Mr. Belliveau's Class

DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY/ OUTDOOR LEARNING

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Fitness Stations. Create fitness stations around your space (living room, backyard, garage, driveway). Lay out the equipment you’ll need at each station. Rotate through the stations and spend 2 minutes at each. (Station Ideas: skipping, running on the spot, jumping jacks, sit ups, side-to-side jumping, sidekicks, ball toss against a wall).
A Field Trip at Home. Travel to the garage. Discover 3-5 new things you haven’t seen before. What are they? How do they work? Use your imagination.
Search and Find. Head outside… Find, draw and describe the following: 2 structures that are man-made, 2 structures that are found in nature. What types of loads (i.e. a solid or liquid that has weight) do these structures carry or hold? Compare and contrast how these items are similar and different.
Be Anything. March on the spot and when a command is given, jump into a frozen position representing an action, or statue. Leader calls out the frozen action. Telephone pole Baseball pitcher, Quarterback throwing a football, Mountain climber, Race car driver, Grow like a flower, Lightning bolt.
Outfit Combinations. Choose two drawers from your dresser. Sort the clothing items so common items are grouped together (i.e. shirts, pants, etc.). How many of each item do you have? What items do you need to make one complete outfit? How can you pair the items you have to make as many different outfits as possible? Grade 3 DPA/Outdoor Learning Date Activity Saturday, April 18 Water Exploration.
Water Exploration. Choose 1 soft surface (i.e. grass, dirt, etc.) and 1 hard surface (i.e. sidewalk, deck, etc.). Pour 1 cup of water on the soft surface and 2 cups of water on the hard surface. What happens to the water on each surface? How does each surface change in different ways? How long do you think it will take for the water to dry?
Simon Says Movement Game. One person calls out a movement for the others to follow. (i.e. spin 3 times, 5 jumping jacks, 10 knee high kicks etc.) Take turns as the leader to call out “Simon Says…”

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