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Two’s company, Three’s a crowd warm-up for Grade 4

Sioned Seeley-Cavers TWO’S COMPANY, THREE’S A CROWD In basketball players are need to be able to dodge defensemen, navigate around moving players, and judge where to pass the ball. In previous lessons students practiced dribbling and shooting hoops. Today’s lesson in basketball, students will learn offensive and defensive skills and …

Sticky Parts warm-up for Grade 8

Katrina Crawshaw WARM-UP: “Sticky Parts” – bean bag balancing exercise This warm-up would precede a 90-minute lesson (or two 45-minute blocks) on balance. We would discover how to be aware of our center gravity when approaching balance poses. We would play with focus to explore why eyesight plays such a …

Cat & mouse warm-up for Grade 3

Samantha Einarson As the game Cat and Mouse requires quick movements with lots of directional changes, it is a great warm-up for a basketball lesson. This game involves players keeping their head up, paying attention to their surroundings, and maintaining body control, which are all important in basketball. The lesson …

Card Suit Relay warm-up for Grades 4/5

Tessa Webb This lesson could precede a racquet sport (ie badminton) activity, running activity, or a team sport activity (soccer, football, floor hockey, etc) as it warms up the leg muscles and prepares students for running and moving forward and laterally. Alternatively, it could be used before a low energy …

Throw & Catch Tag warm-up for Grade 4

Denee Nickel The lesson would focus on a team sport, preferably basketball, as it involves throwing and catching a ball. The focus would be on working as a team and movement concepts such as spatial awareness, effort awareness, and relationships with others and objects. This could fall under the Big …

Tic Tac Toe Relay, Warm-up for Grade 6

Anne Berland This warm-up activity will take place before a basketball lesson in the gym. The Tic-Tac-Toe game is fun and students will likely participate enthusiastically, which helps in team building. While being physically active in this warm-up, the students are also working together to strategize a plan for the …

RELEAF! Math Game for Kindergarten/Grades 1-3

RELEAF! A Mathematical Card Game Emily Shorthouse RELEAF! sample cards RELEAF! sample cards2 INTRODUCTION RELEAF! is a card game that engages players in computation fluency, mathematical problemsolving strategies, subitizing and development of addition and multiplication concepts. By using the different variations of this game, players will build their basic math …