Throwing and Catching

Greetings Chargers!

Kindergarten and First Grade students are learning the proper technique for throwing and catching.  Students will learn to throw underhand as well as overhand, and will apply these skills into a variety of activities.  Along with throwing and catching, students will continue to learn and practice locomotor skills like skipping and jumping. 

Students have also started learning about muscles and bones.  Students have learned the location of the deltoids, triceps, quadriceps, hamstrings, gluteus maximus, and patella.

This Wednesday students in KB, 1A, and 1C have class.  Kindly remember to send your child in the appropriate athletic shoes. 

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Coach Steinmann

Curriculum Map

Greetings Chargers!

Thank you for joining us for Curriculum Night tonight!  You will find the K-1 Physical Education Map below.  It is also located under "Helpful Links" on the right side of the blog.  Please take a moment to sign up to receive blog updates by entering your email into the upper right hand corner of the blog page.

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Coach Steinmann

Skill/Unit	Purpose	Possible Activities	Lesson
Locomotor Skills Spatial Awareness Team building	Build a foundation and demonstrate proper locomotor skills for use in future P.E. classes.	Relays Obstacle runs Tunnel tag	Sportsmanship
Throwing and Catching	Learn the basics of throwing and catching which can be applied to a variety of sports.	Frisbee Snowstorm	Core Virtues
Jump Rope	Applying skills to jump with a short self-turned rope and with a long teacher assisted turning rope	Skill progressions leading to jumping with a short rope self-turned	Benefits of exercise
Soccer	Applying skills and rules of the game to learn to play correctly.	Soccer games with two teams Shooting and scoring goals	Heart Health
Basketball	Applying skills and rules of the game to learn to play correctly.	Basketball games with two teams Shooting and scoring baskets	Bones
Kickball	Learning the rules of kickball, so we can move into baseball.  Learning pitching, running bases, & tagging up.	Base running Catching Kickball games	Healthy eating
Hockey	Learning safety. Understand how to pass, stop, and shoot. Understand basic rules of the game.	Relays Line drills Simplified hockey games	Identify opportunities for activity outside of school
Athletic Field Day	Prepare students for Olympic related events for Athletic Field Day activities.	Torch run Zeus Hoops Relay Shot put Dash	Identifying major muscle groups
Baseball and Football	Learning how to throw and catch a baseball and football. Understand basic rules of the game.	Relays and line drills Simplified games (drills)	Sportsmanship
Gymnastics	Transfer weight from one body part to another. Balances on different bases of support	Balance beam, tumbling mats, trapezoids for donkey kicks	Importance of drinking water daily and during physical activity.
Dance	Uses locomotor and non-locomotor skills in combination to a teacher-led dance	Line Dancing Mexican Hat Dance Square Dancing	Perseverance
Badminton	Applying skills and rules of the game to participate in a modified game.	Racquet skills with balloons 2 vs. 2 games Bocce badminton	Sun Safety
Bowling	Applying skills and rules of the game to participate in a modified game.	Modified bowling-knocking down 3-5 pins. Battleship Aerobic Bowling Scoring	Integrity, Honesty
Volleyball	Applying skills and rules of the game to participate in a modified game.	Balloon volley and set Beach ball volley and set 2 vs. 2 games	Wisdom
Golf	Learn basic putting technique to participate in a mini golf type setting	Mini-golf	Recognizing challenge in physical activity is good.

This list includes possible units for the year in no particular order.  Throughout your child’s course of study at Archway Arete, your child will be have an opportunity to participate in each of these units.

  

First Week of School & What's Next

Greetings Chargers!

It was a great week in K-1 Physical Education!  By the end of next week, all classes will have listened to the story of Slow Poke Joe and had a Socratic discussion.  This story is packed with lessons in friendship, perseverance, sacrifice, teasing, setting a goal, generosity, and gratitude.

This week all students began working on the locomotor skills of walking, hopping, and jumping.  Next week I will introduce galloping, skipping, and sliding to the students.  These skills provide the foundation for many activities and sports students will learn this year.  Specifically, next week the locomotor skills will be incorporated into games such as tag.

Please be sure to have your child wear tennis shoes on P.E. days.

Below is a reminder about Curriculum Night.  I hope to see you there!

Schedule

K-2 Curriculum Night: Wednesday, August 17th

3-5 Curriculum Night: Wednesday, August 24th

Curriculum Night Schedule

6:00-6:25	Welcome and opening remarks in gym (Mr. Gillingham, Ms. Pantalena, and Mrs. Mason)
	A-L	M-Z
6:30-7:10	Homeroom	Specials in MPR
7:15-7:55	Specials in MPR	Homeroom

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Coach Steinmann

Welcome to K-1 Physical Education!

Greetings Chargers!

Welcome to the Kindergarten & First Grade Physical Education blog!  My name is Tiffany Steinmann, and I am delighted to be returning for my second year at Archway Arete.  It is my pleasure to get another year to coach the returning students and to get to know the incoming families.

This will be my ninth year teaching, with experience in the classroom teaching kindergarten through second grade as well as teaching K-5 Physical Education.  I graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelor of Movement Science with an emphasis in Elementary Education.  There, I also completed graduate coursework and earned an endorsement in Early Childhood Education. 

I have a passion for living an active and healthy lifestyle, and look forward to sharing my enthusiasm with my students.  One of my goals is for students to love being active through play, fitness, and sports, and to carry that excitement for a lifetime of healthy living!

Please remember to send your child to school with the appropriate athletic shoes on P.E. days, and a water bottle so that your child can remain hydrated throughout the day.  The P.E. blog will be updated each time a new unit begins.  If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me via email.

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann

tsteinmann@archwayarete.org

Summer

Greetings Chargers!

This year your student learned so much!  From locomotor skills, bowling, and basketball, to food groups, team building games, and muscle groups, your child has learned a wealth of new skills and information.  It is my desire that your child may have tried something new, or found a love for an activity they tried in the past that they can latch onto for a season or a lifetime of being physically activity!  Have a healthy and active summer!  See you in August!

All the best,

Coach Steinmann

Last Healthy Snack Day

Our very last healthy snack day for the school year is Thursday, but you can keep the healthy snack days all summer long!  On Thursday, we invite everyone to bring a fruit or vegetable to enjoy with your class during snack.   Have an active and healthy summer!

Coach Steinmann

Volleyball

Hello Chargers!

Today we started our last unit in P.E. for the school year!  Can you believe it?  Students have worked diligently all year to learn many sports skills, games, and activities.  Let's finish the year strong by working hard to learn the basics of volleyball!

Thanks for checking in!

Coach Steinmann