Elementary PE Brainbooster

PE/Playworks Brain Booster Lesson 34: 3rd-5th

Theme

Track and Field

Games and Activities

50 Yard Dash and Long Jump

I can… 3rd: Tell the difference between running and sprinting. 4th: Jump with correct takeoff and landing. 5th: Understand the pace for my highest performance.

Materials/ Space Needed HomeBase Volcano Cones Tall Cones Vocabulary Sprinting: To run at top speed. I ran my fastest, or I sprinted, to get to the line first. Takeoff/Landing: Where you leave the ground and where you come back down. I practice my takeoff and landing with my long jump.

Introduction

Begin class with a warm up procedure: ● Prepare students with daily expectations before entering the gym OR on Home Base. ● Warm up procedure may include several laps around the gym, stretching routine, or another quick, movement based activity. ● Back at Home Base, review rules/expectations of the school and

PE/Playworks with explicit examples when appropriate. ● Review any other specific reminders needed for the day.

Before releasing students for the first game, use a Sequence Touch to get them to the location you need them to be for the first activity.

50 Yard Dash

Show How How to Play:

● Place cones at a starting point and ending point (roughly 50 steps apart) in a straight line. ● Have students choose a partner (or group of three) to race against. ● On your “Go Word”, students will sprint to the end of the cones, trying to run as fast as possible. After they pass the cones, they’ll walk or jog back to get back into line. ● Release each group of students one after another to ensure they aren’t standing in line too long.

Practice andPlay

Review how to sprint: ● Keep your arms at a 90 degree angle.

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