Mark Ricketts

A 20 question review game to play with your class after an outdoor safety lesson (includes mostly sun safety, also weather safety (dress in layers in cold), general safety (telling parents where you are playing) ) You can also use as a template to modify any words/questions without having to create the animations or quiz show again. You could use this template over and over again for any unit review.

This comprehensive locomotor unit plan will have your students excited to practice locomotor (or traveling) skills within the many varied activities. It was designed for Second Grade, but can be used in first as well with some activities appropriate for Kindergarten. It is designed to go along with short picture books- "Socco and Slurpie's Island Adventure" and "Socco and Slurpie's Island Adventure- The Lost Chapers," both written by myself (Mark A. Ricketts) and both available as paperback on

Perfect for a whole school walk at school day, individual class walk brain break, or P.E. class lesson outside, these 19 signs for cones that each have something different for the students to do at each cone or during the students' travel to the next cone. These creative signs are ready to use and include exercises as well as fun movements for the whole class These cone signs are taped to cones which are spaced around the outside of the school, on a field, or on any blacktop area. The course ca

Beginning of the year newsletters. 5 grade level example brochure templates from Kindergarten through Fourth grade. Start off the year with one less thing to do by purchasing these Kindergarten through Fourth grade P.E. program brochure editable Word templates. They are modeled off of a brochure that advertised different dance classes at a business. Using this idea, I created these brochures to advertise the different skills/units that each grade level works on in physical education. I send

Eight total fitness workout projects/plans to choose from. Three workouts are more simple and require students to select exercises, put them in order, and list how long to do each exercise and rest break. Easy to use forms so students don't spend much time writing. (Leader, Jump Rope, and Aerobic Step Workouts) Five workout projects require more work and include stretches. The project choices vary in amount of work. (Individual Weekly Plan, DVD demo, Fitness Board Game, Fitness Tic-Tac-Toe, Ch

Three small group creative performance project choices with an easy to use group checklist of what is required for each choice. Choice sheets: 1.Group tells a story through movement; 2. Prop performance on the gym floor using movements and any available props such as scarves, frisbees, hoops, etc.; 3. Mat performance- small groups perform balances and gymnastic moves on two to three mats that are laid side by side in a planned performance. A rubric and beginning of topic performance brainstorm

A document that gives a parent activities for their child in K-4 who is struggling in some, or all, physical skills in physical education class. Includes short tips and learning progressions for catching, jump rope, overhand throw at targets, passing (as in a sport game), catching (as in a sport game), dance, volleyball hits, dribbling, and a couple basic tips about practicing the skills with the parent's child. A good send home resource for parents who ask how to help their students with physi

Use these 15 math and physical activity stations in the gymnasium for a family math night. They are western themed and will allow your students and their families to "wrangle" those simple math problems.

This Pirate Math night is a list of activities (created or modified by me) that allow you to run a fun physical activity math night in the gymnasium. They are set up as station signs You will need Microsoft word.