Halloween Games

The second quarter started off with Halloween games! The kindergarten and first graders incorporated locomotor skills in the creative expression of Halloween movements. They pretended to be a variety of Halloween costumes and moved accordingly. It was fun to observe their ideas of how a mummy walks, cowboy gallops, and bat flies! The second and third graders explored the effort concepts of fast, slow, hard, and soft. They learned the best way to throw a ball in order to knock a pumpkin (small ball) off of a vine (cone). Each team was determined to be the first to have "Five Little Pumpkins Roll Out Of Sight." Meanwhile, the fourth and fifth graders studied how important it is to practice concepts, when learning new skills. They practiced keeping their heads up and using their fingers, instead of their palms, while building their basketball dribbling skills. The game "Ball Monster" allowed them to dribble against two fellow classmates to see who could acquire the most basketballs in their caves. It was "scary" to watch the students keep control of the basketballs and dribble quickly, in order to beat the monsters! All in all, these games were an exciting way to include the holiday spirit in physical education class!