Elementary PE Brainbooster

PE/Playworks Brain Booster Lesson 4: 3rd-5th

Theme

Intro to PE and Recess

Games and Activities

Push Catch and 4 Square

I can… 3rd: Engage in a variety of games during recess and cheer others on.

4th: Praise the performance of others and listen respectfully to feedback from others. 5th: Use skills like passing and receiving a ball and movement strategies in small group activities. Home Base (Baseline, Sideline or Circle with paint or cones to mark boundary) Large circle 4 square courts (6-8 students per square) Playground rubber balls (1 per court)

Materials/ Space Needed

Vocabulary Engage: To take part in. I engaged in tag at recess.

Feedback: Comments or corrections from other people. My friends gave me feedback in ways I could serve the ball better.

(Review) Movement Strategies: Plans created to achieve a goal while moving. I used movement strategies like actively moving around in my square to do well in 4 square.

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.

PushCatch

Show How How to Play:

● Students will stand in a large circle with you in the middle with a ball. ● You will toss a ball to each student, saying “Push” or “Catch”. ● If you say “Push”, the student will push the ball back towards you.

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