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Mr. Edwards
Welcome to the PE website:
Please have your child wear tennis shoes on PE days.
This is a basic calendar of the skills and activities we will be working on throughout the year.
August-September
Gross motor skills (skipping, galloping, running, kicking, jogging, etc.) We practice these skills individually, with partners, and whole class.
October
Work on soccer unit. Practice dribbling, trapping, kicking, passing
We will also begin working with hula hoops. Hula hoops help us to develop rhythm and body and spatial awareness.
November
Fall Fun Day will be a special PE day. We will work our way through a Motor Skills obstacle course. This will give us practice with many skills-throwing to hit a target, balancing, eye-hand coordination, gross-motor skills, and body and spatial awareness.
December
We will start a Jump Rope Unit. This will take some time. It helps us develop body and spatial awareness, timing, eye-hand-foot coordination, and rhythm.
January
We Will Start a Basketball Unit which will help build teamwork, gross-motor skills, and sportsmanship.
We will also start the rock wall unit.
February
Rock wall climbing. This will help us to develop problem solving skills, strategic thinking, and physical strength in legs, arms, hand, and fingers.
We will also start our gymnastics unit.
March
Gymnastics
We will work on developing rolling, flexibility, agility, balance, strength, and coordination.
April
Parachute
They love this!! Using the parachute will help us to develop teamwork, left/right movement, rhythm, and it's super fun!
We will also start practicing our Track and Field Day events
May
We will be practicing our events for Track and Field. It will be a great review for our year---running, jumping, kicking to a target, going under/over obstacles, hula hoops, jump ropes, balance, throwing to a target, teamwork, and sportsmanship!
Please contact me if you have questions or concerns.
Luke Edwards
Physical Education
Oak Grove Primary
(816) 690-8770
[email protected]
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