During the break, ask your student about the 5 USDA food groups we have been reviewing in PE. Physical Education Standards of Learning were updated recently to include a strong focus on nutrition. Albemarle County PE teachers have taken on this change proudly. Our Geckos have been practicing identifying the 5 food groups as well as identifying foods that fit into those groups. Together we are discovering this can sometimes be challenging, like where does a tomato go? We a grateful our awesome students are using their brains to investigate healthy food choices and create a balanced meal. See you on Monday after the break!
The theme during this short week in Greer PE is calculating our heart rate and finding our pulse. 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are practicing finding their pulse, and counting the beats for 6 seconds. After 6 seconds, students multiply the number of times they felt their heart beat by 10. This gives them the number of times their heart beats in a minute, which is their heart rate. Ask your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader to show you how to find their pulse and calculate their heart rate. K, 1st, and 2nd graders are practicing finding different places on their body to identify where they can find their heart beat. Students are noticing when and why their heart beats faster or slower. We are investigating through asking the questions, what fitness activities make our heart beat fast? And what activities help slow our heart rate down?
Coming up next week is the Great Stack Up! Greer students will learn how to stack special stacking cups and will participate in attempting to break a Guinness World Record for number of stackers in a day. Monday and Tuesday all three PE teachers held class together in the gym. Students participated in a large group game called Little Red Riding Hood. This game focuses on the USDA food groups and creating a healthy plate using the MyPlate model. Students worked with a partner to select equipment to represent different foods and then organized these items into fruits, vegetables, protein, grains, and dairy. Little Red Riding Hood is a crowd favorite! We love it as teachers, too. This year Virginia PE SOLs include nutrition specific standards. This game helps us teach these new standards and keep our geckos moving. Ask your student about the 5 food groups on the MyPlate model.
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AuthorMrs. Carpenter, Mr. Painter, and Mrs. Tolley are happy to update you about the awesome things happening in Greer PE! Archives
November 2017
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