At Home Workouts
During these unprecedented times, the PE department has created several workouts that students can preform at home. These are meant to challenge students in a wide variety of ways from stretching to cardio and upper/lower body workouts. If you are in my class and cannot access these workouts, visit my Contact Me page and I will make sure you get the materials.
While students are at home, please refer to the links and workouts below if you need more workouts or fun activities to do at home. These activities will challenge you and will make sure that even from home you get a great workout!
March 16 and 17th home Workouts:
Warm up Ideas:
Start your workout with 5 laps around your house alternating walking and running! This is a great way to get your heart rate up and ready to go. After that, try this workout video:
If you liked that video, repeat it after a few minutes rest and see if you can complete it again.
Finish your workout with some stretches. pick 8 stretches. Some will be familiar to you!
Check back in tomorrow to get your next set of at home workouts!
March 18th and 19th Home Workouts:
Warm up ideas:
Take a few deep breaths today. As you breathe in, count to 5, hold it for 2 seconds, and slowly release for 5 seconds. Do this 10 times and relax. Try some of these stretches today!
Do I have any Frozen fans? This is a fun video where we get to stretch and listen to a Frozen Story! Enjoy!
March 24th and 25th Home Workouts:
Warm up Ideas:
Hide and find:
Get mom or dad to hide an object in your home. Parents, let your child know what the object is and tell them the room they can find it in. Time your student until they find the object! This is a really fun game that revolves around attention to detail and speed!
Has anyone played Just Dance? Im not very good at it, so this workout is perfect for me! You don't need a gaming console to play, just follow along and have some fun dancing today.
I hope everyone is enjoying themselves and staying say in these times at home.
Best of luck this week,
Mr. Simmermon
March 26th and 27th Home Workouts
Good Morning everyone!
Warm up ideas:
Try this fun warm up and follow along!
What a happy warm up right?
Today we will be trying some different: Minute to Win it! This was a great TV show from when i was younger. Im not sure if it's still around but this should test your brain and physical capacities in a different way. Most of these games require speed, concentration, and quick thinking. Follow along with the boys and try these games out for yourself!
April 27th-Indoor Obstacle Course:
Build your own Indoor Obstacle Course in 7 Easy Steps
Step 1
Gather any or all of these supplies: empty paper towel rolls or toilet paper rolls, a bouncy ball, flashcards, a kitchen spoon or ladle, kitchen tongs, a bucket or other large cup, pillows or couch cushions, a sheet or blanket, alphabet magnets, coins, dice, marbles, junky toys you get in a party goodie bag, a spinner from a board game, a toy that rolls (like a car, bus, or doll stroller), a bandanna or scarf, tape or yarn, and a book.
Step 2
Map out some space for your course—it doesn’t have to be a lot! Put your yarn or tape at the start line or even make a sign of your own.
Step 3
Pick a silly move you can do at the starting line to begin the obstacle course. A few ideas: strike a pose, do a dance, do three jumping jacks, spin around three times, pretend to be a certain animal—you get the idea.
Step 4
Decide on some fun ways that you can get from obstacle to obstacle. A few ideas: crab walk, bear walk, slither like a snake, walk backwards, walk sideways, dance, walk with eyes closed, walk with a book on her head, and so on.
Step 5
Set up some bigger physical obstacles. A few ideas: Drape a sheet between two chairs, where you have to crawl under or limbo under. Pile some pillows that you have to “mountain climb” over. Put a small bouncy ball on the floor, which you have to pick it up with your toes and drop it into a paper towel roll suspended above a bucket. Place a toy that rolls at one station that you have to push it with your nose to the next station. Make it challenging and fun!
Step 6
Mix the larger physical obstacles with smaller ones for fine motor skills. A few ideas: Pile some marbles or junky party favor toys on the floor next to some tongs or a ladle. Now, at this station, you have to transport each toy or marble, using the ladle or tongs, to a bucket or bowl at the next station. Make it more complicated by wearing a blindfold. Or, set up a jar of alphabet flashcards or magnets and have her reach in, pick one, and say a word that begins with that letter before moving on.
Step 7 - Some final tips
Are you trying to work on numbers? Use a spinner from a board game at one station—then spin it and count to that number or do that station a certain number of times. Are you trying to teach the value of different coins or how to tell time? Make one station about identifying coins and their value, while blindfolded. Do you need to work on her handwriting? Have one station with letters to trace on paper.
If all you want is to burn energy, make every station about fitness, crab walking, climbing, and doing jumping jacks. A good way to burn LOTS of energy is to make a station where a task is repeated over and over, like rolling a pair of dice and do a certain move that number of times, or move a pile of something back and forth. If you have small hand weights at home, use them!
Video Links for more ideas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKF6iPL3kTc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCYBkNht_j8
More Ideas for the rest of the year:
Check out this funny video and great workout!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADg5Nunkmow