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Pe Central: Jump the River

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young children practice jumping and landing while using proper arm movements to ensure safety and balance. At this website, find a description of the game, "Jump the River," including ideas for demonstrating it in class, ways of varying...
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Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Jumping Numbers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Practice jumping and landing with both of their feet in this gym-class activity, which requires young scholars to solve simple math problems. Materials required include: hoops, cards, dice, jump ropes, cones, music, and worksheets.
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Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Hoop Jumper

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice and improve their jumping and landing skills through using different types of jumping patterns. This fun gym-class activity, which is a variation of "tag," reqires music, hula hoops for each student, and vests and foam...
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Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Shark Attack

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students learn, develop, and practice different jumping patterns as they flee from imaginary "sharks" throughough the gym. This website includes ideas for setting up the gym for this activity as well as suggestions for activity variations.
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Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Jumping Patterns

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Through this activity, students practice jumping and landing in specific patterns (2-step sequence and 3-step sequence). Included at this website are ideas for varying the activity, assessing students' effort and participation, and...
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Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Simon

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A variation of "Simon Says," this game requires pupils to mimic other students' jumping and landing patterns.
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Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Alligator Alley

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students attempt to escape imaginary alligators throughout the gym as they jump and land in hoops on the gym floor. Includes ideas for varying the activity, making the activity relevant in history class, and modifying the activity for...
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Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Animal Fun

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice and improve their jumping and landing skills as they play this fun game and imitate the jumping styles of frongs, kangaroos, rabbits, and gazelles.