The 12 Days of Physical Educationby: Fran Cleland, West Chester University
Implementation plan for the "12 Days of PE"
- The setting is in the gymnasium.
- Playground or junior basketballs are in learning team colored hula hoops. Learning teams are dismissed by color to get a ball and find a personal space and use the ball in whatever way they choose until the teacher states, "Reindeer"! Reindeer is the cue to silence ball and listen to directions.
- I typically "sing" the lyrics with support from the children's classroom teacher! We use a microphone and sound system to project voices across the gymnasium.
- Children are already familiar with the ball-handling skills. The "superhero pose" is when a child goes down on one knee and holds their junior basketball or playground ball in their opposite hand, similar to the Statue of Liberty!
- We sing each verse and repeat verses just like the regular song.
Verses and Movements
On the first day of physical education my teacher said to me, "Bounce the ball as high as a tree!"
On the second day of physical education my teacher said to me, "Two bounces in a circle" and.
On the third day of physical education my teacher said to me, "Three crossover dribbles" and.
On the fourth day of physical education my teacher said to me, "Four passes to a friend" and.
On the fifth day of physical education my teacher said to me, "Five (figure 8) weaves through your legs!".
On the sixth day of physical education my teacher said to me, "Six second superhero pose".
On the seventh day of physical education my teacher said to me, "Seven bounces on the move".
On the eighth day of physical education my teacher said to me, "Eight very quick low bounces".
On the ninth day of physical education my teacher said to me, "Nine bounces with your eyes closed".
On the tenth day of physical education my teacher said to me, "Ten bounces around your body".
On the eleventh day of physical education my teacher said to me, "Eleven tosses high into the air".
On the twelfth day of physical education my teacher said to me, "Twelve seconds of your own ball handling trick".
Biography: Dr. Fran Cleland is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at West Chester University and is the Assistant Chair of the Health and Physical Education Teacher Certification Division. "Dr. C'" has received numerous state, district and national awards. Dr. Cleland served on the SHAPE America Board of Directors from 2012-2015, she is a Past-President of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education and served on the Council of Physical Education for Children (COPEC). She is the lead author of the textbook, Developmental Physical Education for All Children - Theory into Practice to be published in October, 2016.
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