Where To? - Outcome
D (K-3)-8
Brainstorm places within the community that are
available for physical activity. Make a list of these. Choose three
or four places to visit and experience as a class. (The locations
could include a swimming pool, tennis courts or bowling alley.)
Taking into consideration transportation costs,
supervision, and accessibility, plan to visit some of these over
a certain period of time. (You might visit one location every two
weeks, or one each term.)
If cost is a factor, discuss and experience the
activities that can be utilized within the school yard; e.g., playground,
asphalt surfaces, ball diamonds. Discuss which activities you can
play in small groups of 2 or more students.
Another way to help students link what we do in
the gym to what happens in their lives is to reproduce a picture
depicting physical activity (from a colouring book) with large sections
to colour. Each child takes one home. Every time they take part
in a physical activity for 20 minutes, they colour one section in
and a parent must initial that section. Children can bring the pictures
in when they have coloured them completely. They could also write
down the activity in a logbook (similar to a nightly reading log).
Invite guest speakers to come into the school
to speak to students and give presentations. (For example, someone
might come in to speak about ski hills.)
Incorporate an activity with a walking program
and walk to the designated site.
These are clues that you have reached the outcomes
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Have children write a journal entry listing some activities
within their community which they would like to try. As they try
these, you could record them on a chart for all to share.
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