{"id":561,"date":"2015-05-16T07:13:18","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T11:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssww.com\/blog\/?p=561"},"modified":"2026-03-25T19:13:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T23:13:56","slug":"physical-education-lessons-using-pool-noodles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/physical-education-lessons-using-pool-noodles\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Education Lessons using Pool Noodles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-574\" title=\"Pool Noodles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pool-noodles2-1024x737.jpg\" alt=\"aqua pool noodles\" width=\"400\" height=\"288\" \/>Recently, we&#8217;ve had several inquiries at PE Central asking, &#8220;As a physical education teacher, how can I use soft swim pool noodles appropriately in my physical education class?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Great question! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/item\/foam-play-and-pool-noodles-W15335\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Soft Foam Pool Noodles<\/strong><\/a> are a versatile, low cost, and colorful piece of equipment. \u00a0They can be used as an obstacle to go around, under or over, in dances as a prop, a way to practice balance, pathways and directions, as a tagger identifier and they are great to use at a station activity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pecentral.org\/lessonideas\/ViewLesson.asp?ID=11920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Through the Forest (Grades K-2)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">This is a nice lesson to help young children learn about pathways, directions and personal space<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pecentral.org\/lessonideas\/ViewLesson.asp?ID=3343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Magician Tag (Grades K-2)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">This is a nice activity to have children practice their locomotor skills. The noodles are held<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pecentral.org\/lessonideas\/ViewLesson.asp?ID=11729\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Building Dribblers (Grades K-2)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">This lesson idea incorporates a lot of dribbling and building of things including noodles.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pecentral.org\/lessonideas\/ViewLesson.asp?ID=8992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Balancing Act (Grades K-2)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">This lesson the teacher uses the noodles at a station and the kids practice balancing with them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pecentral.org\/lessonideas\/ViewLesson.asp?ID=6436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Olympic Volleyball Skills Station Practice (Grades 7-8)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">In this lesson idea the teacher uses the noodles as an obstacle\/cone for students to move around\/through.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4916\" title=\"Pool noodles \" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-Noodles-e14652390866321.jpg\" alt=\"pool noodle physical education\" width=\"200\" height=\"315\" \/>I hope these have helped spark your interest in adding pool noodles to your future lesson plans. \u00a0Let us know how you are using them in your classroom or if you try some of the above activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, we&#8217;ve had several inquiries at PE Central asking, &#8220;As a physical education teacher, how can I use soft swim pool noodles appropriately in my physical education class?&#8221; Great question! 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