Lower Elementary
LOCOMOTOR LICENSE 🚗
Throughout these 4 weeks leading up to winter break, Children's House students are going to focus on Locomotor Movements.
These are different ways to move (i.e. skip, gallop, jump). Their goal is to earn a Locomotor License at the end of this unit. Be on the lookout for it in their home-folders just before winter break.
ORIENTEERING 🗺️
Students work in pairs to read a map, then follow it in real life.
Cones are placed throughout the gym or the park with a landmark close-by. Students have to orient the map (rotate it so that it matched real life) and go to each cone in order.
Students use a chip reader, and tap it on the cones as they go. At the end of their course, they electronically check their progress!
ICE SKATING! ⛸️
Tobin Lower El students had the awesome opportunity to tour and skate on at same practice facility as the Boston Bruins!
Those students who never skated before were given some lessons, and those students who already knew how to skate were given some free skate time.
Warrior Ice Arena located in Brighton, MA!
Skeletal🦴
💪 Muscular puzzles!
Kids are hard at work learning the scientific names for the bones and muscles of the human body.
Students were divided into small groups, used their relay race team skills, and built a body system puzzle!
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YOGA PRACTICE #2
Hey Lower El!
Follow along to some fun Yoga Poses and work on 5 slow inhales and exhales to calm your body down and recharge.
Reply to this post by letting me know you what your favorite Yoga Pose was and how / if you felt recharged.
Thanks,
Mr. Gill
YOGA PRACTICE
Hey Lower El!
Follow along to some fun Yoga Poses and work on 5 slow inhales and exhales to calm your body down and recharge.
Reply to this post by letting me know you what your favorite Yoga Pose was and how / if you felt recharged.
Thanks,
Mr. Gill
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Cup StACKING!
Hey Lower El!
Follow along to an awesome Cup Stacking lesson! If you don't have cups at home, ask me at school, and I can let you borrow some for at home.
Reply to this post by letting me know you what your favorite Cup Stacking challenge was and how it went for you at home.
Thanks,
Mr. Gill
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CUPID SHUFFLE PLANK CHALLENGE!
Hey Lower El!
Follow along to the Cupid Shuffle while doing a plank! During the beginning part of the song, get comfortable in a plank position, then during the chorus move "to the right," "to the left," and "kick" and "walk it by yourself."
OR
You can follow along while doing a V-Sit and passing objects "to the right" and "to the left," then "kick" and end with "bicycles."
Reply to this post by letting me know how the Cupid Shuffle Plank Challenge went for you at home!
Thanks,
Mr. Gill
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Towel Boarding!
Hey Lower El!!
Follow along and towel board to some cool movements. Pause, rewind, and replay this video to have fun and practice all the skills over and over again at your own pace.
ALSO! Follow along to this snowboarding video with your towel boarding skills!
Reply to this post by letting me know how towel boarding went for you at home!
Thanks,
Mr. Gill
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T - O - B - I - N JUMP!
Hey Lower El!!
Follow along and jump to the letter of our favorite school with me..
T - O - B - I - N! I've added a few tips on how to safely jump along the way.
Over Winter break, you may need a movement break- so jump along to this video! Please pause, rewind, and replay this video to have fun and practice all the skills over and over again at your own pace.
Reply to this post by letting me know you completed the TOBIN JUMP!
Thanks,
Mr. Gill
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TRACK WORKOUT - 1 MILE RUN!
Hey Lower El!!
Follow along and run a mile (4 laps around the track) with me! I've added a few obstacles along the way (using old t-shirts tied up into a ball) to make running a mile a little more fun.
Please pause, rewind, and replay this video to have fun and practice all the skills over and over again at your own pace.
From running in place, to jumping & leaping, to bear crawling and foot dribbling this video will help you practice the most important physical education skills- so stay focused!
Reply to this post by letting me know you completed the full mile!
Thanks,
Mr. Gill
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EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO WITH A SCARF!
Hey Lower El!!
Grab an empty plastic bag, a napkin, or a tissue and follow along to EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO WITH A SCARF!!
Please pause, rewind, and replay this video to have fun and practice all the skills over and over again at your own pace.
From tossing and catching skills, to reaction time and hand/eye coordination skills, this video will help you practice the most important physical education skills- so stay focused!
Reply to this post with what you worked on today!
Thanks,
Mr. Gill
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SOCKBALL!
Hey Lower El!!
Grab a pair of socks, fold / roll them together to form a sockball, and follow along to EVERYTHING YOU CAN DO WITH A SOCKBALL!!
Please pause, rewind, and replay this video to have fun and practice all the skills over and over again at your own pace.
From balancing skills & jumping skills to tossing and catching skills, this video will help you practice the most important physical education skills- so stay focused!
Reply to this post with what you worked on today!
Thanks,
Mr. Gill
PS - Flatten out your sockball to help it be more stable when you're practicing balancing it on different parts of your body.
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Thanksgiving Motivation
Hey Lower El!!
Check out and follow along to this Thanksgiving video with your family! After following along to the video, let me know which part you'll pledge to work really hard on..
Not complaining or being lazy
Leaving bad habits behind
Looking others in the eye and being kind
Drinking water
Eating healthy
Being in a positive mood
Being thankful
Being grateful
Being hopeful
Setting and working toward goals
Staying fit
Participating in the Turkey Trot
Reply to this post with what you worked on today!
Thanks,
Mr. Gill
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HOME OBSTACLE COURSE
Hey Lower El!!
Check out and follow along to this home obstacle course video! After following along to the video, create your own obstacle course at home.
Materials:
Sticky notes (or 12 scrap pieces of paper)
Rainbow colored pencils or markers
Reply to this post with what you learned from following along OR with a picture of your obstacle course!
Thanks,
Mr. Gill
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Coin - Flip Workout
Check out the 3 levels of this workout..
Yellow/Orange - Easy
Green/Dark Green - Medium
Blue/Purple - Hard
Choose the level you're most comfortable with (or all three) and flip a coin to decide which exercise to do for each flip. Repeat 8 times. Continue to the next level or come back and do this workout again!
Grab a coin at home, or if you don't have one around- follow along to this video!
Thanks,
Mr. Gill
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Mirror Mirror
Hello Tobin Tigers!
First, get your daily workout in with a quick warm up before our main activity!
Second, check out "Mirror Mirror," an activity which requires focus and concentration trying to move your body to match what you see on the video screen.
Whatever movement you see on the screen, try to match it with your body. Also, when you hear the music stop, freeze your body and hold it still until you hear the music again.
Have fun and focus!
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Mirror Mirror
Hello Tobin Tigers!
First, get your daily workout in with a quick warm up before our main activity!
Second, check out "Mirror Mirror," an activity which requires focus and concentration trying to move your body to match what you see on the video screen.
Whatever movement you see on the screen, try to match it with your body. Also, when you hear the music stop, freeze your body and hold it still until you hear the music again.
Have fun and focus!