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Well I am finishing up my fitness testing at school. It has gone pretty well I would say. We were lucky enough to go outside with the students who were not testing. Toward the end of the week the older students were doing pretty good with Ultimate Frisbee. The hardest part was trying to keep them spread out and not standing on top of each other.

Did you know KB Toys is going out of business? Okay so they have been going out of business for a while, but last week I got a bunch of the lawn dart sets for $2.50. Man what a deal. I am going out today to try and find some other games I could use during my recreation unit. I already have the lawn darts, bocce, and horseshoes so I am off to a good start.

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We played this game last week and the kids loved it. I don't know why I never thought of playing it before. I only played the game with a few of the students who did not want to go outside to play soccer, but the ones who played it did enjoy it. Check it out.

Scooter Soccer

Objectives

* Students will develop skills of kicking, aiming, and passing.
* Students will communicate with others in a positive manner.
* Students will follow directions of the activity.

Equipment

- Balls, scooters and goals.

Warm-up

- Provide some type of warm-up for your students.

Activity

- Divide the class into two teams.
- Place a goal on each end of the gym.
- Use a soft ball or balls for the students to kick to prevent big injuries.
- Each student needs a scooter.
- Students roll around on the scooters and kick the ball.
- There may be a goalie if you like or not.
- When the ball goes into the goal a point is scored for the team.
- Students may not use their hands unless they are the goalie.

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This game will help the students with their ball handling skills. It maybe geared more toward the middle school age students then high school. It may involve a little more time to setup but the student will enjoy it. Check it out.

Travel the States

Objectives

* Students will develop skills of dribbling, hand-eye coordination and rhyme.
* Students will participate in the activity.
* Students will follow the directions.

Equipment

- Basketballs, and cones with state names on them.

Warm-up

- Provide some type of warm-up for the students.

Activity

- Scatter the cones around the gym.
- Each student needs a basketball.
- On the start command students are to move around the gym while dribbling a circle around the cones.
- Give the students a minute to see how many states they can travel to.
- After the minute is over check with a few students to see how many they went to and start them over again.
- Encourage the students to dribble with both hands and not to use the same one over and over again.

* * * * * * * * * F I N A L T H O U G H T * * * * * * * * *

I am pretty excited to start on the recreation unit. I have never taught it before but I think the kids will really enjoy it. I know if I were in elementary school I would have love to have a recreational unit. If anything the next few weeks should be pretty entertaining, have a great week.

Keep them moving,

Ben Pirillo
We Stand United
Teachphysed.com

Professional Links:
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)

American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness (AAALF)

American Association for Leisure and Recreation (AALR)

American Association for Health Education (AAHE)

National Dance Association (NDA)

National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS)

National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)

State AHPERD's

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