PELINKS4U - Elementary Physical Education

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Elementary Physical Education

November 13, 2000, Vol. 2, No.20				CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP CALENDAR

Editorial

Welcome to "Elementary PE" on PELINKS4U. We hope you find the information on this page helpful and motivational. Please help us to keep this page beneficial by sending us your ideas and teaching tips. This week we feature several ideas from elementary PE teachers.

Tom Winiecki
Section Editor

Featured Article

Jump Rope Around The World

Mott Road Elementary School physical Education teacher Tom Winiecki shares his large group warm up idea. It integrates physical fitness (including "target heart rate"), teamwork and geography.

Multicultural Games

Read how Brenda Huntley of Hidden Valley Elementary School in Charlotte, NC had her 3rd-5th graders "teach themselves" some games from other cultures.

Thanksgiving Ideas

Check out these Thanksgiving ideas from Moren Ferdie in Tucson, Arizona.

PE-News

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Miscellaneous

Contributors Wanted!! PELINKS4U welcomes articles, letters, ideas, conference dates and reports, suggestions for links and any suggestions for site improvements. Help to support quality physical education by contributing to this site.

Elementary Teaching Ideas

Word Puzzles To Make PE Vocabulary Fun

Check out some examples of how you can create word puzzles for your students. This will give you another fun way to get your kids to learn your vocabulary.

Quia
Check out the web site Quia to learn how to create word puzzles for your students. It's a FREE service!

Teaching Ideas

Physical Education Lesson Plans

John William's site offers pulldown menus to access submitted lesson plans. There is an online form to submit your own lesson plans to be added. The site includes other lesson plan resources. A very nice, easy to use site.

Motion Analysis

Check out this article from Stan Erickson from Eagle, Nebraska. He shares his ideas on using "Motion Analysis" in elementary physical education.

Hot Ideas from PE Central

Geography Space

Help students work together and learn about states and/or countries while designing their movement area.

The children you teach are messages to a future that you will never see.
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Featured Web Site

Visit Robin Scholla at Riley Elementary School in Oswego, New York to see what she is doing with her students.

Worksheet Generator

Check out this site to see how you can make up your own worksheets for your classes. This could be another tool to use in assessing your students, or just reinforcing your vocabulary! Once there, click on "Worksheet Generator," or "Worksheet Archive."

Facilities & Equipment

Check out the web sites of the PELINKS4U Site Sponsors - whose logos appear on this page! Also, PE Central's Health & Physical Education's list of online equipment suppliers. The site includes monthly and seasonal listings.

Dance & Rhythms

Two ideas from Debby Mitchell at the University of Central Florida.

Rhythm Stick Exchange

This Rhythm Sticks Routine is a passing game to the steady beat of the music.

Jump Rhythm Stick Routine

This Rhythm Sticks Routine is designed for beat timing and beat awareness.