23. P.E. Games (For when you don't want to teach P.E.)
- Author
- Mariel Desrosier
- Published
- Tue 16 Jan 2024
- Episode Link
- None
Teaching PE can be super fun….or incredibly soul-sucking. A lot of that depends on whether or not the kids actually enjoy playing the games you come up with. Listen along as 3rd grade teacher, Stephanie Hedgpeth-Lopez, and 5th grade teacher, Mariel Desrosier, talk about the games that students actually like. We’ll share tried and true crowd pleasers, along with what games we pull out of the bag when we’re not feeling particularly motivated to teach PE.
This episode’s topics include:
- The specific games that we know kids love
- How to make sure everyone is involved - even at different skill levels
- What to do when there are disagreements
Games Mentioned:
- Castle Ball
- Tic-Tac-Toe Chairs
- Waspital
- Old School Recess Games
- Watch Your Back Tag
- Find Something That Is….
- Clean Your Room
- Volcanoes and Ice Cream Cones
- Head, Shoulders, Knees, Cone!
LINKS MENTIONED:
- Castle Ball Directions
- Tic-Tac-Toe Chairs (Video)
- Waspital (Video)
- Jump rope tricks (Video)
- Watch Your Back Tag Directions
- Volcanoes and Ice Cream Cones (Video)
- Head, Shoulders, Knees, Cone! (Video)
- Electric Whistle (Amazon)
Today’s classroom story includes how Mariel’s selective hearing inadvertently shamed a kid and how Stephanie has been teaching long enough that she forgets what she’s taught.
Video version of this podcast episode (YouTube)
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