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Bean Bag Shuffle
Learners practice their locomotor skills. They are introduced to locomotor skills (skipping, galloping, etc). Students start with a bean bag in their hand. They begin on the teacher's signal to begin their locomotor skill, moving in...
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Oodles of Noodles
Students practice various locomotor skills and creative movement. They find their self space with a noodle and follow the teacher's lead. They create stories to go along with the activities and use their imagination. i.e. "We are...
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Parachute
Students participate in an instant activity as they enter the gym. They work with a parachute, moving it using different motions. They use their wrists, to move the parachute while moving in a circle, and play a game of Cat and Mouse...
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HULA HOOP MATH
Students move about the area doing the locomotor action the teacher directs them to do. When the music stops I hold up a card with the problem for all to see. They come up with an answer they form into a group in a hoop with the number...
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Continent Adventure
Young scholars review or learn information regarding the 7 continents on our planet. It is also a fun movement and fitness activity.
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Locomotor Letters (Numbers or Shapes)
Students practice a variety of locomotor skills and integrate the writing of numbers, letters and shape drawing. Done with music.
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Locomotor Treasure Hunt
Students practice in refining their locomotor skills and developing their understanding of pathways and basic map reading skills.
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Rhythmic Ribbons
Students practice various locomotor skills and to provide students with the opportunity to experiment with movement to music.
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Locomotor Go Fish
Students reinforce their 8 locomotor skills of walking, running, jumping, hopping, skipping, sliding, galloping, and leaping by playing a game of "go-fish" for each of the skills.
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Same and Different
Young scholars are taught the concept of what looks the same and what looks different, with both objects and movement.
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Trivia Tag
Students, as chasers, on teachers signal, move throughout a space trying to tag others with their free hand. When a tag is made, both players stop; chaser reads question from card to student who was tagged. If answer is correct, person...
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Agility Ability Stars
Students practice agility moves timing various locomotor skills (slide shuffle, sprinting, backwards jogging, fast walking), over a star pattern in pairs.
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Who Am I? - Locomotor Skills
Students discuss the meaning of the word locomotion and the different ways that they use locomotor skills.
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Physical Education Recipes for Success
Young scholars apply math skills to actual situations they may use.
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Locomotor Roll
This PE lesson is designed to have young learners review and practice their locomotor skills.
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Spaceship Tag
Students understand personal and general space by playing Spaceship Tag. Students get a "spaceship," which will be their own personal space. While in their "spaceship," they will not be allowed in any other student's personal space.
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Animal Actions
First graders act out a story. In this animal actions lesson, 1st graders listen as a story is being read and performs movements to represent the animals described.
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Shapes and Review of Locomotor Skills
Students engage in a series of loco-motor activities based on shapes. In this loco-motor lesson, students demonstrate physical skills through races, jumping, hopping, galloping in circles, squares, rectangles and triangles.
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Line Boogie
Students complete an activity to improve their spatial awareness and loco-motor skills. In this spatial and loco-motor skills lesson, students pass a beanbag down the line of students.
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Fire Chief
Students respond to motion cues from the "Fire Chief" (teacher). In this physical education lesson plan, students participate in a fire safety game which promotes locomotor skills.
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Animal Actions
Students practice various movements. For this locomotor lesson, students participate using various movements to move around an obstacle course created by the teacher.
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Capture the Running Flag
Learners practice a form of locomotion - walk, jog, gallop, skill. They select 2 to 4 flag holders and each one has a flag tucked into back pocket or waist band with flag exposed down to at least the knee. The goal for the non-flag...
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Basketball- Dribbling
Middle schoolers practice several different basketball dribbling techniques on their own, with partners and as a team. They warm up with spot drills and figure eight dribbles and end the session with a dribbling relay race.