P.E. & MATH

This unit plan contains 5 lessons involving PE/Math/Health for 1st graders. It can be adapted to fit math curriculum for k-6 grades or current classroom curriculum. A teacher can adapt the math or even use literacy, spelling, science, or history for the academic portion of the PE activity. Kids love games and competing. If we are able to review and support what is going on in the classroom and have fun, why not? As far as differentiation is concerned a teacher can adapt the physical structure of the race if it is too difficult for students. Likewise, the math problems can increase or decrease in difficulty…

The mind and body have an incredible connection and including math in PE should only reinforce what the class is learning. These lessons include assessments that are informal. They are teacher observations as it is a PE class and a supplemental support for classroom Math. Included are the main common core math standards that are implemented in these lessons as well as the PE Standards with specific PE standards for 1st grade included in the appropriate lessons.

 

P.E. COMMON CORE STANDARDS

• Students will demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.
• Students will apply knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance
• Students will demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness.
• Students will exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.

P.E. COMMON CORE STANDARDS CONTINUED

• Students will recognize the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction

Specifically we are involving underhand toss, two hand catch, teamwork, cardiovascular improvement, speed fluctuations, coordinated movements with different gaits and leaps.

1.0A.5 = Relate counting to addition and subtraction

1.0A.6= Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Using strategies such as counting on; making ten (8+6=8+2+4=10+4=14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (13-4=13-3-1=10-1=9) using the relationship between addition and subtraction.

PE.1.1.1: Hops and gallops using a mature pattern.

PE.4.1.1: Follows the rules & parameters of the learning environment.

PE.4.1.4: Works cooperatively with others in a variety of class environments (e.g., small and large groups).

SUBTRACTION RACE FOR 1ST GRADE

Students will practice subtracting numbers with a difference between 1 and 10. Students will be able to work together with their respective teammates and follow teachers instruction to solve subtraction math problems in an organized and structured relay race. The winning team is the one that finished their race legs first with a correct answer. This relay race will allow students to practice subtracting numbers with a difference between 1 and 10 while hopping, galloping, running, and skipping etc.

MATERIALS

4-6 boxes or buckets.
Index cards with a number, 1-10, written on each (4-6 sets….one for each team).
At least 10 subtraction questions with answers between 1 and 10.
Gym or large area of grass
Small white board and marker (to keep score)

This PE lesson is an informal assessment of subtraction (can be addition) of numbers between 1-20. This PE lesson should be supplementary to what is being taught in class. Or it can be used as a review. Likewise, students are working together as a team and learning gaits like hopping, skipping, galloping, grapevine, and bounding.

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Students will have a warm up stretch for both bodies and brains. Students will enter the gym and run two laps. Students will line up in their respective lines. Teacher will ask subtraction equations and students can show on their fingers the answer while doing their warm up stretching. Stretching can include all or some parts of a dynamic warm up. A dynamic warm up consists of: neck rolls, shoulder rolls, arm circles, trunk circles, knee circles, and ankle rolls. This is followed by a reach for the sky, hang and touch your toes, quadriceps stretch, front/side lunge, 10 jumping jacks, and 10 windmills.

Teacher will explain rules and expectations of the Subtraction Race.

1. Students split into 4-6 equal groups. This allows all kids to participate and less kids standing around doing nothing. Teammates can help each other for the answer.

2. We will have safe bodies and be respectful of other teams space.

3. We will applaude the winner and those of us who didn’t win will be proud of the effort and try harder next time.

4. After you have divided the class into groups of 4-6 student teams they will line up with their respective line. I like to let kids draw colored legos from a bag and that color will correlate to the box/bucket at the end of the gym (team blue, red, green etc.)

5. Teacher will model the gait given for the first round (backwards run, skipping, bounding, karaoke, robot walk, backwards skipping, single leg hops, double leg bounds, etc.). Teacher can also make it one gait down and a different gait back if deemed the class can handle it. You can do this with older kids.
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6. Teacher will then say the equation…..10-3. Give a hard pause then blow the whistle or say GO! The students will get down to their respective color box to find the answer. Once the answer is found they will race to the teacher with the answer and line up in order of finish. The teacher will give each team a point for the correct answer and point for finishing…so first place team gets 6 (for 6 team race), 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point respectively.

7. The teacher will then mark the tally on the dry erase board. The next students in line will have a turn and so forth until everyone has participated at that certain gait. Rounds of gaits and numbers will change after all students have participated.

Closure:

Ask the students to explain/review key points of the game to the rest of the class. They should offer rules like safe bodies, working together, helping each other with the answer, and practicing different ways of moving. Before the game the teacher can model the route the students take or walk an actual student through.

Differentiation:

We could have the individual student find the answer on their own and not have team help. We can use different math we are currently working on such as counting by 10’s or 5’s, addition, or story problems. We can have problems in the box and have students bring the question back to their team and solve it together. We can have a jump rope race, bouncing basketball, and dribbling soccer ball. We can have smaller groups 3 kids and split the area of running down to get more kids involved and a better idea of who is competent with the math equations. This race can also be for vocabulary words or other subjects.

ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES

Distance: full court, half court, & same or two different gait changes.

Gait options: running, skipping, backwards run, backwards skip, galloping, power skipping, leaping, bounding, grapevine, single leg bounds, using animals (crab walk, bear crawl, gorilla walk, alligator crawl, chicken walk, frog jumps, etc.), walk like a zombie or a robot, limitless possibilities for gaits will keep them on their toes and not bored. Likewise, the last winners can pick the next gait choice.

MATH OPTIONS

If there is extra time during the presentation I can go over a couple more PE lessons if there is interest.