the noodles (spaghetti) on each side of the playing area. On a signal, the children pick up a ball or noodle and throw it to the other side. After a short period stop to see which team has the most spaghetti and meatballs. Repeat the game.

Submitted by Sarah Gietschier-Hartman @GHSaysRockChalk

Flip Flop Tag

Boys tag girls, girls tag boys Whistle changes who is it When tagged, the students sit Restart game when one boy or girl remains

Submitted by Sarah Gietschier-Hartman @GHSaysRockChalk

Hungry Crabs
Equipment: bean bags, 4 hoops Scatter the bean bags throughout the playing area. Place a hoop in each corner of the gym. Divide the students into four groups and send each team to one of the corners. Explain to the students that the gym floor is the ocean and the bean bags are crab food. Each team is responsible for collecting crab food to put in their hoop. The students have to crab walk through general space. They are allowed to pick up one piece of crab food at a time, place it on their stomachs, and crab walk the food back to their hoop. The team with the most pieces of food wins. Submitted by Sarah Gietschier-Hartman @GHSaysRockChalk

Team EIT(Everyone's It Tag)

Teams of 3-4, each team gets one ball. Players try to tag players from other teams. If you get tagged, you must do an exercise in place (squats, plank, ski jumps, etc.) until your teammate with the ball passes it to you. If you are the one with the ball and get tagged, you must do the exercise until you find a teammate to pass to. Once you pass or receive the ball, you are free to tag other players. submitted by Ken Smith @PE_ksmith

Bombs and Torpedoes

Equipment: bean bags, Gator balls, net to divide the gym

Divide the class into two groups. The object of the game is to hit the opposing team with balls (bombs) or bean bags (torpedoes) by throwing the balls over the net and sliding the bean bags under the net. If a player is hit by a bomb or torpedo they run to the wall behind them, touch the wall, and perform 5 jumping jacks before re-entering the game. If a ball is caught, the person who threw the ball performs 5 jumping jacks. Some administrators do not like the name of this game, so you may need to come up with another one!

Submitted by Sarah Gietschier-Hartman @GHSaysRockChalk

Rock, Paper, Scissors Relay

Group students in teams of 3 or 4 Spread out in groups across the base line and at each end of the gym each group must line up across from a group at the other end of the gym On the go the first person from each end race towards each other, stop when the meet and have a game of rock paper scissors winner advances and keeps running towards the other end of the gym and a "new" player runs out to stop them from advancing player that didn't win runs back to the back of their original line when the players meet another game ensues winner advances, running towards opposite end of the gym keeps continuing like thi to win the round or game a player must get to the opposite baseline or end of the gym can be quick or can take awhile depending on which side wins games!

Have used this from Grades 7-10 successfully! It's great for 5-10 minutes! Submitted by Bryce Koscielny @brycekos who is @mrcoachk

1, 2, 3 Yoshikai Dolphin
Replace Yoshikai Dolphin with your school's name

1 student in center of play area All other students lined up at one end of play area Student in middle yells "1, 2, 3 Yoshikai Dolphin!" and the other students try to run to opposite end of play area without getting tagged. When a student gets tagged they join the tagger in the middle Repeat...

STINGRAY TAG
GRADES: K-2 EQUIPMENT: 2 Pool Noodles FORMATION: Scatter 2 taggers(sting rays) with pool noodles try to tag the other students. Once tagged the student makes a bridge (not a backbend) and holds the position until someone crawls under them. Submitted by:@SueMischler

Whirly Bird Catches the Worm

Grades: K-3 Equipment: 2 Rubber Chickens Objective:Two taggers each with a rubber chicken in hand, start in the middle of the gym and proclaim The whirly bird catches the worm, as they whirl the chicken above their head. When the taggers say the word worm thats the signal for the speedy worms (students on the end line) to run (skip, gallop, etc) for safety to the end line on the other side of the gym. If tagged, the worm instantly becomes a whirlybird assistant at the place on the floor where they were tagged. Assistance should be standing and spread their wings (arms) out to reach and tag any worms that get to close. Assistants must keep their feet in place. Submitted by: @SueMischler

STRIKER
GRADES: 3-6 EQUIPMENT: 6 Large Nerf Balls (8 1/2 in) FORMATION: Scatter formation, No teams. OBJECTIVE: Nerf balls are spread out and students
must strike the ball with their hand attempting to hit their classmates. Nerf balls must remain on the ground. Students may also strike the ball several times to move it across the floor toward the intended target. If a student is hit on the shoes they are out and move to a different area to perform a fitness activity before returning to the game. Submitted by: @SueMischler

Elbow Knock Down

Students each have a bean bag that they put on their elbow. Everyone is it. Students try to knock off each others bean bag. They are not allowed to pinch the bean bag against their body. If their bean bag falls for any reason they have an extra exercise - i.e. 15 jumping jacks Submitted by:@tarastemsrud

Steal the Bacon (partners)

Students select a partner. They put a bean bag between them and stand equal distances away from the bean bag. On one of the students signal they run to the bean bag. The object is to grab the bean bag and bring it back to your spot without getting tagged by your partner. (They attempt the same) Partner with the most points win at the end of the selected time period. Submitted by: @tarastemsrud

Fainting Goats
This tag game is hilarious. The "shepherd" is the tagger (can use multiple taggers) Goats can avoid being tagged by "fainting" - lying on back with arms and legs up (remind students to tuck chin as to not hit head) Goats may "faint" for up to 5 seconds, then must get back up and return to game When a goat is tagged, he/she become the "shepherd" Fun to show video: ://youtu.be/we9_ChttpdNPuJg submitted by: MrMetcalfPE

Blob Tag
Submitted By: @Physed_Pomeroy

Fun instant game of tag that involves teamwork & communication. It is a great cardiovascular workout!

"BYE BYE" Tag

Middle School or High School
5 hula hoops, 2 noodles Students are running around in designated space (at least the size of a single gym). If you are tagged below the waist with the noodle, you are "it". The person who was "it" drops the noodle and you become "it". You are only safe in a hula hoop. If someone is in a hoop, go up to them and say bye bye and they have to get out. No going back and forth saying "bye bye"; you have to move on it someone has said bye bye to you. @PEteachCoe

Yoshi
Equipment: 2 gym mats, 2 sets pinnies Objective: to get entire team to the mat on the opposite side of the playing field. - Divide space into 2 halves (safe on your half) - If tagged on other sides half you must sit down, to be saved a player from your team runs and tags and you get free walk back to your side. -Teacher yell "YOSHI" at anytime no matter what is happening in the game all players must run to their opponents mat. @DBijgaart got game from @physedgames AMAZING GAME had to add it

The Gauntlet

@DBijgaart

Objective: Get as many pinnies as possible from one side of the gym to the other side. One team is scattered around the gym, the other in two lines Pinnies on far side in pile or bin, behind a 5 second safe zone line Team in hula hoops throw dodgeballs at runners. They can only throw if in a hoop, but exit hoop to get ball. When hit with a ball the runner gets back to his line as fast as possible and high five the next runner. Only 2 runners at a time. Play 2 minute shifts
Hula hoop with player Team split in 2 in safe zone pinnies

Card Tag
@peguth
Equipment: Deck of playing cards Objective: Students are each given a playing card. The objective is to finish the game with the highest cards (Ace, King). Students can tag other players, and if tagged, they must trade cards. Play for a minute and then see who has the best cards. Repeat, this time the lowest cards (2, 3) are the best cards.

Rip Deck Warm-Up

@Teach4PE
Materials: iPad, projector, & RipDeck App Object: Students create and teach their designed warm-up to the rest of the class. Student led activity in less than 5 mins. Students come up with 4-5 exercises to be used in a proper warm-up. We plug those exercises into the RipDeck Workout app Rip Deck for the entire class to perform. The app uses a deck of cards to randomly select the exercises that come up. However, the exercises and reps can be customized.

Dominoes Fitness
Equipment: Dominoes cards, activity choice cards, 1-2 sets of dominoes ( Download cards for free @ www.everactive.org/dominoes-fitness?id=793) Organization: Post the dominoes cards around the playing area and post one activity choice card under each domino card. Place one or two sets of dominoes face down in the middle of the playing area. On the signal, participants travel on their own or with a partner to the middle and flip over one domino. After locating that domino on the wall, the participant places it back in the middle face down, moves over to the matching domino on the wall and performs one of the activities on the card. Each card has a low impact and a high-impact activity for the participant choose. The activity continues for a designated amount of time and participants attempt to flip over as many dominoes as they can in the allotted time. Try playing music to motivate your students!

http://www.everactive.org/video-clips @Tracy_Lockwood

In Sync Jumping Jacks

@MrHorne101
Objective: To get the entire class to do jumping jacks in sync without counting out loud. This activity is a great warm-up and team builder for your class. Grades: K-12 Equipment: None Activity: Have students spread out in a semi-circle or a few rows all facing the middle. Pick 1 or 2 students to come to the front to lead the activity. Pick however many jumping jacks you want to do, lets say 8. Tell the class that a full jumping jack starts with arms and feet together, then spread apart, then back together (that is one). The entire class must finish in sync (arms and feet together) on the 8

th

jumping jack or else they must

start over. I have never seen a class get it on the first try. If you want to make it more difficult, the teacher counts out loud random numbers to distract the students. Give them at least 3 attempts (possibly increase the number on each attempt). Rules: No one is allowed to talk or count out loud. The leader(s) may verbally give a command (i.e. Ready, set, begin) to start the activity, but then they cannot talk. Variation: Could do different exercises.

Climb the bleachers as a team

-Have the bleachers closed to have a straight face . -The students choose 1 person to go up to the top of the bleachers. -Every student must make it up to the top of the bleachers with touching the face of them. *This works with 6 to 8 or 9 bleachers *We have done this with our grade 7 students. @coachstewartm

Switch Tag
Have students sit in pairs spread out on the floor in front of you. Have a volunteer pair stand up to start the chase. One student will chase and the other will be chased. They run and weave through the pairs until the chased student sits down beside a pair creating a trio. The trio cannot remain a trio so the student on the other side of the trio must get up and avoid the student who has been giving chase. If a chased student is tagged they become the tagger. Spread the pairs out once students get the idea.

@lj_thrilla

Mix and Match Warm Up

Roll 2 die and total number Choose activity from coloured sheets Complete number of reps/ seconds = die total Complete 1 activity from each colour sheet

See link below for lists of activities: http://goo.gl/619ZeX

Jo Bailey @lovephyed

It Tag (Everybodys It #2)

Purpose of the Activity: help students understand the relationship between cooperation and competition spatial awareness (movement through general space) introduction to strategy and tactics in game play youll need an open, obstacle free space defined by lines or markings of some sort - thats it! Ask students to stand on the boundary lines so everyone is aware of the space. This is it tag, everybody is it. Stay in bounds and dont get tagged. If you get tagged, or go out of bounds, you sit. - Any questions? 3,2,1 - go! What will happen is that some are tagged before they even know the game has started, others will last longer. Let it happen! Use the opportunity after the game to have a discussion about who had fun, how it feels to be out before you even have a chance to learn and play etc. Ask students to stand on the boundary lines so everyone is aware of the space. Find a partner and hold hands (hands on shoulders, etc.) (you can have one group of three or the teacher can join in). This is it tag, everybody is it. Stay in bounds and dont get tagged. If you get tagged, or go out of bounds, you sit. If your partner touches you on the shoulder, you are back up. Any questions? 3,2,1 - go! After one or two rounds debrief again - How did this round go? Challenges? Opportunities? what are the SKILLS needed to be successful? Set up: Phase #1: Individual

Phase #2: Partners

Continued on the next page!

adapted from www.everactive.org/newgames

It Tag (Everybodys It #2)

Phase #3: Quads Ask students to stand on the boundary lines so everyone is aware of the space. Take your pair, find another and make a quad and hold hands (hands on shoulders, etc.) (you can have one larger or smaller group or the teacher can join in). This is it tag, everybody is it. Stay in bounds and dont get tagged. If you get tagged, or go out of bounds, you sit. If your team-mate touches you on the shoulder, you are back up. Any questions? 3,2,1 - go! let them play a round (sometimes youll have to end it, sometimes a group will win) give each group 1-2 minutes to come up with a strategy and tactics - then play again as they apply and try strategy= a plan or overarching idea usually to achieve a long term goal tactics= how you will implement your strategy in the short term debrief after a few trys and allow each team time to reformat strategy and tactics based on what they have learned discuss as a large group the relationship between skill, strategy and tactics what was successful in each area? Groups can share their trials and errors Ask: what is the purpose of the game? (to be the last team standing - or - tag all and not get tagged) what are the most important concepts (the skills, strategy and tactics youve just discussed) that help you reach the purpose of the game? (for example, the game purposefully does NOT use pinnies etc. to identify teams to COMMUNICATION is critical to success. Ask students to stand on the boundary lines so everyone is aware of the space. Take your quad, find another and make a octet and hold hands (hands on shoulders, etc.) (you can have one larger or smaller group or the teacher can join in). This is it tag, everybody is it. Stay in bounds and dont get tagged. If you get tagged, or go out of bounds, you sit. If your team-mate touches you on the shoulder, you are back up. Any questions? 3,2,1 - go! CONTINUE THE LEARNING ADVENTURE! Submitted by @doug_gleddie

Phase #4: Octets

Death Canal
Divide the class into two groups, 1 team runs, the other one throw soft balls Each member of the team only runs once, he has to go to the end of the gymnasium and come back, if he does then his team will have 2 points. He has to avoid being touched by the ball. If he is touched then the other team has 2 points. When all the team has run then the other team does (change the rol). Wins the team who sums more points. Watch out with throws on the head Its not allowed overstep the line when people are throwing their balls. If there is one ball close to the canal you can take it and come back to the initial position and throw it again.

Submitted by Eduard Sabat @EF_edu

Bean Bag Scramble

Equipment: 30 bean bags, 5 hula hoops Put a hoop in each corner of the playing area. Put the fifth hoop and all 30 bean bags in the middle of the playing area. Divide the class into four teams and assign a corner hoop to each team. In a relay fashion, the students race to get as many bean bags as possible. Example: The first person runs to the middle hoop, grabs a bean bag, runs back to his/her home hoop, places the bean bag in the hoop, and high fives the second person in line. When all of the bean bags in the middle are gone, the teams may steal bean bags from the other corner hoops. While stealing bean bags, each team must stay in the same order and continue working in a relay fashion. Players are not allowed to defend their hoops. Allow the students to steal bean bags for 1-2 minutes. Stop the game and see which team has the most bean bags! Submitted by Sarah Gietschier-Hartman @GHSaysRockChalk