It is possible to present activities that are educational and active even though the environment is less than optimal.

• Physical education integration can often be done in the classroom
• Integration is a two-way street
• Academic subjects integrated into physical education
• Physical education integrated into the academic setting
• Learning is holistic-  Students use what they have learned in one area in many other areas.
• Physical education offers many opportunities for integrating subject matter into activity

• Art

  • Make bulletin boards and other displays of classrooms, halls, and gymnasium.

  • Watch a class participating in a sport and create some action figures that capture the flavor of the sport

  • Design charts of athletic fields or game areas.

  • Draw athletic fields and game areas to scale.

  • Make progress charts for activities such as jogging.

• Geography

  • Play and study games from different countries

  • Study the climate in different areas of the US to ascertain how climate affects play habits.

  • Discuss the origin of dances during rhythmic units.

  • Study the Olympics to see which countries dominate certain sports in the competition.

• Health, safety, and wellness

  • Discuss physical fitness concepts

  • Relate activities and skills learned in physical education to leisure and recreation.

  • Conduct a posture checkup day.

  • Analyze nutrition, rest, and body care.

  • Prepare a unit on first aid.

• History

  • Study origins of various activities.

  • Explore origin and adaptation of present day sports.

  • Compare activity habits of different peoples.

  • Study the history of the Olympics.

  • Study medieval knights and their jousting tournaments.

• Language Arts

  • Study the origin of terminology used in physical education.

  • Learn spelling words that relate to physical education activities.

  • Use writing assignments involving physical activities.

  • Try writing plays about famous sports heroes.

  • Listen to a short story or poem and then act it out.

• Music

  • Create rope-jumping and ball-bouncing routines to a selected piece of music.

  • Create fitness routines to music.

  • Teach characteristics of music and rhythm through movement

• Math

  • Measure performances.

  • Work out class averages for fitness and sports scores.

  • Measure and lay out a playing field.

  • Play number hopscotch to develop number recognition and memory

• The teacher and child should plan together.

• Demonstrations for parents are possible.

• A foreign country day could be planned.

• The class could have a "rhythmic party".

• Minimize noise
• Prepare facilities
• Prepare equipment and supplies
• Maximize activity

• Aerobic Activities- Aerobic dancing can be performed alongside the youngsters' desks.

• Isometric conditioning Exercises for classroom use- Characterized by having no movement of the body part, but a high degree of muscular tension (moving an immovable object).

  • Abdominal-  Sit straight against backrest.  Hold edges of the chair with the hands and pull the stomach in hard against the backrest.

  • Arms, Chest, and Shoulders-  Clasp hands together in front of the chest and push together.

  • Back-  Sit and bend forward and grasp the toes.  Pull upward with the back while holding the toes.

  • Legs-  Sit and lean forward.  Cup the right hand around the outside of the left knee.  Force the knees outward against the inward pressure of the hands.

  • Neck-  Clasp the hands behind the back of the head.  Force the head back against the pressure of the hands.

• Rhythmics

• Modified activities

• Stunts and tumbling

• Apparatus Act ivies

• Movement Experiences

• Should focus on activity for all children.

• Relays should be revolving in nature.

• Example of the following games are explained on pages 215 - 221:

  • Target games

  • Games with limited movement

  • Games with locomotor movement

  • Relays