First off I want to say again that I have placed a lot of information that you could use and do with your family and by yourself. Apps for tracking all of your exercise and websites that you can find more information of activities. Please keep track of your exercise every day or by weekly so that you can give me that information.

This activity / lesson come to be because I was out walking my dog on the trails, which I do every day for my exercise. I walk him for as little as three miles up to 10 miles a day with him.

Throwing Activity

This lesson can be done with all age groups and you can make it as easy as you want and or as hard as you want.

Equipment needed:

- Things that you have in your house and in the garage. (Please don’t go out and spend money to try any of these activities.) Any small object that is a safe object that you can throw. Example: balls, beanbag, empty plastic bottles and so on.

- A hula hoop, buckets, a rope, string sidewalk chalk anything that can be used for making a target to land in.

Activity:

Have the student place an object in front of them (hula hoop, bucket a rope that you have made a circle) and have the throwing objects by their feet.

Start out by standing a short distance away and throwing your object underhand into the container of your choice. Let’s say that you have five things to throw how many of them can you make in the first time. Repeat this process until you get them all in. Once you have completed that move farther away and try again. Have your family members try it with you and have a competition with each other.

For the older students start off father away and maybe even a smaller target to start off with. Also once you have tried with underhand move to throwing overhand into the target as well.

Staring Line Target

The next set of activities try at least one or do them all it’s up to you and your family. But I really want to know how the go. I need feedback from you.

STAND UP:

Have your group get into pairs. (ask a family member to help you out with activity) Then have them sit down on the ground back to back. Without interlocking arms, have them push against one another and stand up. Then have two pairs combine and try it. Then combine two groups of four. Continue adding pairs until the whole group is trying it all together. Remember, some youth or adults may not be physically able to do it by themselves. Offer help or allow them to take on a different role as a spotter or helper.

BOOOP:

Equipment:

One inflated balloon for every group of 4 – 6 participants. (you will have to make the adjustment with numbers. Plus you might have to come up with something else if you don’t have a balloon.)

Set – Up:

Participants form a circle by joining hands. (use your best judgement)

Objective:

The object is to keep the balloon off of the floor using any body part without breaking hand contact.

Rules:

If the balloon touches the floor the group gives up the use of one body part, for example: hands. Continue to lose the use of body parts until the game comes to an end. (remember that you might just have to do this by timing yourself and see how long you can keep it up without touching the ground. Keep track of your time so you can let me know)

Draw My Picture:

Equipment:

A series of drawings (Make up your own pictures) and pens, pencils, and paper.

Set – Up:

Ask the group to pick one person to be a leader for this activity. This is a rarity, because group leaders are not usually elected during most “team” activities.

Objective:

For all groups members to end up with the same product (picture) at the end of the activity. (This could vary depending on how you set it up)

Rules:

The individual who was elected “leader” is given a picture and asked to face the group so that he/she can see the picture, but the rest of the group cannot. Next, all members of the group, minus the leader, are given pencils and paper. The group leader must then describe, in detail, the picture in his/her hand so that the rest of the group may draw it. The leader may not use his/her hands in any way during the activity, only words. The group leader may not move from the beginning spot where he/she decided to stand and group members may not ask the leader any questions. (you will have to decide if you are going to let the group members ask questions) When the leader has finished describing the picture, the group must then decide if they have completed the objective, before the leader may show the picture to the group.

Variations:

Allow the leader to use his/her hands

Allow the leader to walk around while explaining the activity

Blindfold a member or two of the group

Tell the group that they can ask the leader question during the activity

Work in partners instead of having a leader

Here is a Letter form OPENPhysEd.org Group that is helping us get though this tough time.

Activities that you could do everyday of the week and keep track of them. Have Some Fun!

These are some Activities that can be done at camp or around the House during Virtual Camp Week or for Fun!

Activities that can be done at Hone