Popular Lifetime Activities Charades
Basic Skills include
• Putting grip and stance
• Swing techniques
• Course etiquette
Golf
What are lifetime activites?
Physical activities that people can participate in throughout theirs lives and they’re usually low impact and adaptable to varying fitness levels
What can hazards be in the form of?
Equipment, environment, type of physical activity
Give one example of an easy game that requires no equipment
1. Busy Bee
2. Fly Trap
3. Fox Hunt
4. Loose Caboose
Benefits include:
• Low-impact cardiovascular exercise
• Can be done at different intensity levels
• Connects students to nature and mental well-being
Hiking
Why are lifetime activities important?
Encourage lifelong fitness habits, improve overall health/wellness, and give social/mental health benefits
Give two examples from our presentation on how to modify a game
1. Changing distances
2. Changing means of locomotion
3. Changing the number of players
4. Make goals larger or smaller
5. Make the boundaries larger or smaller
6. Changing the scoring requirements
What developmental level requires the greatest amount of cooperation?
Developmental Level 3
PE adaptations include:
• Wall _____
• Triangle _____
Bowling
Characteristics of lifetime activities
Must be done individually or small groups, low impact, adaptable to different levels, needs minimal equipment, easy to access, promote physical and mental well being
Why is analyzing a game important in making modifications
To recognize key details like desired outcomes, skills, equipment, rules and restrictions
Give one example of a teaching “tip” that can make games/skills easier to do.
1. Set up learning stations (shooting, passing)
2. Use skills/explanations that can apply to more than one sport
3. Implement some competitive drills to keep students motivated
This acitvity is:
• Inexpensive & accessible
• Works on hand-eye coordination
• Can be played casually or competitively
Disc activites
The most popular lifetime activity for adults
walking
How could higher more advanced grades modify games
Give them a rubric and parameters to create a game themselves. Suggest voting on rule changes to enhance creativity
Why are relays good for children who are learning cooperative games?
1. They are fun
2. Children are made to work with others and follow rules
3. They are competitive
4. Relay races are easy to set up
This activity is growing in popularity in gyms and schools
Climbing
The role of PE
Many people stop playing competitive sports after high school or college. This is why it’s important for PE to introduce activities that can be done for a lifetime.
If you as a teacher are seeing a game not meeting learning objectives, what can you do to make it better, while testing your students creativity
Stop the class to ask them to think of ideas to make the game better, they can suggest alternatives and you can test their creativity
Give one example of a game that fits into both developmental levels two and three.
1. Volley Tennis
2. Handball