Week 24 (February 25-29)

First Grade:
This week the first graders worked on rhythms. We were able to work on animal walks. Animals walks have the students work on different rhythm skills for moving. We spent much of the week working on animal walks for elephants, snakes, frogs, penguins, birds, bears, dogs, cheetahs and chickens.

Third Grade:
This week has been spent working on the new pedometers. The students reviewed the procedures for using the pedometers and practices putting on the pedometers throughout the week. We spent our time working on fitness development on upper body and cardiovascular endurance. We also worked on gymnastics skills for the third grade levels. We worked on forward rolls and straddle rolls during our lesson focus. On Thursday and Friday the students participated in a half mile-timed run. This is the third time that the students have been timed. We are focusing on improving their times for the half mile and trying to run as much of the half mile as possible.

Fifth Grade:
Our focus for this week has also been on the pedometers. We spent part of the week working on the introductory lesson on the pedometers. We worked on a worksheet to fill in the answers for the buttons, different modes, uses and student responsibilities while wearing the pedometers. After the introductory lesson was completed we worked on a lesson for pedometer placement. Students were asked to participate in five trials. Each trail asked the students to reset their pedometers to zero and taking 100 steps while counting. At the end of the 100 steps (counting) they looked at the pedometer and wrote down what the pedometer said. They moved the location of the pedometer on their waistband and completed a new trail. When all five trails were finished the students were asked to find the most accurate location to place their pedometers. The location that had the number at 100 steps or as close to 100 steps was the most accurate. On Thursday and Friday we spent class time running a timed mile. This is to help with the FitnessGram test for cardiovascular endurance.

Sixth Grade
Our focus for this week was for a lesson for pedometer placement. Students were asked to participate in five trials. Each trail asked the students to reset their pedometers to zero and taking 100 steps while counting. At the end of the 100 steps (counting) they looked at the pedometer and wrote down what the pedometer said. They moved the location of the pedometer on their waistband and completed a new trail. When all five trails were finished the students were asked to find the most accurate location to place their pedometers. The location that had the number at 100 steps or as close to 100 steps was the most accurate. On Thursday and Friday we spent class time running a timed mile. This is to help with the FitnessGram test for cardiovascular endurance.