This week, the 4th grade Phys Ed class started learning the names of the bones in the body. For warm-ups, I divided the class into eight groups and assigned each group a color skeleton to build. Each student then received a dice and rolled to determine which of the six exercise stations they went to in the gym. After completing the exercise, they could then go to the "Bone Pile" in the center of the gym to take one bone of their color back to their team! Working as quickly as they could, they continued the cycle of rolling the dice, performing the exercise and earning another bone for their team. The first team to completely build their skeleton earned bragging rights for the day!
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Carter completing power jumps
to earn a bone for his team! |
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| The "Bone Pile". |
SUCCESS!! |
After working in small groups to build their skeletons, I handed out the big bones to the class to see if they could work together to build a skeleton. Through collaboration and cooperation we all learned a little bit more about anatomy. |
As we were wrapping up for the day,
I overheard one of the student's say, "Science and PE together - How Cool"!
