Doolittle Physical Education
Peter Daly
pdaly@cheshire.k12.ct.us
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Start of the 2021/2022 School year
Start of the 2021/2022 School year
I know this has been a crazy time for everyone and that coming back to school is going to look different, but at least we get to be together. Yes we will all be wearing masks and socially distancing but we are back at Doolittle. There are a couple of things that I would like to remind students and parents. Sneaker are a essential part of Physical Education class. In the past I allowed students, if they wanted to bring a change of clothes and use the lockers to change they could, this year that is not possible so please have your students wear their gym clothes to school. We have the gym set up so the students will be socially distancing but the water fountain will not be used so please have your son or daughter bring a water bottle. There will be space for them to keep it at the gym during class. I want this to be a great year for everyone so please understand that these changes are in efforts to keep everyone safe!
Thank You!
Mr Dalypdaly@cheshire.k12.ct.us
Philosophy
Philosophy
At Doolittle our goal is to give each student the chance to learn new activities to maintain, increase or start a proper lifestyle for life. Students will learn new skills and work on existing skills. Students will begin to learn the important roles of teamwork, sportsmanship and cultural diversity. Students of all levels will learn the importance of personal fitness both physically and mentally through a variety of team and lifetime sports. They will increase fitness levels and learn easy fun ways to keep fit for life.
First Unit Gymnastics
We will be starting gymnastics as our first unit for all grades. The unit will consist of mats, bars, horse, ropes, rock wall and balance bean. Not all grades will do all activities but will have a chance to try different items each class. This unit will last about 3 classes. Since student will be climbing and some basic roles sweat pants and or short is suggested, jeans and dresses do make some of these activities difficult to do in class.
Thank You!
Mr. Daly
Remote Learning
Remote Learning
In these tough times when we can't get together with friends, classmates or teachers we need to keep ourselves busy by doing all our school work not just reading, math, science, social students and all the other things in your normal school day. It is just as important to get some physical activity and hopefully with some of the activities, that you find here, we can make it a little more fun. Students that are more physically fit do better in all areas of school so if you can keep yourself moving everyday you will feel great but also do better in all the other areas of life, including school. Below are fun activity for all grades. These are just fun ideas for you during this tough time but please remember doing anything to get yourself up moving is great!!!
Grades 1-3
Grades 1-3
Grades One and Two:
Students will learn different body parts, how they work and how they need to be taken care of through stretching, muscle building and aerobic activities. They will learn to work with others of different abilities and different backgrounds. This is the beginning for many in the area of fitness and structured activity while for others it is the start of new skills in a variety of new fitness activities.
Grade Three work on this:
Sportsmanship becomes a much bigger role with the children as they mature and are involved in different activities outside of school. We start to involve them in more team sports while keeping most of it in a non-competitive setting. Again, lifetime sports are stressed a great deal to help the children understand the importance of their health and how they must always make it a priority.
Exercise Name Workout-Beginner .pdfMission Possible - Task Sheet.pdfPrintable Gross Motor Dice
Grades 4-6
Grades 4-6
Grade Four master this:
Sportsmanship becomes a much bigger role with the children as they mature and are involved in different activities outside of school. We start to involve them in more team sports while keeping most of it in a non-competitive setting. Again, lifetime sports are stressed a great deal to help the children understand the importance of their health and how they must always make it a priority.
Grades Five and Six:
Team building becomes a goal at this age. We help them to understand the benefit of personal fitness and how they can maintain it in their daily lives. They learn that activity every day is important to their health both physically and mentally. They learn to work in group settings understanding that everyone does not have the same interests and/or needs. This is the time to get the students involved in new and exciting things so that they will stay interested in physical activities and gain the appropriate skills to become proficient in the activity.
Create Your Own Bootcamp Adventure Fitness Test
Fitness Test
HR_Fitness_Standards (1).pdfThese are the standards for the fitness test. Look at your age and move across to see the number/time required. Ideally, you want to fall into the "F" column.
Curl up
The curl-up test measures abdominal strength and endurance, which is important in back support and core stability.
Video example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lSNbp1ud-A
Push up
The push-up test measures upper body strength and endurance.
Video example:
Sit and Reach
The sit and reach test is a common measure of flexibility, and specifically measures the flexibility of the lower back and hamstring muscles. This test is important as because tightness in this area is implicated in lumbar lordosis, forward pelvic tilt and lower back pain.
Video example:
Mile run
The goal of the mile run test is to complete one mile in the fastest possible time, either walking or running.
Fun Active Videos
Fun Active Videos
These are fun videos that you can do with your family, alone or in a video chat! Just have fun doing them!!
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