Mrs. Peterson’s P.E. at Home

(2^nd Grade)

No Equipment Activities

· Use an Imaginary Jump Rope to practice different jumping speeds and skills. Try jumping forward, backward, traveling, or a new skill you’d like to develop.

· Crawl, Bear Walk, Bunny Walk, Frog Jump, Kangaroo Jump, Crab Walk- what other animal movements can you demonstrate?

Make Your Own Equipment Ideas (Get permission first)

· Practice cup stacking using paper or plastic cups

· Practice balancing different objects (travel with a book balanced on your head, a marker or coin balanced on your foot; balance a book on your abdomen [belly] while crab walking; balance a ball on a book while traveling)

· Make a soft ball by folding a pair of socks or gloves into a round shape (turn one inside out over another)

· Place a sheet of paper over your heart & start walking. While walking, let go of the paper & try to keep it from falling by walking quickly (no hands)! If you go too fast, it will blow away; too slow, it will fall. What do you think keeps the paper in place & why?

Partner Activities

· Each partner starts with a ball. Toss the ball in the air toward each other to switch balls. Count how many completed passes you can achieve in one minute. Then try with a group of 3.

· Face a partner with a ball. Take turns passing it back & forth, taking a step back after each successful (completed) pass.

· Partners face each other with arms extended and hold hands. Try to gently tag your partner’s feet using your toes. Who can earn 10 points first?

Brain & Body Challenges

· Place coins in a pile about 6 feet away. Skip to the pile to retrieve one coin- do the matching exercise to earn the coin. Continue until you have collected all of the coins. How many cents did you earn in all?