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Welcome students and parents! I am the Health & Physical Education Teacher for grades K - 6. Below are 3 important components in teaching children how to develop motor skills & stay active. I call these components the "3 healthy lifestyle habits". Use the menu at the left to view the Physical Education Program page, the Health Topics page, & homework for health classes (grades 5 & 6).

Role Model Physical & Object Control skills:

Walking - Leaping - Running - Jumping
Skipping - Galloping - Sliding - Hopping

Throwing - Catching - Kicking Dribbling - Punting - Striking

Jumping Rope - Hiking
Riding bicycles - Swimming
Specific Sport Skills
etc...

Challenge Students to meet Standards in the Health Related Components :

Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance, Aerobic Endurance, & Flexibility.

Perform push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups
Walk/run 1/2 mile in 4 - 6 minutes
Hold stretches for 10, 20, or 30 seconds
Get to know, understand, & perform specific movements or activities so your heart, lungs, & muscles have the ability to do exercise over a long period of time. Work up to 20 minutes of activity without stopping.

Engage & Structure Children in performance related components:

Agility: obstacle courses - dribbling patterns
Coordination: jump rope - hopping patterns
Reaction Time: catching - striking
Balance: hiking - balance boards/beams
Power: jump on/off - walk/run up hills

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