Grade 2
June 8 - 12.
“I can move to a variety of sound cues.”
“I can cooperate with others.”
- This game comes from Ms. Parsons and is called “Hello Tree.” For this game you need a partner, a blind fold, and trees. One person will put the blind fold on, while the other person will lead them to a tree. The person without the blind fold must give very clear instructions to help their partner reach the tree. The blind folded person but listen carefully to instructions and is not allowed to touch their partner. Once the blindfolded person gets to the tree, they are going to explore the tree with the help of their partner. The partner can ask questions such as, can you hug it or feel any moss on it? Once finished exploring the tree, the partner must lead the blindfolded person back to the start. When back to the start, the blindfolded person can try and find which tree they touched. You can then switch roles.
- Instead of trees, you could set up various objects and lead the blindfolded person to them, have them touch it and try and figure out what it is, lead them back to the beginning, take their blindfold off and have them look at all the objects and guess which one they touched. You can vary this game in many ways!
June 1 - 5.
“I can move in general space at different speeds while avoiding others and obstacles.”
“I can throw an object underhand.”
“I can throw an object underhand.”
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May 25 - 29.
“I can gallop at different speeds.”
“I can skip.’
- Practice galloping at home. Change direction and speeds. Do you prefer to go fast or slow?
“I can skip.’
- Practice skipping on a line, make a course with chalk, jump rope.
May 19 - 22.
“I can control an object by keeping it close to my body while moving in various directions.”
“I can move safely through a variety go physical activity indoors or outdoors."
“I can move safely through a variety go physical activity indoors or outdoors."
- To practice these outcomes you can start by choosing an object to keep close to your body such as kicking a soccer ball, dribbling a basketball or moving a hockey puck. Practice moving the selected object around keeping it close to you. Once you have successfully kept your object close, add in obstacles that you need to avoid and go around. You could use boxes, bottles, cans, toys, etc.
May 11 - 15.
“I can make up shapes (letters and numbers) using different body parts."
- See if you can make a ball with your body.
- See if you can make a pencil with your body.
- See if you can move your body to make each letter in your name, have a family member help you.
- Have someone call out any letter, number, or shape and see if you can create it with your body.
- Can you make anything else with your body? (frog, penguin, bear, cat, think of some of the ones we had learned!
- Watch the following video on sportsmanship:
- After watching the video, see if you can answer these questions:
- What is sportsmanship and how can I show it? What are ways I can handle losing a game?
- Make a list of ways to show good sportsman and a list of unsportsmanlike.
- Why was the second place trophy more meaningful to Howard than all of his other trophies put together?
- How do you think Howard’s behaviour in the beginning made others feel?
- What might have happened to Howard if he continued to be unsportsmanlike?
- Are you like Howard or do you know anyone like Howard?
May 4 - 8.
“I can balance for 5 seconds on different parts of my body (foot, bum, belly, back, one hand/one foot) creating different body shapes."
- Practice balancing on the body parts indicated. Can you go longer than 5 seconds?
- Test your balancing skills by trying out some of these ideas. What other ways have you practiced balancing?
- Go for a bike drive, a scooter ride.
- Balance cushion - see how long you can balance for. Try one foot instead of two.
- Skateboard - skateboarding takes balance.
- Bosu Ball - see how long you can balance for?
- Stand on a fit ball or some other type of ball - how long can you balance for? (make sure an adult is helping you)
- Make your own balance board. Pinterest has all kinds of ideas! One way to do this, is to find a solid cylinder object and place a board on top.
- Tie a piece of string between two trees. Can you walk the straight line?
- Make a “balancing beam” using wood, sticks, rocks or anything else you can find that will help you balance off the ground.
- Draw a line or a zigzag with chalk on the ground. Keep your keep on the line the whole time, try not to fall off! You could also use tape inside!
April 27 - May 1.
“I can roll a small ball underhand with one hand and hit a small target."
- Work on your bowling skills. There are various ways you can do this.
- Be creative and find something to use as bowling pins. Some examples could be, empty cereal boxes, Kleenex boxes, water bottles, etc. Use any type of ball to use as your bowling ball.
- You could do “modified lawn bowling. You can find this game on the daily games page.
- Count your heart beat and record how many beats you feel various times during the day. When do you have more beats? Here are some different times you can count:
- While watching TV.
- After a walk.
- While reading a book.
- After a run.
- After playing a game that involves physical activity.
- While playing a board game.
- While doing homework.
- After riding a bike.
April 20 - 24
“I can kick a ball and hit a target from farther distances."
- If you have a soccer ball or another type of object you can kick, practice kicking it around as a warm up.
- Next, set up some different targets all over, see if you are able to dribble the ball close to the target and then kick the ball at the target. Once you are able to hit the targets up close, start kicking from a further distance.
- Pick one spot and kick the ball at the target, every time you hit the target move back a little bit.
- When is your heart and breathing slow? What is your heart rate and breathing fast? Can you tell the difference? Try some different activities at home to see which ones make your heart beat fast.
- Watch this video on the heart: https://jr.brainpop.com/health/bodies/heart/
April 14 - 17
“I can move to a variety of sound cues.'
“I can move to a beat.”
“I can follow dance steps and movement patterns."
“I can move to a beat.”
“I can follow dance steps and movement patterns."
- Search “Dinosaur Stomp - Koo Koo Kangaroo ” and see if you can learn the dance! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imhi98dHa5w
- Once you have learned the dance, see if you can teach it to family member.
- Try some other dance videos on go noodle!
- Play a game of follow the leader.
- Using chalk, create a hopscotch/obstacle course outside.
April 6 -9
“I can hit an object with my hand.”
- Have some type of ball or even a balloon at your house? See how many times you can hit the object to keep it in the air. Try it with a family member, hitting it back and forth. See who drops it first.
- Play something similar to smack a ball at home. You can use your hand to smack the ball around your yard or open space of your home. You could also make your own net, and try to smack the ball into the net. Have a household member to play with? Take turns in net, or if you have two nets, play a game to see who scores the post points.
- Try the same things you did with your hand, expect this time with a paddle. If you do not have a paddle of some sort at home, you could be creative! You could use a bug swatter, a paper plate or bowl with a popsicle stick glued or taped to the end, you could use a Kleenex box, a roll of paper towel, the options are limitless!