PHYSICAL LITERACY CREATING ACTIVITIES FOR THE CLASSROOM "Physical Activity is Fertilizer for the Brain
WHAT IS PHYSICAL LITERACY? 1. BEING COFIDENT IN PERFORMING PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES 2. USING THE PROPER LANGUAGE SURROUNDING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
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MATH CIRCLE
Motivation, confidence, competence, knowledge and understanding of physical activities
Students form teams of 4 (the number can vary) – standing in a circle back to back They pick a physical activity – repeat this three times The teacher says a number – the students jump to the middle holding out a number on their hand Students add up their fingers – continue till success
Students get flash cards to hold against their heads The flashcards have a physical activity or some sort of descriptive word The students then act the word out till the student with the flashcard is successful
HEAD BANDS