Trimester 1

2025-2026

Pre-Kindergarten

It has been a successful start in Pre-K in physical education.  We started our lessons in the classroom learing about stop and go signals, with simple freeze dance. After a few weeks we moved into the gym, where we contiued to practice stop and go and added spacial awarness and line boundaries as well as moving in different types of pathways.  Building on this we continued to learn and practice simple locomotor movements and how to move safely without bumping.  

We have used these skills to share and use PE equipment with gentle respectful hands and to follow directions with them.  Our last few lessons we have sorted healthy choices and unhealthy choices and discussed why it's important to make healthy choices. 

Kindergarten & 1st Grade

Kindergarten and first grade began the year learning , “What is Physical Education”,  the boundaries of the gym and expected behavior during directions, discussions and lessons. These activities explored spatial awareness, pathways, start and stop signals. Lessons introduce, review and practice of locomotor movements such as jog, gallop, skip, crab walk, bear crawl using different pathways and direction patterns. Following these lessons we worked on how to find a partner and create small teams/groups, how to communicate and work together through simple collaboration activities.

We used the classic P.E. parachute to learn about collaboration and using equipment safely and with respect. We made different kinds of waves, rode the waves above and below and created mushrooms, igloos and jellyfish, which all require safety, following direction and collaboration. 

In our next unit we practiced how to underhand roll and throw a ball towards a target, using mainly a bowling pin. This was great fun, especially when we turned on our disco music and disco ball and did some glow bowling! We also practiced how to guard and little more about offense and defense during this unit during the game, Pin Knock Down and Lebanon Haunted House.

Our last unit we will continue into trimester 2. We talked about Healthy vs. Unhealthy choices and discussed why and what these things do and can do for our bodies. 

2nd & 3rd Grade

Second and third grade started the trimester reviewing and learning boundaries and expected behavior for physical education and the gym.  We started by reviewing and practicing locomotor movements, pathways, exercises and stretches. We practiced expected behavior using collaboration and communication activities, with partners, small groups, the parachute and teams, where we focused on communication, giving and receiving feedback respectfully, following directions and collaboration.  

We then used the parachute to create community and practice collaboration. We made different kinds of waves, rode the waves above and below and created mushrooms, igloos and jellyfish, which all require safety, following direction and collaboration. Students in second and third grade also played the game of Cat and Mouse which requires perseverance, taking turns and collaboration as well. 

The next lessons were our throwing unit. We worked on accuracy and form using the steps; Ready, Swing, Step & Throw, Follow Through and applied our offensive and defensive strategies during games like Guard Your Pin, Pirates of the Caribbean and overhand threw in Ghostbusters!

Our final unit we will continue into trimester 2.  We started our Health focus. We reviewed the program 5210+ Let's Go. This program breaks down healthy choices and goals to set to work towards living a healthy lifestyle.  We played sorting and tag games to explore the different healthy choice and to compare healthy vs. unhealthy choices.