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Week #12

K warmed up with Monster from Mars tag, developing listening skills and increasing heart rate. We transitioned into Native American Hand Wrestling to work on balance, deceiving a partner and muscular strength/endurance (we did this last week but with only half of Ms. Mann/Robbins class). To conclude the lesson, we played Rock Paper Scissors Tag and discussed how this can help solve playground problems (conflict resolution).

1st and 2nd grades played Partner Scarf Tag (CV) to begin moving at the beginning of class. We worked on juggling (skill) with either 1, 2 or 3 scarfs, attempted Circle Toss, where the whole class moves in a circle catching the scarf tossed to the right of them. Eventually each student travels the whole circle and returns to where they started (some classes got it, others still need practice). Class ended with Rock Paper Scissors Tag.

3rd, 4th and 5th grade learned to play a creative version of kickball called Never Out Kickball. This is a great game to play during the cold months of winter. Since batters never get out, they always have something to do. Instead of standing around freezing during winter recess, students were encouraged to substitute this game to increase activity therefore increasing body temperature. With our theme of creating games, we discussed the Baltimore Sun news article about the University of Maryland's Quidditch league. We played a round of Native American Hand Wresling for the first time and finished class looking at another news article on the Honus Wagner card the School Sisters of Notre Dame auctioned off for $262,900.

6th, 7th and 8th grades finished up their round robin football tournament this week. All classes participated in three 9-minute flag football games with a championship game at the end of class. The class concluded with a discussion on the Honus Wagner article from the Baltimore Sun. "What things in your life are valuable to you and are they worth it?"

      

Week #11

K, 1st and 2nd grades are participating in Football Week. Class started with an instant activity "Native American Wrestling (ME/MS)" where we work on muscular strength, endurance, balance, and deception. Afterward, students learned where to place their dominant hand on a football, throw a spiral, and catch a football correctly in 1-2-3 football. We finished the class with an all class game that encourages students to run the football past the defenders to score a touchdown in Flag Football Tag.

3rd grade also participated in activities that focused around football. Student's reviewed how to grip the football, throw a spiral and different hand positions to catch the football. We learned these skills and positions while playing 1-2-3 football and ultimate football in teams.


4th, 5th finished up their football unit playing a modified version of Flag Football. The complexity of football rules were broken down throughout the games inorder to increase activity participation while learning about the game of football. Most of the classes ended with an all class game of Flag Football tag, focusing on agility, speed and deception.

6th, 7th and 8th grades began our two day flag football tournament which will end next week (weather permitting). Time was given for each team to come up with offensive plays before  the game began. Many teams had fun creating and naming offensive plays and running them successfully against the defense. Rules of football are being explained and broken down between plays to encourage as much game time as possible and to help students to see how the rules fit into game situations. The top two teams will compete in the championship game while the other teams battle it out for 3rd and 4th place (time/weather permitting).