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Pe Central: Jump the River
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: Hoop Jumper
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
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: Simon
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
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
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.