P.E. Blabber

Exercise Routines For Every Body by Joe Winiecki

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:59:00 +0000

This is a great site for exercise routines that you can do with your whole class in addition to your adaptive students. Mr. Winiecki has made numerous podcasts that feature various exercises and movements for every month of the year. It is very cool and you should check it out at his site or download at iTunes.

Free School Wellness Kit

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:43:00 +0000

Fuel Up to Play 60 is offering free school wellness kits for PE teachers to implement. Free posters, banners, and nutrition tips are all included. It's sponsored by the NFL. You might want to check out nflrush.com to get lots of information and fun links to share with your students!

Molly and the Sugar Monster

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Need some help with a fun way to teach kids about limiting sugar intake and nutrition? We found a site called Molly and the Sugar Monster which does an audio podcast on iTunes and on the web that helps make it cool not to want too much sugar. Kids respond well to it. We wrote to them and they sent us our very own podcast addressing our school by name. Check them out!

Peaceful Playgrounds and 60 Alternatives to Withholding Recess

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:57:00 +0000

If you check out the Peaceful Playgrounds website you will find some useful information to share with your classroom teachers. 60 Alternatives to Withholding Recess gives teachers some great new ways not to use recess as punishment.

Pray For Our Community

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:23:00 +0000

Our community was just hit by the devastating tragedy related to Fort Hood yesterday. Please keep us in your prayers as we move forward and heal.

SOAR

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:47:00 +0000

The Student Online Achievement Resources website is a tool I learned about today that is open to military children, their parents, and classmates. The site gives helpful online resources for at-home learning activities. Parents can get info from sites such as the Department of Education and other educational resources while students and their classmates can get tutorial lessons on skills they may need to reinforce. Check it out!

Money For PE

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:34:00 +0000

You can never have enough money for your program and most of us have less money than ever before. We went from a budget of $250 per PE teacher down to $50. Next year we are expecting $0 unless it comes from grants, fundraising efforts, etc. We should share sites that can help with funding! Here is one I saw that updates quite frequently called Grant Wrangler. You should check it out from time to time. Another site you may want to consider is Flaghouse which is a PE equipment supplier that has great info on grants. Let's all try something this year and share our successes later!

Primary SPARKS Curriculum

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:38:00 +0000

We were finally able to purchase the SPARK curriculum to better serve our primary students during PE. There are only minor adjustments needed to fit the needs of Pre-K students. We really like this and would absolutely recommend you to check it out!

Music That Goes Great With Games Pt. 1

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:28:00 +0000

Here are some artists that our students enjoy playing games by. Lots of action music that sounds like music from some of their video games is what they really go for. Enjoy!

Magnus Christensen & Ryan Franks- Vol. 3

William Tell Overture

Howard Shore

Thomas Newman

James Dooley

Steve Jablonsky-Gears of War 2

Alan Sylvestri
Brian Tyler

James Horner

Rupert Gregson-Williams

Abel Korzeniowski

Francios Tetaz

John Powell

Michael Giacchino

Leroy Anderson

Esquivel

Bob Thompson
Tom Salta-Vol.1

Original Masters Italian Comedy 60's

NFL Pass, Punt and Kick

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:20:00 +0000

Is your school participating this year? We had very few students who were interested or were already involved through other organizations. I think it is worthwhile to pursue though. Check it out here!

CC BY-SA 2.0

Twitterosis Had Me Hostage!

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:25:00 +0000

Howdy Y'all!

It's been about a year since I last posted. I've been a twitaholic for awhile, but now I seem to be recovering and things are starting to be a bit more manageable. I'm just excited about all the options we now have to collaborate with everybody! What do you think about social networking in general and are possibilities for the classroom viable?

SPARKS Curriculum

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:26:00 +0000

Who is using this and how has it worked out for you? We just started and students seem to like it. We did have a few difficulties attempting to modify some activites that just won't work with primary kids. Ideas?...or should we go ahead and buy the primary curriculum?

First Day of School...It's Coming!

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:57:00 +0000

I'm excited, aren't you? Some of us are already starting on Monday while others still have a couple of weeks of freedom! What are you going to do for fun until school starts? Well, here is something to help you get the new year started.

Physical Activity Legislation...My Brain Hurts!

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:37:00 +0000

photo by iconolatry

Need info on legislation in your state regarding physical activity?This site might help you out to keep up on the happenings that might affect you!

I Do This...Kids Love It!

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:57:00 +0000

photo by KidsConnect

I found this movement podcast on iTunes done by an adaptive PE teacher. All my primary students are down with it enthusiastically. Check it out!

PE and Technology...Are You Doing It?

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:31:00 +0000

photo by cayusa

Recently, a colleague of mine introduced me to Classroom 2.0 which explores collaborative technologies in education through a social networking setting. I haven't had a chance to really delve into it yet, but it looks interesting enough to share. I'm interested in this because I would like to learn how other PE teachers are incorporating technology in lessons.Do you have any experience with this site or know of any others that address the needs of PE teachers?

Fit Kids!

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0000

Here is a site I found that might be of interest to parents. They really need to be involved to help us in our journey of helping kids to desire fitness in their lives.

US News and World Report - Happy Kids...Check it out!

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:53:00 +0000

Wii Fit

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:31:00 +0000

Have you considered incorporating the Wii Fit technology into your program? There are a couple of schools in my district who are using it and have had great results with student participation and enthusiasm. They got them through grants. Here is an example of a teacher who did this here.

This is my inaugural post!

noreply@blogger.com (pe_teacher) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:11:00 +0000

Hi!
I'm a PE teacher who wants to learn and share what works, what doesn't and just to kick it in general.
This blog is basically a way to share resources and ideas with other folks about elementary school physical education and shoot the breeze with other like-minded folk. More to come!