{"id":15709,"date":"2018-11-19T15:42:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T20:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=15709"},"modified":"2019-07-12T12:27:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T16:27:46","slug":"architect-grades-k-5-warm-pe-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/architect-grades-k-5-warm-pe-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Architect &#8211; Grades K-5 Warm Up PE Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-15794 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/makerspace-PE-activity1.jpg\" alt=\"makerspace PE activity\" width=\"550\" height=\"590\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My name is Ryan Lucas, Pre-K &#8211; 5th grade physical education teacher at\u00a0Bemus Point Elementary School in NY. Today I will be sharing an\u00a0activity I created and titled \u201cThe Architect.\u201d This activity provides a\u00a0visual representation of what teamwork and collaboration look\u00a0like. Students will see what happens when they work together and<br \/>\nrecognize all ideas within a group. At the beginning of this activity\u00a0we share the story that the students are architects creating a city.\u00a0By the end, the teacher brings to light that \u201cBuilding the City\u201d was\u00a0the task\/problem presented to the students. The \u201cbuilding blocks\u201d\u00a0represented each other\u2019s unique ideas, and the city, is the\u00a0creative, complex, and unique solution that the students created.\u00a0<strong>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Architect-Warm-Up-PE-Activity1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">printable version of this lesson here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 125%; text-align: center;\">The Architect PE Activity<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 115%; text-align: left;\">Equipment:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>6 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/spectrum-flat-hoops-W8447G\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hula Hoops<\/a> (6 colors)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/basic-beams-starter-beams-set-W9835\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Basic Beams Pieces<\/a> (6\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Colors)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/foam-hoop-holders-W10215\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Foam Hoop Holders<\/a> (6\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Colors)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/spectrum-mini-cone-set-W8995\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mini Cones<\/a>\u00a0(6 Colors)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rockin\u2019 Tunes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 115%; text-align: left;\">Set Up:<\/h2>\n<p>For this activity you will need:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A designated place for the building materials<\/li>\n<li>A designated place where the students are going to build the city (we called this area the City Limits)<\/li>\n<li>A designated pathway (highway) for the students to move around the outside of the city (the building blocks should be accessible from this pathway.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For example, my gymnasium has volleyball court perimeter lines with a center circle. For this activity,\u00a0For this activity, students were to travel along the perimeter lines and build inside the\u00a0center circle. Building blocks were organized outside of the perimeter lines. Use the\u00a0hula hoops to organize and separate the building blocks by color.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/steam-pe-activity1.jpg\" alt=\"STEAM pe activity\" width=\"600\" height=\"767\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 115%; text-align: left;\">Instructions:<\/h2>\n<p>You are going to lay out the storyline that the students have been hired by you (the Mayor to\u00a0construct a new city! The rules for the students are as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You have approx. 15 seconds to add a building block to the city when it is your turn.<\/li>\n<li>There is No Fixing Anything, if something falls, no problem we will keep building on it or\u00a0around it.<\/li>\n<li>You may not move any building blocks that have been placed there by others.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Remember that you can only ADD your building block to the city.\u00a0Students have free choice to imagine what they would like their block to represent. For\u00a0example, roads, building, bridges, etc.<\/p>\n<p>To start the activity, everyone is to choose one building block to hold on to. When the music starts,\u00a0have the students use locomotor movements to travel around the &#8220;Highway&#8221;\u00a0(predetermined perimeter line). This should be a large lap, with the city in the center\u00a0and always in sight of the students so they can see it take shape. Call the students\u00a0in by color (of their blocks) to add to the city. Stop the music and the first group to freeze\u00a0on the highway (building block color group) would be called into the middle to build.\u00a0They will build until the music is turned back on (15-20 secs) in which case if the student\u00a0still has their building block, they need to set it down quickly and return to the highway.\u00a0Once they add their block to the city have the student return to the hula hoops to pick\u00a0out another (1) building block to carry. Students can pick any color building block they\u00a0wish. (Remember students must be on the highway in order to be eligible to build)<\/p>\n<p>Once the city has been constructed have the students gather around to examine the outcome.\u00a0**Just a reminder, it doesn\u2019t matter here if the city looks messy due to fallen structures\u00a0or if it looks pristine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15800 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/physed-warmup-activity1.jpg\" alt=\"physed warmup activity\" width=\"900\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Questions to start a conversation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Did I (the teacher) instruct you how to build you city?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think your city looks the same as other classes?<\/li>\n<li>Why not?<\/li>\n<li>Did any structures fall over? If so, were you able to build upon them and create something\u00a0new?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 115%; text-align: left;\">Realization:<\/h2>\n<p>You were all a team of Architects building this city. The city was the task\/problem\u00a0that I gave you. You all came together to find a solution and build the city. Each of\u00a0you brought your own ideas with you. I want you to look at the city now and\u00a0instead of seeing building blocks, I want you to see individual ideas. See how\u00a0they build on one another? See how they come together to form something\u00a0great? See how some ideas fell down, but see how we needed those ideas to\u00a0build the city? All ideas are important, whether they work or not, when we listen\u00a0to all ideas within a group, it helps to form our solutions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-15801 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/warm-up-pe-activity-21.png\" alt=\"warm up pe activity\" width=\"600\" height=\"672\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 115%; text-align: left;\">STEAM &amp; Makerspace Connections:<\/h2>\n<p>Physical education fosters learning in so many unique ways. Physical education is where students can create, strategize, solve problems, invent, build and collaborate, all through\u00a0movement. Essentially Physical Education is a Makerspace. STEM\/STEAM also\u00a0share common goals with physical education as we create 21st\u00a0century problem solvers.<\/p>\n<p><b>For more STEAM in physed ideas, visit our blog\u00a0<a href=\"\/blog\/stem-steam-activity-ideas-physical-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">STEM &amp; STEAM Activity Ideas for Physical Education.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pe-teacher-ryan-lucas1.jpg\" alt=\"pe teacher ryan lucas\" width=\"150\" height=\"241\" \/>Author:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Lucas,\u00a0PreK- 5 Elementary Physical Education Teacher. Advocate for lifelong movement!\u00a0Creator of the Elementary Physical Education YouTube Channel.\u00a0Follow me on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrLucasPE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MrLucasPE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Ryan Lucas, Pre-K &#8211; 5th grade physical education teacher at\u00a0Bemus Point Elementary School in NY. 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