Throwing and Catching Mechanics The basic "foundation skills" of throwing and catching are crucial to our students development. See how these skills can be applied with your classes. Bulletin Board Ideas See how Dan Rayome's ideas for your bulletin boards can enrich your teaching as well as tie in other areas of instruction. Peer Assessment Ideas See what Brenda Huntley is doing with assessment with her classes. It gets the students more active in their own learning. Gymnastics/Body Awareness Marcia Merrit has some good ideas to use for primary students in gymnastics. Check out her ideas on memitics and an obstacle course. "Trivia Time" See how Kory McMahon uses quick trivia questions to review topics covered in his classes. Swim Anxiety Read what Dr. Belinda Stillwell has done with children learning to swim who are anxious about the whole process. Learn how to diffuse some of the fear. Monthly Internet Question and Survey Participate in monthly questions and survey. Click the button to e-mail your answers to a monthly P.E. Internet question. Everyone likes to answer surveys! Here is one for you and your students related to physical activity. Games Kids Play It's that time of year. Right about now, the kids start to get restless. We often hear that they " have nothing to do!" If they begin to say these dreaded words, send them to this site to look up an activity on their own.

Physical Education Lesson Plan Web Sites There are always "other" ways to teach our curriculum. Check out some of these sites to see if there is another "way to skin a cat." Physical Education Lesson Plans Joe Paslov has compiled a list of lesson plans that were submitted by fellow teachers. See if there is anything for you! PE Central PE Central is always a great place to find lesson plan ideas, also submitted by our collegues. See what's new! PE Central is always a great place to find lesson plan ideas, also submitted by our colleagues. See what's new! AskERIC AskERIC, out of Syracuse University, is another source for physical education lesson ideas. The Lesson Plan Page Just click onto the grade level that you want, and see a list of lesson ideas to look through. Create a Fitness Character Here is a neat project that you can do with your students using the Internet. It combines physical education, language arts and art in teaching fitness concepts. History of Volleyball Winter is a traditional time to teach skills for indoor games like volleyball. Here is a site that gives the history of volleyball in a timeline format.

Contribute YOUR Ideas

If you have ideas, comments, letters to share, or questions about particular topics, please email one of the following Elementary PE Section Editors:

	Gerry Cernicky
	Paula Summit
	Tom Winiecki
	Marina Bonello

Featured Web Site

Ellisville Elementary School Look through this site to see what is going on at Ellisville. Learn about their "Jog Jam Club" and their "Healthy H.E.A.R.T. Wellness Program." Fun Fitness Facts Here are some "fun fitness facts" from Penn State University that you can use with your upper elementary students.

Dance & Rhythms

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