Physical Education for middle school students

Hi All,

I hope everyone had a great summer. I had an active one, running, circuit training, and working at a camp in the Berkeley Hills.

Required supplies for PE:

Good shoes for running (No Chuck Taylors, Vans, or non-athletic shoes)

socks

T-shirt (no tank tops or shirts with buttons)

Shorts or sweatpants (no denim, khaki, or corduroy)

I look forward to working out with you soon.

Hi All,

I hope everyone had a great summer. I had an active one, running, circuit training, and working at a camp in the Berkeley Hills.

Required supplies for PE:

Good shoes for running (No Chuck Taylors, Vans, or non-athletic shoes)

socks

T-shirt (no tank tops or shirts with buttons)

Shorts or sweatpants (no denim, khaki, or corduroy)

I look forward to working out with you soon.

Last chance to set a new personal record.

5th and 6th – Friday, June 4

7th and 8th – Wednesday, June 9

The last unit of the year is a make your own game unit. We spent one class brainstorming and trying different parts of games out making sure the games we invent follow the four guidelines:

Safety – All games must be safe for all participants

Involvement – The best games will provide opportunities for all students to be involved in the game play

Movement – We want sustained activity throughout the entire game

Originality – An opportunity to express our creativity through game play

We then take our games out to the park for all class trials. Please ask your student how the games went or which game was their favorite.

Our next unit will be our Rugby unit. This unit is a great introduction to a sport that many students never play in the U.S. but I think is a lot of fun. We play two non-contact versions with a focus on learning the rules and having fun. Rugby is also a great cardiovascular workout and involves throwing, catching, and kicking.

We are starting a flying disc unit. This includes practice throwing, Ultimate Frisbee, and modified Frisbee Golf.

These are the dates that I hope to have the May candy runs.

5th – May 18

6th – May 20

7th – May 19

8th – May 19

As the baseball season ramps up I like to start kickball. We start out with slightly modified rules for easier play and advance to a more complicated playing style by the end of the unit. This unit is often a student favorite and we generally play it for three weeks.

Our candy runs will be all mixed up for the next two weeks. Some classes have already finished there runs while others won’t start until the week of the 23rd.

We are starting a Volleyball unit in PE. The first few classes we are going to focus on basics: Serving, passing, and setting. Then we will play with a beach ball for a class and then with a regular size but softer than usual ball for a few classses.