K-2 PE Lesson Ideas

After quickly reviewing what it means to travel safely in general space (move away from others--no crashes; move to all the areas; you can't follow anyone), introduce the activity by going over a few of the movement prompts found below.

Let students know the teacher will be the "police officer" who is looking to see that they can travel safely...and if they forget a "rule of the road", they will receive a mark on their license (a "ticket") for being an unsafe driver. If they receive 3 tickets, they will lose their license.

After handing out all the licenses, the students spread out in a self space around the gym and begin to move according to the prompt called out (i.e., bumpy road ahead means skipping, narrow road ahead means galloping, etc.):

• Speed limit 30 mph - walking
  
• Bumpy road ahead - skipping
  
• Narrow road ahead - galloping
  
• School crossing - walk really slow
  
• Road construction - leap over the potholes (use hoops on the floor)
  
• Flat tire - hopping
  
• Interstate driving - running
  
• Out of gas - take a break--sit where you are!
  
• Traffic jam - do 3 modified push-ups
  
• It's raining - put on your windshield wipers by doing jumping jacks
  
• Emergency - freeze
  
• Ambulance - students pull over to outer side of area
  
• Stuck in the mud - jog in place
  

This is a good activity during which to assess students' ability to correctly perform each locomotor movement or their ability to safely move through general space. Use our Teachers Cue Checklist Sheet to note information about each student's performance.