These lesson plans were prepared for the Oct 8 2024 PD session with the PE teachers.
The 4 lessons can all use the same layout of 10 checkpoints, which can either be electronic timing boxes on cones, or streamer markers. Geometric-O requires an additional set of cones.
Lesson 1: Geometric-O and Score-O
Lesson 2: Star Relay
Lesson 3: Point-to-Point Courses
Lesson 4: Memory-O
Draft map of Cypress park and the high school - can be used to design courses on Cypress Park with or without Purple Pen
Course maps designed for the last PD -- Example:
Helena in the PE office has the PSB beginning teaching kits.
These include materials for Animal-O, Geometric-O and Basketball-O. They have clothespin & streamer markers for checkpoints. They also have additional supplies like index cards, streamer tape, pencils and a marker.
You don't have to use electronic timing! Students can write down the codes of the checkpoints that they visit, or check each other in real time.
Helena in the PE office has the PSB SportIdent kits.
Click here for information about electronic timing
You can always hand-draw courses with red or purple marker on blank maps. Alternatively, you can design courses in the free Purple Pen program (requires a Windows operating system).