Kindergarten to Grade 2 - Throwing and Catching

Hello Boys and Girls!

I hope that you have been enjoying the challenges this week!  Please go back and try some of the challenges from this week so that you can keep improving your movements.  

Remember that exercise helps to keep our hearts healthy and strong.  It also helps us to feel happier 😃.  So let's try our best everyday to perform the movements.

Warm-Up

Find an open space infront of your computer and click on the coloured words to begin.

5 MINUTE WARM-UP

Throwing and Catching

For this activity you will need something soft that you can throw and catch with 1 hand.

* 1 Sock Ball

* 1 Small Ball or Beanbag

Please click on the coloured words to begin.  

THROWING AND CATCHING

How many times can you throw your objects without letting them hit the ground?

Grade 3 and 4 - Coin Toss

 Happy Thursday, Grade 3's and 4's!  Look at all of these reasons why exercise is very important. 

Take Care of Yourself by being positive and giving your best effort!  Exercise helps you to get stronger, fitter, and feel happier.  Click on the coloured words for today's warm-up.  All that you will need is a coin, a paper, and pencil.

200 METER COIN FLIP

Throwing and Catching

Make a sock ball and try the challenges in this video.  How many times can you throw and catch your sock ball without dropping it on the ground?  Remember that the sock ball should be thrown to the height of your head.    

THROWING AND CATCHING

 Go, Citadel Park, Go!!

Gr. 3 and 4 - Match Fit

 Hello Grade 3's and 4's!

The weather has been fantastic for some outdoor activity!  I encourage you to spend some time outside each day being active!  Building snow sculptures, making snow angels, playing tag, and going for walks.

Today's warm-up is a Matching Fitness Game.  In this game you look for the matching exercises and then you do that exercise for 45 seconds.  See how many times you can complete the exercise while keeping good form.  Find an open space and click on the coloured words to begin.

MATCH FITNESS

Underhand Throwing 

Practice your underhand throwing.  The materials you will need for this target game are:

* 1 Plastic Cup

* 1 Dice (or a small block that will sit on top of the upside down cup)

* 1 Box turned upside down

* 1 Rolled up pair of socks or small ball

UNDERHAND THROW

Balances

Try these balances.  Can you slowly count to 20 while holding these shapes?

Kindergarten to Grade 2 - Crab Walk

Hello Grade 1's and 2's!

Have you been enjoying the beautiful, warm winter weather lately?  I encourage you to spend some time outside each day being active!  You can be active in your yard by building snow sculptures, making snow angels, sledding, and making your own paths in the snow. 

 

Find an open space where you won't bump into anything and click on the coloured words to follow along with me in today's warm-up.

MATCH FITNESS

We will also practice our CRAB WALK.  Click on the coloured words and read the instructions.  How far can you do the Crab Walk around your house while keeping your hips off the ground?  

CRAB WALK

Balance

Try these 2 balances.  Can you count to 20 slowly without touching your foot to the ground?

Grade 3 and 4 - Fortune Teller

Hello Boys and Girls!  

Today we are going to do a Fun HIT warm-up with 5 Exercises and then we will work movement skills.  Find an open space where you won't bump into anything and click on the coloured words. You should feel warm and be breathing faster after your warm-up.

HIT WARM-UP  

After you have finished your warm-up we are going to create a Fortune Teller!  Go to the Gym Section in your Google Classroom and PRINT a copy of the game.  Follow the directions at the bottom of the page on how to fold.  You can play on your own or with another person. This activity includes the following movement skills: walk, crab walk, hop, jump, throw, catch, run, and balance.

Cut out the large square and follow the directions at the bottom.  Click on the coloured words to follow along with me as I make the Fortune Teller.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR FORTUNE TELLER  

Kindergarten to Grade 2 - Pillow Relay

Hello Grade 1 and 2 students!  It is a great day to be active.  Let's practice our counting as we move quickly and change direction to pick up objects.  

You will need to find the following items around your house:

2 boxes 

6 small pillows or stuffed animals

6 small pieces of paper

Get ready for a super fun warm-up!  Please click on the coloured words and follow along with me!

PILLOW RELAY

Try this relay 2-3 times to see how quick you can move your pillows and papers from one box to the other.  

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, Citadel Park School!  I hope you had a Wonderful Winter break with your families.  The weather was great for enjoying activities outside such as playing tag, walking, sledding, skating, and building snow sculptures.  

Welcome back to the first week of school and our place for fun gym activities that can be done at home inside or outside.  Please join me here each day and try your best! 

The first activity will get your heart pumping and help you to build strong muscles!  Please click on the colored words below and follow along.

FITNESS SHUFFLE

                                                        

The second activity will help you to work on your balance and core strength.  Find your favourite Stuffed Animal for these exercises.

STUFFY BALANCE

Replay the videos more than once to really challenge yourself.  Go, Citadel Park, Go!!

Choose 5 Yoga Poses from the poster below and hold them while you slowly count to 20.