Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Kid's Triathlon info 8/14/16

Here's one for them to try!  We had a lot of interest in class....Good luck!!

JCC triathlon 5/15/16

These pictures are from the JCC triathlon in Marblehead.  I shared them with my classes to show them what a triathlon is.  We had a question and answer time about what a triathlon is; swimming, biking and running, and how it's part of a healthy lifestyle.  As always, I promote fitness as a way of life and give the students examples on how to live it!

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

May Units

This month we are playing volleyball!  Students in grades 3-4-5 are learning the set and the bump, rules of the game, and having fun!

Students in grades 1-2 will be volleying with balloons and improving their hand/eye coordination using scarfs.

Spring Fitness testing for grades 3-4-5 
endurance run (1/4, 1/2, mile)
shuttle run
curlups
choice of: pull-ups, push-ups, flexed arm hang
sit/reach

Spring Fitness testing for grades 1-2
endurance run (1/4,1/2, optional mile)

May Fitness Calendar




April
May  2016
June
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
family walk
2
20 mountain climbers
3
10 push ups
4
10 burpees
5
yoga tree pose
6
side plank hold for 15 seconds
7
free choice
8
family activity
9
25 jumping jacks
10
jog for 5 minutes
11
high knees in place for 30 seconds
12
wall sit for 20 seconds
13
12 burpees
14
free choice
15
family activity
16
play tag with a friend
17
8 inchworm pushups
18
challenge: jump rope 100 times!
19
12 push ups
20
plank hold 20 seconds
21
free choice
22
family activity
23
jog for 6 minutes
24
15 push ups
25
sit back to back with a friend and try to stand
26
throw and catch with a friend
27
put on music and dance for 10 minutes!
28
free choice
29
family activity
30
bike ride, wear your helmet!
31
free choice
Notes: Children need 60 minutes of physical activity every day.  Please try to help them achieve this by doing most of the activities on this calendar, as well as other activities.

More Calendar: Jun, Jul, PDF Calendar

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

4th graders holding their "miles" run for their virtual Boston Marathon!

This is Mrs. Merlino's 4th grade class holding up the miles they ran today in class.  Our goal was to run 1 lap to equal 1 mile.  Each student ran at least 2 laps and some ran 3 laps.  We previewed the Boston Marathon course map, learned about it's history, what cities it goes through and ran a "virtual" Boston Marathon of 26 miles! My goal was to give them a feeling of running the Boston Marathon and hopefully someday, some of them will!

Monday, April 11, 2016

April Marathon Calendar

Marathon Calendar
March
April  2016
May
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
example:

30 minites of  bike riding


1 mile
example:

1 hour hiking



2 miles
example:

30 minutes dog walking


1 mile
example:

2 hours soccer practice


4 miles
example:

jog 2 miles



2 miles
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
More Calendar: May, Jun, PDF Calendar


30 minutes of continuous exercise equals 1 mile.  Try to get to 26 miles this month!

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Out of the gym today and reading to the first graders on Dr Suess' birthday!  So much fun!!




                               1,845 steps in P.E. class!  

5th grader Thomas Gallagher tracked his steps using his Fitbit during our 45 minute class.   Way to go Thomas!!



March  2016
April
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat

1
25 jumping jacks
2
2 x 10 squats
3
plank hold 15 seconds
4
yoga downward dog pose
5
free choice
6
family walk
7
play tag with a friend
8
2 x 10 push ups
9
2 x 10 crunches
10
8 burpees
11
side plank hold 12 seconds each side
12
free choice
13
family walk
14
race a friend
15
throw and catch with a friend
16
walk your dog
17
20 ski jumps
18
9 inchworm pushups
19
free choice
20
family walk
21
superman hold for 10 seconds
22
15 bear walks
23
15 bicycle crunches
24
12 squats
25
plank hold 20 seconds
26
free choice
27
family walk
28
jump rope for 50 times
29
skip 25 times
30
try chin ups on the playground
31
9  burpees
Notes: Boys and girls need 60 minutes of physical activity everyday.  Do as many of these as possible!  Good luck!
M