School in a Different Way

All students need to have sneakers and a water bottle for Gym. If your child wears boots, sandals, or shoes not safe for physical activity, they will not be able to participate.  You can pack sneakers in their backpack. In class, we continue to practice: Locomotor skills, hula hooping, jump roping, basketball skills, soccer skills, various types of Yoga exercises, muscle stretches, flat ladder, bowling, scooters, balancing and tumbling, and dance steps. We are now learning and practicing skills for Baseball (running bases, throwing, catching, batting) * Students should have joined my Google Classroom, b5odudw.  If we have to work remotely or if your child wants to do some of our activities from class, please use my Google Classroom. There are activities in the Stream. "Let's get fit!". Have fun!

I teach using a Skill-Based approach. First a skill is Introduced and defined. Next, I show the Steps involved in learning the skill. Then the skill is Modeled by me or a student. Then the students PRACTICE the skill. While students are practicing, I walk around giving them Feedback and Reinforcement. Then more practice of course. Students are expected to show good sportsmanship toward all learners and encourage each other.  The grading system is scaled from 1-4.

A grade of 4 is the highest grade a student can get. 

1= student is having trouble getting started with the first step

2= student is Almost performing the skill; knows some parts of the skill

3= Got it! Student knows/performs all steps of the skill

4= Wow! Student is Super Good at this skill