February 2011
Elementary Physical Activity Calendar
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday/ / 1
Build a tower of pillows and practice throwing sock balls at the top pillow. Can you knock it over? / 2
Snowball fight! Have a pretend snowball fight using paper balls. Hide behind a sofa and other furniture. / 3
Sit back to back with a grownup and pass a ball around the side to each other-count 50 passes to each side, all around your bodies. Go the other way. / 4
Help the family with chores today-good exercise! / 5
Clear out a big space-can you log roll across the room?
6
Play a game of Duck, Duck, Goose with your family. / 7
Play your favorite tag game today at recess.
/ 8
Do some wall push-ups today to build strong muscles. / 9
Do the Chicken Dance today. Teach it to a friend. / 10
Put a tennis ball in a sock; tie a knot. Fling the ball around by the tail and see how many you can catch with a friend. / 11
Got snow? Go sledding. Wear a helmet and make sure you are on a safe hill. / 12
Take a grandparent or other adult relative for a long walk today.
13
Get a pail and fill with paper balls or sock balls. Use a broomstick to stir the pot of sock soup. Stir with both hands. / 14
Take five pieces of newspaper and roll into a long tight paper tube. Tape the sides so it will stay rolled. Balance the paper tube on fingers, hand, elbow, anything! / 15
Can you juggle a foot bag with your feet? For a video of how to do this go to: http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/8463 . Ask family to make one with rice inside of balloons. / 16
Lay down and make angels in the pretend snow! / 17
Play catch with a partner. Do this in a big space in your house. Use a sock ball so lamps are safe. / 18
Practice hopping from room to room. How many rooms can you get to without losing your balance? Remember, hopping is on one foot. / 19
Practice juggling w/ socks or soft balls. Go to: http://www.acm.uiuc.edu/webmonkeys/juggling/ for tips.
20
Try jumping around on a pogo stick. / 21 Play some
basketball outside. / 22
Snowing where you live? Get out and help your family shovel snow. / 23
Play some tag football outside today. / 24
Practice dribbling a ball. Can you do 100 bounces in a row? / 25
Play Red Light, Green Light today with your friends. / 26
Go bowling today!
27
Use a broom to pretend that you are shoveling snow in the house. Carry each pretend shovelful of snow to a different place. / 28
Use tape to make a hopscotch diagram in a hallway.
Jump carefully! / / / / /
Duplicated with permission from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). For information on quality physical education visit: http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/publications/teachingTools/key-points-ofQPE.cfm