High School PE Lesson Ideas

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Name of Activity: Rollerblade Scarf Tag

Purpose of Activity: To enhance students aerobic capacity through a rollerblading activity.

Prerequisites: Students will need prior teaching and experience with rollerblading. This is an advanced activity probably best suited for advanced PE classes. It is probably a good idea to invite students who don't feel comfortable with rollerblading the opportunity to go to another portion of the gym to practice just rollerblading.

Suggested Grade Level: 10-12

Materials Needed: Each student needs a small scarf (a juggling scarf works well), a pair of rollerblades, and mandatory rollerblad safety equipment (helmet, wrist and knee pads), and a large gym space

Description of Idea

Variations:

Invite students who aren't as comfortable to work on their rollerblading skills in another designated part of the gym (for instance half of the gym is for this activity and the other half is for practicing).

After being tagged go to a practice area to perform certain skating skills before returning to the game.

Have the students count how many scarves they collect?

Play by teams using two different colored scarfs.

Teaching Suggestions:

Do not allow students to dive to make steals of the scarves. They must stay on their feet.

Make sure the scarves are not too big because they may become hazardous obstacles on the floor for the rollerblades.

Use back to the wall strategy during this activity so you can see the possible safety problems before they occur.