P.E.
​ ​Grades: 1-3​
Below are the suggested Daily Physical Activities that your child can do over the course of the week along with some links
to guided lessons. 30 mins of Daily Physical Activity is recommended. Stay active and have fun!
Activity 1:​ Activité d’échauffement ​(Warm up activity)
Curricular Focus:​ Functional Fitness
Suggested time:​ 5-7 mins
Materials:​ None
Description:​ ​This activity will serve as the daily warm up activity
(échauffement) ​this week. You may choose from one of the two links
each day. No tech? No problem! Just complete the exercises below
for 40 secs with a 20 sec break in between.
1.) March on the spot​ with high knees ​(genoux)
2.) Mummy kicks:​ arms straight in front, kick each leg straight out
in front to a rhythm
3.) Front squats: ​making directional ¼ turn for each squat
4.) Shadow boxing:​ punching in the air: a) jab punches b) upper-
cut punches c) hook punches (twist) d) punch to sky
5.) Sprinter or scissor steps:​ scissor steps with feet to a rhythm
Link:​ ​5-a-day fitness: Disco en francais
​P.E. with Joe: 5 min move
​ Week: 4
Activity 2:​ Waddle Races
Curricular Focus:​ Locomotor skills
Suggested time:
Materials:​ Two baskets ​(paniers)​, one sock ball
Description:​ Start with your warm up ​(échauffement)
activity 1.
Game play:​ Place the two baskets approximately 5m apart
from each other. Begin at one of the baskets. Try to score
laps by placing the sock ball between your knees and
waddling your way to drop the sock ball in the basket
across from you without using your hands. If you drop it,
you may pick it up and continue or return to the basket
(your choice of play). See how many baskets you can
score in one minute. Race against a family member. Play
as a family! Time yourself and try to beat your time!
Link:​ ​Open Phys Ed: Waddle Races
Activity 3:​ Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventures!
Curricular Focus:​ Non-locomotor skills, Well-Being
Suggested time:​ 20-30 mins
Materials:​ None
Description:​ Choose one of the three links below and go
on a Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure! No tech? No problem!
Refer to the yoga pose guide supplied to you in past week
lessons and complete a 20-30 min yoga session.
Link:​ ​Cosmic kids yoga adventure:Pokemon
​Cosmic kids yoga adventure: Minecraft
​Cosmic kids yoga adventure: Moana
Activity 4:​ Gross motor skills for home
Curricular Focus:​ Gross motor skills
Suggested time:​ 30 min ​(including warm up)
Materials:​ floor tape or simply use string or line on tile
floor, stickers/sticky notes, various small soft objects
:
Description: ​ ​Start with warm-up ​(échauffement)​ from
Activity 1.
Follow the link to complete the different gross motor skills. . No tech?
No problem! Create a line on the floor aprox 5m long and complete the
following movements
1.)​Walking forwards: ​like on a tight-rope
2.)​Walking backwards:
3.)​Walking sideways:​ cross overs
4.)​On tip-toes:
5.)​Ski jumps:​ from side to side over line
6.)​Sticker squats:​ squat to stick stickers on line, step forward, squat to
stick next and repeat along the entire line
7.)​Jumping forward and backwards over line
8.)​Jumping over small objects along the line
9.)​Squat walk along line:​ to pick up objects
10)​Giant steps:​ taking giant steps
11.)​Long jumps:​ leaping along the line
Link:​ ​15 Gross motor skills for home
Activity 5:​ 10 locomotor games Bonus Activity:​ Mr. Allison’s “The Floor Is Lava”
Challenge
Curricular Focus:​ locomotor, non-locomotor skills
Curricular Focus:​ Locomotor, Non-locomotor skills
Suggested time:​ 30 mins ​(including warm-up ​échauffement​)
Suggested time:​ 30 mins
Materials:​ ​2 different colored hand sized soft objects
2 hand towels or tea towels or T-shirts Materials:​ various household items

Description:​ ​This activity challenge ​(défi)​ comes courtesy from Mr.

Description:​ ​Start with warm-up ​(échauffement)​ from activity 1 Allison, a teacher at Alexander Forbes. The goal of this challenge is to
imagine that the floor is lava and to create an obstacle course in your
The link below offers you a collection of 10 simple partner games that home. You must try to travel and maneuver through your created
will support your child’s locomotor and non-locomotor skills. Choose 2
obstacle course​ ​without touching the floor (a little like “Mission
or 3 from the collection and try them out. Try to spend 5 mins or
Impossible” we did in our gymnastics unit). ​Remember to ask your
more on each. No tech? No problem! Here is a description of a few
parent’s permission for household items and props you will have
of the games.
as part of your mission and also for their approval on the safety
Game 1
of your design. Remember that if you are doing this with older or
Partner will stand face to face. Place the two colored objects
younger siblings, to have challenges that are challenging but
approximately 2m to the left and the other 2m to the right. A third
appropriate and safe for each participant’s skill level. ​The link
person is the caller. The caller will call out a color. On the signal, the
below demonstrates an example of “The Floor Is Lava” Challenge Mr.
two players must quickly touch the color object called.
Allison did with his girls. Hopefully it will inspire you to be creative with
Modification: Play the same game but players are in push-up position
yours. Remember! Ask for your parent’s permission, be safe and have
with the colored objects in between them within reach.
fun!
Game 2
One player stands holding an object straight out in front of them. The
other player stands facing their partner jogging in place. The partner Link:
with the object will call out a signal then drop the object. The other https://youtu.bhttps://youtu.be/LAKTEuZPP3Ue/LAKTEuZ
player must catch the object before it hits the floor to score a point. PP3U
Game 3
Decide on a small play zone approximately 4m x 4m. Each player will
tuck a hand towel or tea towel or T-shirt in their waste-band of their
pants (like a tail). On signal, each player tries to grab/swipe/steal the
other player’s tail to score a point.
 Link:​ ​10 jeux locomotrice en famille

Additional Activities without Technology:

1. Go for a 5 minute marathon power walk inside or outside, add in skipping, lunging, squats, ABC’s during the time frame to bring
variety & break up the boredom
2. Quietly do stairs in your home, apartment or, noisily do stairs outdoors
3. Go for a walk with your family, take your pet dog or cat if you have one
4. Tapeball Games Find laundry basket(s) make a tape/sock ball of various sizes. Play tapeball hand hockey in a hallway, tapeball
basketball, tape handball or tape raquet ball against a wall, over a homemade net.
​5.. Play Outside
6. Do some yard work for your parents!
7. Draw a Hop-Scotch outside - using chalk
8. Go for a Bike Ride, Scooter Ride, or Run (with parents permission).