Social Distance Games & Activities

Social Distance Games & Activities

Teaching face-to-face during a pandemic is tough and much harder than I think many of us were anticipating. I added this meme to my Curriculum Night video to parents this year. I think sometimes if we weren’t laughing we’d be crying…my heart also goes out to all of my colleagues who are teaching virtually right […]

“It Mitts”, Spice up your Tag Games in PE class!

I’ve been using these car wash gloves from the dollar store in my physical education classes for some time now. You’re probably wondering why… I call them “it mitts”! The children who are chosen to be “it” for tag games wear them. There are a few reasons these are awesome to use in gym classes, day […]

Pedometers in HPE Class- Let’s Climb Some Towers!

From Fitbits and Jawbones to Moov Nows and Piezos, Fitness trackers are all the rage right now! Why not bring that into the classroom/gym class? (Simple pedometers work great too!) I’ve made a few posters (in French & English!) that show the number of steps it takes to reach the top of the CN* & Eiffel […]

Phys Ed Hack

Since nothing EVER sticks to the gym walls at my school I had to think of a hack for that! I decided to cut two straight lines/slits (a couple centimetres on each side of the hole) into my flat pylons in order to stick circuit training cards, instructions, and station sheets into them. It worked […]

“Vedettes du S.P.O.R.T” Gym Classroom Management Posters in French

S.T.A.R.S EQUIVALENT FOR FRENCH IMMERSION HPE TEACHERS Les Vedettes du S.P.O.R.T When I taught Health & Physical Education in English a few years ago I used the “S.T.A.R.S” system to help with behaviour management and to keep the students motivated in the gym. I had no luck finding a French version anywhere so I made […]