Week 3

Physical Health - Week 3

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*** Please understand that you are not expected to complete all of these activities ***

It is suggested that you try to complete 4 - 6 activities per week. Of course, you are welcome to complete more if you wish :)

I have included many options to give you a variety of ideas to choose from.

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  • Invent a new game for gym class when you go back to school.

Use only equipment you can find in your home. What are the rules? What is the goal? Teach the game to other family members and play the game. What works well? Do you need to change anything?

  • Use household objects to make an outdoor obstacle course for a soccer/tennis ball or other ball (kind of like a simplified Rube Goldberg Machine). Make sure the ball can travel through the obstacle course with only 1 small push at the beginning. Have it travel over, under, around, and through obstacles.

  • Find a wall. Sit like you would in a chair (knees at 90 degrees) with your back and shoulders against the wall and your hands at your sides. Time how long you can wall sit for. Challenge your family members. You could even call a friend and challenge them. Who sat the longest? Try this over several days and see if you can improve your time.

  • Get your family together for a game of tag. Find a safe space to play (empty basement, backyard etc.) Choose a fitness movement (i.e., squats, lunges, burpees). When someone gets tagged, they have to do 5 of the chosen movement before rejoining the game. Play again but choose another movement.

  • Write out the letters of the alphabet. Assign each letter a dance move, pose or exercise. Use the moves to spell out your name. Try spelling your family members’ names and other words. See if you can memorize spelling your name with the dance moves. Which letters/moves do you use a lot? Which letters/moves do you only use a little? Which ones do you not use at all?

  • Multiplication Jumping Jacks.

Use 2 dice or write the numbers 1-6 on pieces of paper (you will need 2 sets of numbers). Roll the dice or choose 2 numbers. Multiply the numbers together and find the answer. Complete that many jumping jacks. Keep track of your number of jumping jacks and see if you can keep going until you have done 200.

  • Go for a neighbourhood walk. On your walk, look for examples of public services (e.g. a library, park, roads, mailboxes, garbage collection). How many examples can you find? Which level of government is responsible for providing each service? (Try to think back to our government unit in the first term) Can you find an example of municipal, provincial and federal services in your neighbourhood?

  • Create a Treasure Hunt for your family.

Start by making a map of the inside of your house and/or your backyard. Include cardinal directions on your map (north, south, east, west). Hide ‘treasures’ in different spots and mark the spots on your map. Treasures could be messages, stuffed animals, or whatever you can find. You can create clues for your family members to find objects (e.g. If you start at the kitchen table and walk 5 steps north and 3 steps east you will arrive at the first treasure) or you can mark the locations of the treasures on your map. Watch your family hunt and provide clues when necessary.