Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Goal Setting

Students at PHS will be working on goal setting over the next few weeks. Some classes have decided to focus on health, well-being, or fitness goals. The important part is choosing a goal that is realistic and beneficial for you! I’ve included some examples of goals, but please alter the times or types of activities to match your needs!

The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth Ages 5-17 years:

https://csepguidelines.ca/children-and-youth-5-17/

Summary of guidelines

-At least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity a day involving a variety of aerobic and muscle and bone building activities

-Uninterrupted 9-11 hours of sleep for children ages 5-13 with consistent bed and wake-up times

-No more than 2 hours of recreational screen time

Examples of goals:

-I will spend at least 30 minutes outside 5 days this week.

-We will go for a family walk 2 times this week.

-I will eat at least 2 vegetables each day.

-I will spend less than 2 hours per day on recreational screen time (TV, video and online games, surfing the internet).

-I will drink water instead of pop or soda.

-My bedroom will be free from screens/screen time.

-Family members will be off their screens during meal times.

-I will bike/scooter/inline skate at least 3 times this week.

-I will be in bed by 8:15 pm each night.

-I will try a new activity or an activity I haven’t done in a while (e.g., flying a kite).

-I will jump rope 50 consecutive times.

-I will do 70 push-ups this week (10 per day).

-I will try 3 different challenges from “I love a challenge” videos

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0WbPDm3QHkv5qCWVl0EHeA/videos

-I will do one exercise from each muscle group every day (see GoNoodle Muscle sheet below):

https://www.gonoodle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/GoNoodle-Flex-Your-Muscles.pdf

Friday, May 1, 2020

You are invited to try out a chalk obstacle course on the pathway behind Panorama Hills School! (Hopefully it won't rain for a bit so the course will last!) Feel free to add onto the course, or make your own course! 

Video of the obstacle course:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaNca0Qggrg

Friday, April 17, 2020

Hello!

I am currently supporting classrooms with literacy activities, but I will continue to update my blog on a regular (weekly) basis.

Video of Panorama Hills School teachers doing gymnastics (this was also posted to the google classrooms):
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8tU-si-fWw&t=33s

This is a challenging and stressful time for all of us and changes in routine can be hard on students. The following video was made for students and it talks about why we might lose control of our emotions:
https://classroom.google.com/w/NTc4OTg3NjY2MDZa/t/all

Movement ideas:
For the hockey fans, Connor McDavid has some workouts posted:
https://sites.google.com/epsb.ca/97-workouts-at-home/home


The Active for Life website has ideas for songs for a family dance party:
https://activeforlife.com/57-awesome-family-dance-party-jams/

I Like to Move It Song from the movie Madagascar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdcTmpvDO0I

It looks like we have some decent weather in store for us (finally!) Hope everyone can enjoy some safe physical activity outside (walking, biking, scooters, jump rope, inline skating, etc.) over the coming weeks!

Monday, April 6, 2020

Hello Panorama Hills Students!

What is physical and health literacy? Pick one of the videos below to find out more! (Then make sure you go do something active!) 

Introduction to Physical and Health Literacy- This is a short video (about 3 minutes) for kids 4-9 years old:
https://teachingtools.ophea.net/supplements/hands/introduction-physical-health-literacy

Exploring Physical and Health Literacy- Short video (about 3 minutes) for kids 8-13 years old:
https://teachingtools.ophea.net/supplements/hands/exploring-physical-health-literacy

Did you know?

Only 7% of Canadian children and youth get the recommended 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity at least six days a week.

(Taken from the Heart and Stroke foundation website)

https://secure-support.heartandstroke.ca/site/SPageServer/?pagename=jump_easyathome

Panorama Hills School
I want to hear about the different ways you are staying active! What are your favourite activities? Are you going outside? Do you have a favourite dance or exercise video? I would like to hear different ideas from the experts (you!) so I can make a list of ideas that other students might enjoy as well! You can email me (Ms. Bain) your ideas at lcbain@cbe.ab.ca, or you can write your ideas under the Physical Education section on your google classroom.

Thanks for reading the Physical Education blog!

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Hello!

Welcome back from spring break! I'm sure this spring break will be one to remember. I really miss all of your energy and enthusiasm during physical education! Your teachers are busy learning and preparing to go online. 

It is super important to continue to stay active. Besides keeping us healthy and strong, physical activity can also have a positive impact on your mood and your sleep.

My favourite activity this past week has been going outside for walk because I almost always feel better after it. (My 6 year old niece told me that walking is boring, so the important thing is to find an activity that you enjoy!)

Workouts for Kids 
The BOKS program hosts live activity/workout sessions for kids and families which require no equipment and can be performed at home. These run at 10 am our time (12 pm EST). They also have at home activity packs and a fitness calendar which can be downloaded for free.

https://www.bokskids.ca/boks-at-home/

Facebook live workouts:
https://www.facebook.com/BOKSKidsCanada/


Please feel free to email me (lcbain@cbe.ab.ca) ideas or ways your family enjoys staying active so these can be shared with others.

Thursday, March 19

Week of March 9-13
We began our gymnastics unit with mats. This week we covered:
-gymnastics rules
-safety landings
-ways to fall forward and backward so we don't get injured
-jumps
-balances
-rolls
-locomotor movements and animal walks

This was supposed to be the plan for the week of Mar. 16-19.

The teachers at PHS were also looking forward to showing off some of our gymnastic skills. I will see if I can get the videos to work and post them here. We'll settle for a picture for now. 



PHS teachers trying an adult gymnastics class (back at the beginning of February!)
Low bar- Ms. Costello
High bar- Ms. Kreze
Floor- Ms. Bain and Ms. Alberati

Sunday, March 8, 2020

This past week we worked on striking skills using balloons. Students also practiced their coordination and timing by trying to keep the balloon in the air using their hands, feet, elbows, knees and while lying on the floor and crab walking!

Gymnastics
This coming week we will be starting our gymnastics unit. An email was sent out via school messenger with additional information about this unit.