Soccer is the world’s most popular sport! It’s also a great way to work on balance, teamwork, footwork, spatial awareness and so much more. These activities, assessments, and bulletin board ideas we’ve compiled from PE Central will help make sure … Read More
Category Archives: Active Play
Fun & Educational Learning with Life-Size Structures
The best times I recall as a child were the days spent playing with my friends. The summer’s seemed to last forever. The imagination we applied to all kinds of toys and games just seemed to keep us enthralled for … Read More
Mindfulness & Self-Care – Fun Wellness Ideas for Kids
When I’m not here at S&S being my crafty self, I’m also a Reiki Master practitioner. It’s important we lead by example for our youth and make self-care a priority by consistently taking time for ourselves each day in effort … Read More
Volleyball Activities for Physical Education
Volleyball is a perfect sport for any PE curriculum. It can be done indoors or outside, with fairly basic materials. It’s also a fantastic tool for working on teamwork, hand-eye coordination and movement. These activities, assessments, and bulletin board ideas … Read More
Creepy Crawly Sensory Bin – Exploring Bugs With Kids
Objective: Creating simple sensory bins for exploring bugs and crawly things. Materials: Cooked noodles Ziploc baggie Liquid watercolor – lime green Colorful set of insects Jumbo tweezers Sensory bin Watering can – optional Instructions: 1. Cook noodles of your choice. We … Read More
Hurdle Activity For Sensory Input & Balance Training
Mindful Movement The best kind of play is one that combines fun and novelty with success. A 4 year old student of mine, who was not able to put together the required postural control, righting reaction, and attentiveness for hopping … Read More
Cardio Drumming Activity for Grades K-5 – “Baby Shark” Theme
Jennie Graves at MSA West Elementary School here with another one of my lessons I wanted to share. This time I wanted to let you know how awesome Cardio Drumming is for students. I teach kindergarten through fifth grade. There … Read More
Hula Hoop Rally Activity for PE
Hoop Rally is a game that is a great lead up to 4-square or Spikeball. The objective is to continue to hit the ball into the hula hoop while attempting to prevent your opponent from being able to return it … Read More
Parachute Surfing with Scooters Activity
I’m Tanner Roos from Linn Grove Elementary School (Linn-Mar) in Marion, Iowa. Recently we started using the parachute with my kindergarten through third grade students. The activity I’m going to highlight is called Parachute Surfing 2.0. You could also call … Read More
Mix & Match Makerspace Activity – Students Create Their Own Game
As part of our Disguised Learning™ model at Right At School, we try to infuse all components of our program with collaborative, problem-solving challenges that test students’ creativity and teamwork. Mix & Match is one such activity from our Game … Read More