Barnyard Field Day Theme Set Up<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe gym is set up with 13 different stations in which students rotate around in a circle. I use cones with number sleeves<\/a><\/strong> on them to help students know where to go next.<\/p>\nModifications:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nI have very little outdoor space, so my stations are set up inside the gym. Stations could also be used outside. Distance can be increased or decreased for target throwing and bowling stations based on the age of students.<\/p>\n
\u201cBarnyard Fun\u201d Themed Stations<\/h2>\n
1) Watering Hole<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"field](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/field-day-watering-hole.png\")
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Students can take a break and have a free snow cone<\/a><\/strong> or use the water fountain (also take a bathroom break if needed).<\/p>\n2) Barnyard Photo Booth<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"field](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/field-day-barnyard.png\")
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Students can have their picture made at the photo booth with the barnyard props and backdrop, then use sidewalk chalk to decorate the sidewalk.<\/p>\n
Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Barn backdrop and photo props<\/li>\n
- Callout bubbles<\/a><\/strong> (create your own)<\/li>\n
- Cowboy hats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Bucket of sidewalk chalk<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3) Horseshoe Toss<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"field](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/field-day-horseshoe-toss.png\")
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Students stand on a designated mark (x made with floor tape) and toss the horseshoes underhand around the stake.<\/p>\n
Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 1 Stake with 2 horse shoes<\/a><\/strong> for each student<\/li>\n
- Floor tape<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/em>4) Giddy up Horsey<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"field](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/field-day-horse.png\")
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Students ride stick horses and jump over the \u201chay bales\u201d. Students gallop around and jump over 3 hay bales going forward then turn and jump over 3 more hay bales coming back to the starting cone. You can use hurdles or step stones, or make your own DIY boxes for them to jump over an cover with the yellow table covers.<\/p>\n
Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 6 Step stones<\/a><\/strong> or hurdles<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Plastic table cloths<\/a> <\/strong>(yellow)<\/li>\n
- 1 Stick horse per student<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/em>5) Scoop the Poop<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"field](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/field-day-barnyard-theme.png\")
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Students will use their jumbo tennis rackets to scoop the animal \u201cpoop\u201d and hit it back and forth with a partner or in the air to themselves.<\/p>\n
Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 1 Jumbo tennis racket <\/a><\/strong>or paddle<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- 1 Poop emoji splash ball per student OR you can use brown pom poms<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6) Bouncing Barnyard<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"field](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/field-day-bouncing-barnyard.png\")
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Students can have fun jumping in the bouncy house we rented. Rules: shoes off; no flipping or horse playing.<\/p>\n
Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Bouncy house<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
7) Horse flies<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"field](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/field-day-horse-flies.png\")
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Students will use the bounce rings to make their stuffed horse fly (bounce the horse up and down on the paddle).<\/p>\n
Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 1 Bounce ring<\/a><\/strong> or trampoline paddle<\/li>\n
- 1 Stuffed horse<\/strong><\/a> (or pig, cow, etc.) per student or foam animal balls<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
8) Rope the Farm Animal<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"field](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/field-day-farm-animals.png\")
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Students will stand on a designated mark (red tape \u201cX\u201d) and toss rings or hula hoops around cones with animal faces.<\/p>\n
Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Large cones<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Eye stickers<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- 6 Rubber deck rings<\/strong><\/a> or plastic rings<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Laundry baskets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- 1 Medium hula hoop<\/strong><\/a> per student<\/li>\n
- Barn animal bandanas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
9) Riding through the Corn Fields<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"field](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/field-day-corn-fields.png\")
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Students will ride \u201ctractors\u201d (scooters) through the corn fields (mats standing up with a cornfield backdrop attached).<\/p>\n
Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 2 Large mats<\/strong><\/a> standing up to make a pathway<\/li>\n
- Life size structures set<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- 1 Scooter<\/a><\/strong> per student<\/li>\n
- Cornfield backdrop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
10) Chunkin\u2019 Chickens<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"field](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/field-day-chunkin-chickens.png\")
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Set up 6 designated marks with red tape X in a circle with a large bucket in the middle, surrounded by 6 medium sized buckets with 18 smaller sized buckets in front of those. Students will stand on the designated mark and toss their rubber chickens into the buckets. Closest bucket is worth 1 point, middle bucket is worth 2 points, and bucket farthest away is worth 3 points.<\/p>\n
Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Floor tape<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Large bucket<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- 6 medium sized buckets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- 18 smaller sized buckets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- 4 Rubber chickens<\/a><\/strong> per student<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
11) Barnyard Bowling<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"field](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/field-day-barnyard-bowling.png\")
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Students are in 2 groups of 3 for this station. Students will take turns rolling the jumbo plastic egg at the chicken faced or pig faced bowling pins and see how many they can knock down. Students get 1 roll then rotate to pin setter then to egg returner to bowl next. Six pins have chicken beaks and six pins have pig snouts attached, all 12 pins have silly eye stickers.<\/p>\n
Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Floor tape<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- 12 bowling pins<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Chicken beaks & pig snouts<\/li>\n
- Eye stickers<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Jumbo eggs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
(Printed farm animal face cutouts taped on is an alternative option)<\/p>\n
12) Down on the Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"field](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/field-day-farm-theme.png\")
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Students will take turns shooting basketballs into the Connect 4 Basketball game board. Objective is for one team to get 4 of their team color basketballs in a row while trying to block the other team.<\/p>\n
Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Connect 4 Basketball game board<\/li>\n
- Basketballs<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
13) Bucking Broncos<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"field](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/field-day-broncos.png\")
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Students will bounce around in the designated area on the single or double spring balls.<\/p>\n
Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- 6 Spring Balls<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n![\"field](\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/michele-ragsdale-field-day.jpg\")
About the Author<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nMichele Ragsdale is a PE teacher at Poole Elementary School in Dallas, Georgia. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and Health from the University of West Georgia and her Masters degree, also in Physical Education and Health, from Jacksonville State University. She just completed her 20th<\/sup> year teaching PE (16 of those years at Poole Elementary). She was Teacher of the Year at Poole Elementary School in 2016. She loves spending time with her family and watching or playing sports of any kind. Follow her on Twitter @mmrgdale<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Modifications:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n I have very little outdoor space, so my stations are set up inside the gym. Stations could also be used outside. Distance can be increased or decreased for target throwing and bowling stations based on the age of students.<\/p>\n 1) Watering Hole<\/strong><\/p>\n Students can take a break and have a free snow cone<\/a><\/strong> or use the water fountain (also take a bathroom break if needed).<\/p>\n 2) Barnyard Photo Booth<\/strong><\/p>\n Students can have their picture made at the photo booth with the barnyard props and backdrop, then use sidewalk chalk to decorate the sidewalk.<\/p>\n Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n 3) Horseshoe Toss<\/strong><\/p>\n Students stand on a designated mark (x made with floor tape) and toss the horseshoes underhand around the stake.<\/p>\n Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>4) Giddy up Horsey<\/strong><\/p>\n Students ride stick horses and jump over the \u201chay bales\u201d. Students gallop around and jump over 3 hay bales going forward then turn and jump over 3 more hay bales coming back to the starting cone. You can use hurdles or step stones, or make your own DIY boxes for them to jump over an cover with the yellow table covers.<\/p>\n Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em>5) Scoop the Poop<\/strong><\/p>\n Students will use their jumbo tennis rackets to scoop the animal \u201cpoop\u201d and hit it back and forth with a partner or in the air to themselves.<\/p>\n Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n 6) Bouncing Barnyard<\/strong><\/p>\n Students can have fun jumping in the bouncy house we rented. Rules: shoes off; no flipping or horse playing.<\/p>\n Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n 7) Horse flies<\/strong><\/p>\n Students will use the bounce rings to make their stuffed horse fly (bounce the horse up and down on the paddle).<\/p>\n Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n 8) Rope the Farm Animal<\/strong><\/p>\n Students will stand on a designated mark (red tape \u201cX\u201d) and toss rings or hula hoops around cones with animal faces.<\/p>\n Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n 9) Riding through the Corn Fields<\/strong><\/p>\n Students will ride \u201ctractors\u201d (scooters) through the corn fields (mats standing up with a cornfield backdrop attached).<\/p>\n Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n 10) Chunkin\u2019 Chickens<\/strong><\/p>\n Set up 6 designated marks with red tape X in a circle with a large bucket in the middle, surrounded by 6 medium sized buckets with 18 smaller sized buckets in front of those. Students will stand on the designated mark and toss their rubber chickens into the buckets. Closest bucket is worth 1 point, middle bucket is worth 2 points, and bucket farthest away is worth 3 points.<\/p>\n Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n 11) Barnyard Bowling<\/strong><\/p>\n Students are in 2 groups of 3 for this station. Students will take turns rolling the jumbo plastic egg at the chicken faced or pig faced bowling pins and see how many they can knock down. Students get 1 roll then rotate to pin setter then to egg returner to bowl next. Six pins have chicken beaks and six pins have pig snouts attached, all 12 pins have silly eye stickers.<\/p>\n Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n (Printed farm animal face cutouts taped on is an alternative option)<\/p>\n 12) Down on the Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n Students will take turns shooting basketballs into the Connect 4 Basketball game board. Objective is for one team to get 4 of their team color basketballs in a row while trying to block the other team.<\/p>\n Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n 13) Bucking Broncos<\/strong><\/p>\n Students will bounce around in the designated area on the single or double spring balls.<\/p>\n Equipment:<\/strong><\/p>\n Michele Ragsdale is a PE teacher at Poole Elementary School in Dallas, Georgia. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and Health from the University of West Georgia and her Masters degree, also in Physical Education and Health, from Jacksonville State University. She just completed her 20th<\/sup> year teaching PE (16 of those years at Poole Elementary). She was Teacher of the Year at Poole Elementary School in 2016. She loves spending time with her family and watching or playing sports of any kind. Follow her on Twitter @mmrgdale<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cBarnyard Fun\u201d Themed Stations<\/h2>\n
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