Superstition Mountain
Elementary School
Physical Education Department
Apache Junction, Arizona
Instructor: Will Shepard
2005-2006
"Research shows that children who exercise increase the capacity of function of their organs as adults. If children do not get the opportunities for exercise as their organs are growing, that functional capacity will be lost forever."
Tammy Weiste, www.Platteville.k12.edu
After School Sports: 4th & 5th Grade-Flag Football, Basketball, Soccer, and Volleyball. Skill development, Teamwork, Sportsmanship, and Exercise! Team Sports are taught and practiced in SMES PE also.
Individual Jump Ropes are the best tools for all around exercise. SMES students begin jump-roping in Kindergarten. Long Jump Rope-Double Dutch & Rhymes requires coordination, concentration, and cooperation!
Jumping Jacks for Heart Power! K-5, we all master jumping jacks, count'em out loud, in time like a team, Jumping Jacks help our self-esteem!
4 WAY TUG-OF-WAR- Dig in and pull with all your might! This SMES PE activity helps students realize their muscle potential and the power of Teamwork. Strenghting of muscles is an important activity for SMES PE students. When children stress their muscles, they also strenghten their growing tendons, cartilage, and bones. Push-Ups, Pull-Ups, Curl-Ups, Mat stacking and racing, and wall pushing are other SMES muscle strengthening activities.
SMES students always get a cardio-vascular workout at PE! And with help from the American Heart Association (literature and teaching tools) SMES students understand that diet and exercise is the number one way to prevent heart disease.
Games, Games, Games, From simple tag games to complex games of Capture the Flag, SMES students learn that following directions, playing by the rules, and showing good sportsmanship are necessary to enjoy the games.
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