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Promoting Wellness

Lesson #1: Getting Ready

Grades 2-4

Subjects: Language Arts, Physical Education

Learner Outcomes:
   1. Students will demonstrate the proper way to prepare for physical activity.
   2. Students will self evaluate personal lifestyles.
   3. Students will use traditional and electronic strategies to express themselves in written journals.

Time: 35 to 45 minutes

Materials: Journals, Lifestyle Survey

Technology Tools/Courseware: computers with internet access, word processor, and printer.

Teacher Notes: The purpose of these activities are:

provide the students and the teacher with background information on the lifestyles of the students
provide a baseline to compare to an end of the year survey
instruct students in the proper way to stretch (static NOT ballistic) and why
explain to students why jogging not running as fast as they can is safer and prepares the muscles for physical activity by raising the body temperature and pumping more blood to the muscle

Be sure that students have arms crossed across their chest hands on shoulders not behind their head as this could lead to straining neck muscles.

Procedures:

Explain that today the students will be filling out a Lifestyle Survey NOT a test about the activities they do in their everyday life. Encourage them to be as honest and accurate as they can, there are no right or wrong answers. Answer all questions they may have. Distribute the Lifestyle Survey ( either traditionally or electronically) and allow plenty of time to complete, answering questions and helping when needed. Print out and collect the Lifestyle Surveys.
When finished take the students to the gym to demonstrate how we will warm up everyday to prepare for Physical Education class.

    1. Jog 3 laps around the gym and line up
    2. Demonstrate the following stretches stressing to move slowly and hold for 4-5 seconds DO NOT BOUNCE!
            a. SUN STRETCH
            b. PIKE STRETCH
            c. LEG V
            d. MODIFIED HURDLER
            e. TRUNK TWIST
            f. ABDOMINAL CRUNCHES (10) [this activity is to build abdominal strength not flexibility]
            g. FIRE UPS (10) [modified push ups again for strength not flexibility]
            h. THIGH STRETCH
            i. HAMSTRING STRETCH
Stress no bouncing, nice long stretches. We will do these everyday before class. They will take us 5-10 minutes to complete. Stress that proper stretching gets the body ready to be active and lessens the chance of injury.

See PowerPoint Stretches Presentation for illustrations and instructions.

III. Play the Tip of the Day from Dr. Cooper.

Modifications: Follow IEP's and 504 Plans where applicable.

Enrichment Activities:   Students to practice using proper stretching techniques at home with parents.
                                    Students to continue practice of proper stretching in future Physical Education
                                    classes.

Evaluation/Assessment: Participation and demonstration of proper technique.
Completion of Journals.

State and National Standards:
WV IGO's:   PE 2.1, 2.8, 2.11, 3.11, 3.12, 4.1, 4.12
                    LA 2.14
National standards:
    PE: Uses a variety of basic and advanced movement forms
          Uses movement concepts and principles in the development of motor skills
    LA: Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process
          Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the reading process

References:
Ebel, Harvey, Nel Sol, Don Bailey, and Sid Schechter, editors. Presidential Sports Award Fitness
Manual ( USA: Fitcom, 1983).
http://staging.broadcast.com/Health_and_Fitness/Advice/drcooper/archives.stm
Authors:
    Joe Dean - Physical Education Teacher
    Carolyn Sizemore - Title I Teacher
    Saundra Taylor - School Counselor
        Fayetteville Elementary
        elementaryfes@hotmail.com

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