Week 20 (January 28-February 1)

First:
This week we had to change our plans. With the recent rain the field does not have a lot of area without water or mud being present. We ended up changing to work on jumping rope. The kids are working on learning to jump forwards and backwards.

Third:
This week we had to change our plans. With the recent rain the field does not have a lot of area without water or mud being present. We ended up changing to work on jumping rope. The goal is to have the kids get their heart rates up. We also made connections to our standards that talk about moderate to vigorous physical activities. We had the students check their heart rates multiple times and had them figure out of they were at least at a moderate level (60% of Maximum Heart Rate).

Fifth:
This week we had to change our plans. With the recent rain the field does not have a lot of area without water or mud being present. We ended up changing to work on jumping rope. The goal is to have the kids get their heart rates up. We also made connections to our standards that talk about moderate to vigorous physical activities. We had the students check their heart rates multiple times and had them figure out of they were at least at a moderate level (60% of Maximum Heart Rate).

The fifth graders also continued to work on their fitness testing. The window to begin the fitness tests are just about a month away. We continue to focus on the mile run (cardiovascular endurance test), push up test (upper body strength & endurance test) and the curl up test (abdominal strength and endurance test).

Sixth:
This week we had to change our plans. With the recent rain the field does not have a lot of area without water or mud being present. We ended up changing to work on jumping rope. The goal is to have the kids get their heart rates up. We also made connections to our standards that talk about moderate to vigorous physical activities. We had the students check their heart rates multiple times and had them figure out of they were at least at a moderate level (60% of Maximum Heart Rate).

The sixth graders also continued to work on their fitness testing. The window to begin the fitness tests are just about a month away. We continue to focus on the mile run (cardiovascular endurance test), push up test (upper body strength & endurance test) and the curl up test (abdominal strength and endurance test).