For Elementary Schools
This article highlights concerns of local school food service managers that the progress made in the Obama administration to improve the nutritional quality of school lunches could be unraveling. Migual Villereal, the food services manager in my school district, Novato Unified, speaks to the issue in this article. (link here)
For many classroom teachers the thought of hauling equipment out and setting it up is a huge roadblock to teaching physical education. It’s enough to prevent some teachers from trying altogether. To counter their concerns, I tell them to focus on activities that use minimal equipment.
Are you wondering how to deal with this issue? Rest assured, there are plenty of fitness-based activities that require little or no equipment.
When you begin teaching PE, I recommend that you just bring your students out to the yard without equipment. Make things as easy as possible. Focus on simple activities, such as running. Once you are comfortable taking your students out, and the simple routine seems familiar and manageable, try adding activities that require equipment.
Here are 5 free activities for classroom teachers from the PE by Design website that require no equipment. Click on the link to view and download the activity PDF:
