Phed Blog #3

For this week's blog we were asked to find 3 websites that give physical educators information and resources on games, contest, and relays.  This what I found- enjoy! :)

First one:
http://education.alberta.ca/PhysicalEducationOnline/TeacherResources/
This website is great as it provides various lesson plans that a physical educator can use (whether directly or even just as a guideline) on different activities and games.  It can also help you create your own lesson plan.  This website is based on what they call "four general outcomes- the A, B, C, and D's of physical education".  Each of these outcomes, have their own specific outcomes that help focus in on or define different learning ideas for each grade.  This website also provides a list of different teaching tools as well as links to different websites that might be useful for teachers.  This website was probably my most favorite of all the ones I visited as far as how it was all laid out and for the useful tools it provided for physical educators.

Second Website:
http://www.campusschool.dsu.edu/playground/peclass.htm
This next website is very simple as it just provides a bunch of links to different websites and gives some information about each of the website it lists.  This is useful as you can find what you are looking for quickly and easily.  Once you find one you want, you click on it and it will take you to that website.  For example, their is one site called "Funattic" which gives ideas for different indoor and outdoor games and relays.  So if you wanted to find a fun relay to play in class you could just use this site for ideas.  

Third Website:
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/pe/contents01games.htm

The last website I found basically just gives a big list of different games and relays that physical educators can use in their classes.  It also describes each game in detail so that the teacher can explain it to their class.  Some of them even provided diagrams/pictures in order to help demonstrate the game.
Here is one of the pictures provided to help explain a "Hoop Race" Game:

Hoop Race

For this activity, students should work in groups of four. They should then split into pairs, and each pair of children should stand about 15 m apart. Each group of four children should have one large hoop (big enough for two children to fit inside).
Instructions:
One pair stands in a hoop, and, without using their hands, lift up the hoop. Then, staying inside the hoop, they should run to the other pair.
When they reach the second pair, the first pair should drop the hoop. The second pair should then pick it up (no hands!), and run to the original marker and back again (with both students in the hoop).
The first pair then stand in the hoop, pick it up without using their hands and, with both students in the hoop, run back to the starting point.

Important Points

Remember to reinforce the importance of safety during the activity, and the fact that students have to cooperate in order to complete the task.


Well, that's all for this week in the "Life of Phed 1280".
Until next time!
Courtney.