PE with Ms. Anwender

Good Morning St. Clare Friends! The sun is shining bright today so let's get our bodies moving! Remember 60 minutes of daily activity is a great way to maintain wellness! Today I would love to share another great resource for ideas on how to keep your family active this summer and maintaining a healthy lifestyle during these trying times.  Active For Life is a "Canadian non-profit social initiative created to help parents give their children the right start in life through the development of physical literacy".  This website has tonnes of ideas and articles for families to get active at home with minimal effort.  https://activeforlife.com/articles/ The following link includes several ideas to move, such as: Recipe for an active day Tips to keep active during the pandemic How to get kids more active at home DIY obstacle course outside 57 awesome family dance party jams Summer "day camp" at home 15 ways to keep kids cool this summer No backyard? Try bringing the ...

Good Morning St. Clare Friends! It's another great day to get outside, move your body and get your heart and lungs pumping! Today I'd like to share a great resource for you and your family to use during the summer months to stay active and promote a holistic wellness approach for the mind, body and soul!  Today's resource is from BOKS Canada:  https://www.bokskids.ca/boks-at-home/ I have mentioned this resource several times as it has so many AWESOME   ideas to keep you and your family active, strong and healthy!  How it works: 1) Register your family with an email and receive the "Holiday Fun Pack"! (use the link above) What this includes: You will have BOKS BURSTS (5-10 minute activity breaks) BOKS lessons with 30 minute fun interactive lessons with warmups, skill work, games and video links Crafts Games Recipes Calendar template to track your "summer movement" Benefits of the program: Ideas for kids to play and have fun Gets kids meeting daily recomme...

Good Morning St. Clare Friends! It's going to be a beautiful day today so let's get outside and enjoy the sunshine and move our bodies!!!  Please find attached the link to participate in our Canada themed playday. Check out a link or two and then head outside to play! There are a variety of activities that are sure to peek your interest! Let's Move! Enjoy! ** Virtual Play Day Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18qDQckx0fjmquTjTgPaANNhQ9g0NMchUb_tW8wJk5hY/edit?usp=sharing Stay Active! Stay Strong! Stay Positive! Sherri Anweder

Good Morning St. Clare Friends! It's a beautiful morning and the sun is shining! With today being the last day of Google Classroom, please include a movement break to start your day off right! Today is our last official physical activity lesson ... finishing with another partner skipping trick! Are you ready to sweat? ** Please note that I will continue to post all of next week with several fun activities to keep you and your family moving this summer to maintain physical, mental, social and emotional well being through the summer months! So please stay tuned!  Materials: - a skipping rope - any rope that is the correct height to jump with ** To find the right size rope, hold the handles in both hands, step on the center with both feet and pull until the rope is tight at your chest. (If it is too long simply wrap it around your hands to shorten.) Key Skills for Jump Rope: 1) Keep your elbows at your sides. 2) Use your wrist to turn the rope. 3) Bend your knees slightly when you la...

Good Morning St. Clare Friends! Looks like the weather is going to perk up so it will be a great day to get outside and move our bodies and get our hearts pumping with some jump rope!  Today our challenge is trying to skip with a partner attempting the following tricks below. Remember good communication always makes working with others enjoyable for everyone! Let's do it! Materials: - a skipping rope - any rope that is the correct height to jump with ** To find the right size rope, hold the handles in both hands, step on the center with both feet and pull until the rope is tight at your chest. (If it is too long simply wrap it around your hands to shorten.) Key Skills for Jump Rope: 1) Keep your elbows at your sides. 2) Use your wrist to turn the rope. 3) Bend your knees slightly when you land. Activity: 1) Today I would like you to warm up with jumping over rope while walking or basic jump rope on the spot. Challenge yourself to do 50 or up to 100 skips in a row without stopping! ...

Good Morning St. Clare Friends! Well it's a bit windy today but still a great day to get outside and move your body! Today is our last day for individual skipping tricks! Tomorrow we will introduce partner tricks! So let's get our hearts pumping and muscles moving! Materials: - a skipping rope - any rope that is the correct height to jump with ** To find the right size rope, hold the handles in both hands, step on the center with both feet and pull until the rope is tight at your chest. (If it is too long simply wrap it around your hands to shorten.) Key Skills for Jump Rope: 1) Keep your elbows at your sides. 2) Use your wrist to turn the rope. 3) Bend your knees slightly when you land. Activity: 1) Today I would like you to warm up with jumping over rope while walking or basic jump rope on the spot. Challenge yourself to do 50 or up to 100 skips in a row without stopping! You can do it!! 2) Our new jump rope skill today is "TWISTER" skipping. So give it a try! Set a...