Take a few minutes to look at all the different game ideas submitted this month. Also, be sure to check out our new feature to the Interdisciplinary page, "Thinking on Your Feet" w/ Jean Blaydes. Remember, the more active our students are the more we spread around the joy of physical activity.

Lloyd Gage - PELINKS4U Graduate Assistant
Interdisciplinary Section Editor

Here are some cool games that were given to us by our own Technology editor, Gerry Cernicky.

PRIMARY/ELEMENTARY

• SPACE STATIONS- align the students into groups of three with one person inside a hula hoop and the other two outside. On the word "Blast off" each inside person must get to a new hoop (outside students lift hoop higher ). Chose 2-3 students without a hoop that must fill the inside of the hoop before the others. Switch places until all had a turn to be inside and out of the hoop.
• DONKEY KONG- place the entire class into a large circle about hands distant apart. The teacher stands in the center with a rope and jug or makeshift swinger that will pass under the students feet. Each student must jump over the jug and not accrue an established number of hits. Swing the jug in different directions and speeds for more variety. As a variation the students may line up in a spoke wheel formation and after each turn go to the end of the line and wait until the next turn.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

• NEVER OUT- make 2 or 3 games at once on the b-ball court that will be divide by cones. Make two bases (home-second) at each area. The "batter/kicker/thrower" must run only two bases. Any ball that is stopped by a fielder is thrown to a designated pitcher: At that point the runner(s) must freeze. There are no outs and switch places every 3 minutes. Challenge other groups form the other two areas in a round robin activity.
• DOUBLE LINE SOCCER - divide two teams with one each as goalies on either contact line and the remaining teammates on the midcourt line. The goalies are placed between two cones. The players meet with one ball between two opponents. On command, they will try to score any wayward ball through the opponents goalies below head level. Switch places often.

These game ideas submitted by Gerry Cernicky

1. Get to know students names as soon as you can! After learning them, use them often when giving praise, feedback, or getting students attention.
2. Look students in the eye when speaking with them.
3. Greet students at the gym entrance or in the locker room as soon as they arrive.
4. Have class rules posted clearly in all places in which you teach.
5. When instructing keep your "back to the wall" as much as possible.
6. While helping individual students with a task or skill, position yourself so you can see the rest of the class.
7. Keep your eyes up and looking across the class so you can see what is going with all of the students and not just the students in front of you. Think of it as a good defensive driver of a car. You don't look at the hood when driving, look out in front so you can anticipate and avoid potential problems.
8. Give feedback across the gym every now and then. For example, using a raised voice while students are practicing extend your voice across the gym telling Sally and Jessie they are doing a nice job working together.
9. Have students practice and perfect the procedures and protocols you set for such management tasks as entering and leaving the classroom, lining up, putting and getting out equipment, getting drinks, what to do on the start and stop signal, etc.

These ideas are from PE Centrals, classroom management