With the warm weather we have had this week it is easy to be active outside!  As the sun becomes stronger it is important to be safe in the sun.  Wear sunscreen, sun hat, and sunglasses to avoid getting a painful sunburn and protect your eyes.  Also, drink water throughout the day to keep your body from becoming overheated. 😎🌞

Crawling is a fabulous way to strengthen your arms and legs.  Crawling is a Non-Locomotor Movement because we are moving with body parts other than our feet.  Try out these 6 different ways of crawling forwards and backwards.  Click on the colored words to try.

                                                        6 WAYS TO CRAWL

Here is another fun game to try with materials you have around your house.  You will need 2 cans of food and a round cylinder like an empty Clorox Wipes container.  It is best to play with a partner, but it is also fun to practice rolling at a target on your own.  Please click on the colored words to find out how to play.

                                                    CLOROX ROLLING GAME

How many times can you knock over the container in the middle?  

Jump Rope - Grade 3 and 4

Get ready to be active by practicing your Jump Rope Skills!  For the next couple of weeks we will be getting ready for our Virtual Jump Rope Challenge.

     #VirtualJump Event Day

     Let’s celebrate together from home Friday, June 19. Please join our school

     at jumpropeforheart.ca.

Each week there will be a new challenge for you to try.  This week's challenge is the Single Jump.  You can use a skipping rope or piece of rope tied to your size that is around your house.  Please click on the colored words and watch the video.

                                                         SINGLE JUMP   

Jump Rope - Kindergarten to Grade 2

Get ready to show off your Jumping Skills!  For the next few weeks we will be working towards our Virtual Jump Day.  I will have a Jump Rope Skill of the Week for you to practice.  
This week we will practice the Jog and Jump.  You can use a skipping rope if you have one or a rope tied to your size that you have around your house.  Please click on the colored words and watch the video.

                                                        JOG AND JUMP

 #VirtualJump Event Day

 Let’s celebrate together from home Friday, June 19.  Please join our school         at jumpropeforheart.ca. 

Virtual Jump Day - June 19th!!

#VirtualJump Event Day

Let’s celebrate together from home Friday, June 19. Please join our school at jumpropeforheart.ca.

We encourage you to join #VirtualJump even if you aren’t able to fundraise. It’s important for all of us to be active at home and practice healthy habits to take care of ourselves and each other.

Starting Monday, May 25, Heart & Stroke is sharing free, downloadable activities for families to do at home together. Each week will focus on a different EASY healthy habit

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Look for the Good at Home

0. Today you’re going to create a Look for the Good Scavenger Hunt. Find things that are good all around your home. Place a stuffed animal or piece of paper on top of the things that you find until you run out of objects. Don’t hide them, make sure you can see the animals or papers.  Start and timer and see how quickly you can collect them all of the items!
   
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2. Remember to do jumping jacks and spell G-O-O-D each time you collect one. Now, finish your walk by talking (or thinking) about why you chose the good things that you found in your home.

Try this fun Penguin Race!  You will need a pair of socks or a small ball that you can hold between your knees and 6 cups.  Click on the colored words and get ready to challenge your leg strength!  

                                                                Penguin Race


Here is another fun race to try on this rainy week!  You will need:

• Running shoes 
• 1 Coin
• Piece of paper with 10 lines drawn on it like this ⇨⇨⇨

Remember to pump your arms and legs as you run.  Click on the colored words to follow along.    
                                                             
                                                              200m COIN FLIP

Try it again if you didn't make it to 200m.  Go Citadel!

Look for the Good! - Grade 3 and 4

It was a beautiful, sunny long weekend!  I hope that you were able to enjoy some activities outside with your family!  
Remember how we were using paper plates and spatulas to make paddles last week.  Try this fun warm up to practice some of those skills we learned last week.  Please click on the colored words.

                                                            Hit The Ball Y'all 


Try to go for a walk in your yard or neighborhood this week and Look for the Good.  See the video below by clicking on the colored words.
                                                                
                                                             LOOK FOR THE GOOD  

There are 3 rules to follow as you Walk

•  First, walk where it’s safe! 
•  Second, walk for at least 10 minutes at a time – 30 would be outstanding! 
•  Third, look for the good as you walk.

Some examples of things I think are good are funny animals, busy insects, beautiful buildings, wonderful trees. You can use my examples, or you can find your own!  How many good things can you find?  I counted 10 beautiful trees with long trunks and branches on my walk today.

Look for the Good! - Kindergarten to Grade 2

The weather was beautiful this past long weekend!  I went biking with my family and played some outdoor games with the frisbee and soccer ball.  If was fun to be out in the fresh air for some activity!  Try to go for a walk in your yard or neighborhood this week and Look for the Good.  See the video below by clicking on the colored words.
                                                                
                                                             LOOK FOR THE GOOD  

There are 3 rules to follow as you Walk

•  First, walk where it’s safe! 
•  Second, walk for at least 10 minutes at a time – 30 would be outstanding! 
•  Third, look for the good as you walk.

Some examples of things I think are good are funny animals, busy insects, beautiful buildings, wonderful trees. You can use my examples, or you can find your own! 

Here is a fun Dance about making patterns.  Can you perform all of the dance moves in this video?

                                                  BANANA BANANA MEATBALL

The May Long Weekend is coming up and the weather is looking great!  It will be a good time to enjoy some activities in the sunshine with your family. 🌞🏃🎾

Here is a Warm Up that you can do inside or outside.  Your goal is to be feeling warmer, starting to sweat, and breathing faster at the end of this Warm Up.  You will need 4 rocks, toys, or blocks to mark out a square.  Please click on the colored words below.  

                                                             SWEAT BOX

How many times can you complete the circuit?

• Square Run
• Jumping Jacks
• Push Ups
• Squats

I moved up to 4 of each exercise in the video.  Can you do the exercises 5, 6, and 7 times?

Here are a few more Paddle Challenges.  How many times can you perform the challenges in a row without any mistakes?  Keep practicing and you will improve!

                                                        
                                                     More Paddle Tricks

Can you create your own challenge with your paddle?  Have an active long weekend, Citadel Park School!

Keep the words above in your mind as you try the Fitness Shuffle to Warm Up your body.  Can you do the exercises for the entire song?  Find an open space and click on the colored words below. 

                                                        FITNESS SHUFFLE

Here is another hand-eye-coordination activity to try with your paddles.  You will need a bucket for this one.  How many times can you make your beanbag land in the bucket?

                                                    PADDLE BUCKET DROP

 

Did you find a difference when trying to drop your beanbag into the bucket with the smaller opening?  Keep practicing!!                                                                                                       

Shuttle Run - Grade 3 and 4

Have you ever tried the Shuttle Run?  It is a fun way to improve your speed and agility.  It is important to practice agility exercises so that we learn to move quickly.  A Shuttle Run can be done on your own or with a partner.  Each person will need a start line marker, a finish line marker, and 2 stuffed animals or toys to pick up.  Please click on the colored words and enjoy challenging yourself to move quickly!  

                                                           SHUTTLE RUN

The Plank is another great exercise to improve our core muscles.  Give it a try and also have your homemade paddles and a bouncy ball to practice your hand-eye coordination.
Please click on the colored words.

                                                        Plank and Self Rally

Give these a try inside or outside.  What is your best score?

Kindergarten to Grade 2

As the leaves begin to come out on the trees and the weather warms up it is an excellent time to be active outside!  Skipping, bike riding, playing in your yard, running, and walking will help you to keep a positive attitude.

Today I challenge you to make an obstacle course with your stuffed animals or toys!  Find at least 6 of them and place them in a row.  You will also need a basket for the end of the row.  Please click on the colored words and get ready to be active.

                                                    Today's Fun Warm Up

Next, try this new twist on the Dead Bug.  You will need a foam block or a light toy that doesn't bend.  Be creative!  Also, take out your paddles from last week for a new challenge.  Click on the words below to find out more.  

                                                             DEAD BUG

Always try your best and you will improve if you try each exercise each day this week!

Happy Mother's Day!

This Sunday is Mother's Day!  Put a smile on your mom's face by doing something nice for her.  Think about ways that you can help with chores around your home.  You could surprise your Mother by cooking a meal, cleaning, or gardening.  Your mothers will be so happy!

Today's Fun Warm Up Game is called Circle Ball.  Two things that you will need to find around your house are:

• 1 Piece of Rope or a Hula Hoop
• 1 Bouncy Ball

Please click on the colored words to learn how to play.            
   
                                                               CIRCLE BALL   

We are continuing to work on our Paddle Skills!  Click on the colored words to try some new challenges with your homemade paddles.  

                                                             PADDLE TRICKS

Can you keep practicing and beat my score or your best score?  GO, CITADEL PARK, GO!

Hats on For Mental Health Day

Wear a hat today to show your support for Mental Health!  Just as we do exercise to look after our bodies, we need to also take care of our minds.  Mindfulness helps us to keep our feelings and emotions positive.  It is being curious and noticing what is going on.  

Mindfulness

• Try each of these poses for 1 minute in a quiet place and think about the things that you can see, hear, feel, taste, and touch.  
• Notice how different you feel after just 2 minutes of noticing your surroundings. 

After you have finished practicing Mindfulness, try a different Warm-Up.  Find 2 cans of food and click the colored words to follow along.

                                                     CANNED FOOD FITNESS

Also, try a new Challenge with paddles.  You can easily make a paddle with materials around your house if you don't have a paddle.  Watch the video to find out how and try to beat your best score!
                                                        PADDLE CHALLENGE

New Challenge - Grade 3 and 4

It was a great weekend to go for a bike ride or walk!  Did the activities and playing outside make you feel happy?  Try to practice Gratitude each day this week by writing down one thing that put a smile on your face.  Put it in a box and at the end of the week count how many smiles you have in your box.  😊

Find an open space and click on the colored words for Today's Warm Up!

                                             

                                                          5 EXERCISES

Bop It

This weeks challenge is called 'Bop It'!  You will need the following materials around your house to play inside or outside.  

• 1 piece of paper scrunched in a ball
• 2 Paper Plates
• 6 or more objects to mark a circle

Please Click on the colored words to find out how to play.

                       

                                                                BOP IT

                                                               

                                                           

Pillow Relay - Kindergarten to Grade 2

Here is a great workout to begin the week!  Pretend you are making a Healthy meal for yourself and getting a workout at the same time.  Find an open space and click on the colored words to make some Tacos.

                   

                                                      How to Play Taco Chef  

Pillow Relay

Try this fun relay to keep your body active!  The Pillow Relay can be played on your own or with someone else.  Challenge yourself to see how fast you can collect all of the items in the other basket!  You will need:

•  1 Sheet of Paper torn into 6 Strips
•  2 Pillows or Stuffed Animals
•  2 Baskets or Boxes

Please click on the Colored Words.              PILLOW RELAY

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Bocce with a Twist - Grade 3 and 4

Have you ever wondered where Wrestlers get their amazing strength from?  They all have strong CORE muscles.  When you practice core exercises you are strengthening the muscles in your tummy, back, hips, and bottom.  The core muscles help you to sit and stand up straight.  You will need a small ball or pair of socks to throw.  Click on the colored words to try a challenge from a famous Wrestler.  

                                                         CORE CHALLENGE

Bocce with a Twist
Bocce is a fun game that usually involves rolling.  For this type of Bocce we are going to practice our kicking skills.  You will need 2 or 3 balls or a rolled up pair of socks and something that you can throw to mark your spot - could be a frisbee, piece of sidewalk, chalk or a beanbag.  This game can be played with 1 or more people.  Watch the video by clicking on the colored words below.
               
                                                           KICKING BOCCE

Give it a try!  How close can you get one of your balls to the target?  Have Fun and Be Active, Citadel Park School!

Bingo - Kindergarten to Grade 2

Have you ever played BINGO?  It is a game that requires you to make straight lines and diagonal lines on a Bingo card.  When you click on the colored words below a Bingo Card will open.  Today, we are going to try Fitness Bingo.  Choose a square, do the exercise, and then click on the square to mark it.  An 'X' will appear over the words.  The goal is to make a straight line on the card by clicking the squares one at a time to make a line.    

                                                            FITNESS BINGO

Try to perform the exercises with good form!  Here is an example of a completed Bingo Card.  Do an exercise, click on that square and then do another exercise.  See how many lines you can complete on your card.  Have Fun and Be Active!