PE with Ms. Anwender

Good Morning St. Clare Friends! Hope you enjoyed your weekend and had an opportunity to enjoy the sun on Saturday! It looks like we are back to clouds and cold. Let's warm up our bodies with a fabulous game from Be Fit For Life... As we settle into a new way of life due to the current pandemic its important now more than ever to keep our body strong and healthy to deal with the stress and anxiety of all these changes. One of the best defenses against sickness and coping with all the changes is exercise ! By getting the blood flowing in your body, sweating and getting your heart rate up you making your body stronger and releasing the toxins from your body caused by stress. Sooo... GET MOVING! ;-) This week we will spend each day taking a look at the different card suits from this resource with exercises for each suit. Today we will start off the week looking at Healthy Hearts !❤ Healthy Hearts are going to get our heart pumping and blood flowing! Complete each exercise ...

Good Morning St. Clare Friends! Today we are going to have fun and use some creativity to get our hearts pumping and muscles moving with an at home obstacle course! Our family created 14 challenges to get our hearts pumping this beautiful Sunday morning: 1) 10 jumping jacks 2) 10 step ups 3) 2 foot jumps in all directions 4) 3 basketball shots 5) Balance walk over hockey pucks 6) Over under lazer beams 7) 10 soccer toe taps 8) Skier jumps along line 9) Army crawl through tunnel 10) Stuffie toss 11) Cup stack jump 12) Roll dice and complete squats 13) Football spin and dance 14) 10 basketball dribbles Check out our video to see these exercises in action... https://youtu.be/OoVonwqh2O0 Stay Active! Stay Strong! Stay Positive! Kind Regards, Sherri Anwender

Good Morning St. Clare Friends! Today we are going to focus on "warming up" our bodies before heading outside for a walk or shovelling the snow from last night! Below you will find a great visual resource courtesy of Be Fit For Life that will help guide your warm up! Warm ups that include aerobic (get your heart rate up), agility (move quickly in different directions), strength (build muscle) and balance are great to ready your body for activity and prevent injury. Using the poster below, choose 2-3 exercises from each column and complete them for 30 seconds each. Stay Active! Stay Strong! Stay Positive! Kind Regards, Sherri Anwender

Good Day St. Clare Friends! Well winter continues as we move into April! I guess we will celebrate the snow with this wintery outdoor game... MONKEY BALL (courtesy: be fit for life) Equipment: - soccer ball (or any ball would work) - playing area (back yard or open field) - 4 cones (anything to mark goal posts) Skills Explored: - running, stopping, striking, turning, squatting, crawling Activity Description: - Split players into two teams - Set up 2 nets using cones - Similar game to soccer but participants may only strike the ball with their hands - Participants try to score on opposing teams net - The ball may never be grabbed or held onto, only hit with the palm or back of the hand Safety: - Be aware of others - Create boundaries for a smaller field - Avoid grabbing, holding and smothering the ball in order to avoid getting struck by another participant - Keep the head and eyes up to avoid collisions and bashing of heads Variatio...

Good Morning St. Clare Friends! Today we are going to make a fortune teller with our favorite basic fundamental movements! Below are the instructions how to make the fortune teller and then you can get creative and add your favorite exercises to it. Please follow the instructions below: Materials: - 1 piece of paper - ruler - scissors - coloring tools (pen, marker, pencil crayon) Instructions: 1) Cut the game out of a piece of paper. It works best if you cut paper to a perfect square, which is 21.5 cm in length.    2) Fold all corners to the center. You now have a square.    3) Turn the square over. Fold corners to the center to make a small square.    4) Crease the paper lengthwise and then widthwise.   5) Add your movements on the outside. 6) Add your numbers inside. 7) Finally add your fortunes to the very inside. 12) Insert fingers. Start playing. Get your sweat on! Stay Active! Stay Stro...

APRIL is upon us St. Clare Friends! I would like to challenge you and your family to participate in the BOKS "April Fitness Challenge" (register at  https://www.bokskids.ca/boks-at-home/ ) The calendar has 3 daily challenges: 1) a BOKS Burst Movement Challenge (perfect to complete before beginning Google Classroom) 2) BOKS Live Class at noon (on BOKS Facebook page) 3) a BOKS Yoga & Mindfulness Activity (great way to end your day and relax) Get Active! Stay Strong! Move your Body! Get Your Heart Pumping! BOKS BURST: Clap for 10 (courtesy: BOKS) 1) Do 10 jumping jacks clapping your hands when they are above your head. 2) Do 10 lunges clapping your hands wen your hand are above your knees. 3) Do 10 burpees clapping your hands above your head when you jump up. 4) Do 10 crunches clapping your hands when they are above your knees. 5) Do 10 squats clapping your hands when you extend your legs. BOKS YOGA: Square Breathing (courtesy: BOKS)...

Good Morning St. Clare Friends! It's another chilly spring day that feels like the middle of winter! Let's embrace these elements, bundle up and head outside to play! Spending time outdoors is an essential part of living a healthy lifestyle. There are many benefits to spending time outdoors. Here are just a few: Improves mood and self esteem Improves focus and concentration Increases vitamin D levels Helps improve quality of sleep Helps to decrease symptoms of several health issues including depression, anxiety, ADHD and high blood pressure Winter Bowling (courtesy: be fit for life) Equipment: - any type of ball (soccer,  b asketball, volleyball, football, foam) - empty jugs, bottles, container Activity Description: -  Set up empty jugs in the shape of a triangle in the snow. - Create a line where participants must stand to underhand roll  the ball from - Participants attempt to knock all of the bottles down and are awarded points for ...