Simmons - Friday Middle School PE Assignments

1. Warm Up - Darebee Ultra Workout. Choose your level!
2. Hockey Skills
3. Cool down - chooses at least 3 cool down exercises from Marathon Kids
4. Mark as "Turned In"
5. Complete Google Form

Have a great summer!!!!!

1. Warm up - 52 card pick up. You get to choose your level! Challenge yourself!
2. Hockey Skills video
3. Mark as "turned in"
4. Complete Google Form

Running a mile is a great way to check in on your fitness. If you have not been running, it will be a run/walk/jog combination. If you don't have a mile track, try to run/walk for 10 minutes. ASK YOUR PARENTS FIRST IF IT IS OK TO RUN OUTSIDE!!!!! You will do the warm up, time a mile, then work on hockey skills. Use a track if you can, 4 laps. Some neighborhoods and trails have miles marked. If you can't find a mile run, just time a run and see if you can go for 10-15 minutes. The goal is to see what your endurance is at this moment in time. If you can't run outside for whatever reason, email me and I will send you an alternative assignment.

1. WARM UP: Use the alphabet chart to spell your first name and do the exercise associated with the letter
2. Mile-- Time yourself, put in a good effort, and congratulate yourself on the effort! If you can't run outside for whatever reason, email me and I will send you an alternative assignment.
3. COOL DOWN: Keep jogging or walking to make sure you don't get sore from running today. 5-10 minutes of cool down.
4. Hockey

When you are done:
1. Mark as turned in
2. Add a video clip of you in classroom
OR
3. Complete the Google Form

WARM UP-- You want to be really warmed up for a fast test like the shuttle. Jump rope would be great as well as jogging in place or doing 50 jumping jacks a few times. Make sure you stretch as well. Lastly, practice the test before you actually time yourself!
ACTIVITY-- it's shuttle run day.... below is a PE teacher named Ms. V. she does a good job setting up and explaining this test. Let me know how it goes!
If you spend a lot of time on it, you're done -- if you just do it once, choose another activity like shoot some baskets or go for a bike ride. Your choice, have fun!
COOL DOWN-- Always good to stretch. The mile is next week. Hopefully, the weather is good. Check out your area and see if you can find a track, it's the easiest way to measure the mile.

WARM UP: Do jumping jacks while you name as many states and their capitals as you can.
ACTIVITY: push ups today-- it helps to have someone watch to make sure you are doing good ones. Go down until your elbows are 90 degrees (like the corner of a window). There is no time limit - do as many good push ups as you can and report back to me.
game: slap ball - see below
COOL DOWN: next week is the shuttle run...you will try to go as fast as you can...this week see if you can shuttle back and forth in these ways---crab walk, bear walk, frog jumps & duck walk.... not easy but hopefully fun. maybe race your sibling or parent?

WARM UP: Pick 5 yoga poses from below
ACTIVITY: Sit ups-- use timer from below or a watch, you should have someone hold your feet & count for you, but if you had to- you could put your feet under the couch. Do your best and forget the rest:)
game--Turnabout--it's a kicking game, good luck--have fun! The video is long because it gives you timers. Feel free to use the timers or just turn it off after you understand the game.
COOL DOWN:
next week is push ups, practice your push ups...maybe do a couple, rest, then do some more... it's good to practice but don't overdo it.

Here we go! Our first test is the flexibility test--go ahead get warmed up & then see how it goes. Then have fun & play toss & catch. Have a great week!
WARM UP: TABATA
ACTIVITY: 1--Flexiblity/v-sit test. You will need 2 rulers. 1 ruler is between your 2 feet--so they are 12 inches apart, the other ruler is perpendicular to that so you can see how many inches you are from your feet. If you do not have rulers you can estimate. Things to remember--don't bend your knees, don't stretch quickly, and it should not hurt! You will just find out wether you can go past your feet or you are somewhere before your feet. If you are the ladder, it's best to try and stretch every day a little.
Once you get that done--here is just a fun activity for you called toss & catch...
COOL DOWN: Next week is sit ups---go ahead and do 5 sit ups, take a break, do 5 more, break and do 5 more....

Rope/Racquet Relay
1. The 2021 challenge: You will time yourself at least 3 times and report your best time.
---Jump rope 20 times (you choose how)
---shuttle (18 feet) back and forth paddling a ball with your forehand one way, backhand back.
---Jump rope 10 times on right foot, 10 times on left
---shuttle (18') back and forth using non dominant hand - paddling ball forehand then backhand.
--Jump rope 20 times alternating feet or boxer skip
---shuttle back and forth while paddling but moving backwards on the way out.
---Jump rope skier 20 jumps
---shuttle back and forth in a skipping motion while paddling
---Jump 20 times backwards
---shuttle back and forth with ball balancing on the paddle.

2. Cool Down: Darebee Flexible Today stretching.
3. Mark "Turn In"
4. Complete Google Form

1. Darebee Tracker workout (choose your level)
2. Create your own jump rope routine - Spend at least 15 minutes creating a jump rope routine. Your routine must have at least 4 different types of jumps and each jump must flow into the next jump (no stopping). For example you must switch from a front straddle to a bell without missing a turn of the rope. If possible, I'd love for you to submit a video so I can see how your jump roping is going.
3. Mark "Turn In"
4. Complete Google Form

1. Warm up: Jog for 5 minutes OR 50 jumping jacks. Stretch - hold each stretch for 20 seconds (longer if you need to)
2. Jump Rope Smorgasbord: Open Jump Gifs and try some of the jumps you haven't tried before.. After trying some of the jumps, try to get good at a jump you haven't tried before.
3. Mark as "Turned In"
4. Complete Google Form

1. Watch the video and learn how to do the Boxer Skip
After you’ve watched the video and practiced, you are going to use that jump for a jump rope workout.
Boxer Skip 1 minute
30 second rest
Boxer Skip 1 minute
30 second rest
Boxer Skip 1 minute
30 second rest
Boxer Skip 1 minute
30 second rest
Boxer Skip 1 minute
30 second rest

*If you are unable to do the Boxer Skip (after trying multiple times), please choose a jump that you can do for the above workout.

2. Racquet Games: This week, you can choose how to practice your racquet skills. You can play ping pong, play tennis, play racquetball....... or find a partner and just rally the ball back and forth. If you can't find anyone to play with, play Rally Ball (video from last week) and have 5 bounces (instead of 2) off of your racquet before you hit back off the wall.
3. Mark "Turn In"
4. Complete Google Form

**** Ask your parents where the best place is for you to jump rope and play the racquet game!!!! Do not do it near your computer or anything breakable!! You can always pause the video, then go to your backyard to do the jumps, then come back in to see how to do the next jump. You need space. Safety is always the top priority! ******

As always..... make sure you warm up by jogging, jumping jacks or dancing. Also do leg/calf, arm stretches (hold each one for 30 seconds).

1. Open the MS/HS Jump Rope document and follow the directions. This is a fitness workout, so if you get tired, it's ok to take an extra rest.

2. Rally Ball should be played outside against a wall. I really would like you to try to play this game as the skills are more advanced than in Bucket Ball. But if you can't go outside and find a wall, it's ok to play Bucket Ball. You are playing one of the two games (unless you want to play both!)

3. Mark "Turn In"
4. Complete the Google Form

I hope you've had fun and explored some new tricks with the jump rope!

**** Ask your parents where the best place is for you to jump rope and practice your racquet skills!!!! Do not do it near your computer or anything breakable!! You can always pause the video, then go to your backyard to do the jumps, then come back in to see how to do the next jump. You need space. Safety is always the top priority! ******

As always..... make sure you warm up by jogging, jumping jacks or dancing. Also do leg/calf, arm stretches (hold each one for 30 seconds).

1. Open the MS/HS jump rope fitness document and it will give you instructions for jump roping. You can always do more!!!

2. Take your racquet and grip it as if you are shaking hands with it. You can pick one of the following 2 drills:
- Turn your wrist so your palm is facing up and see how many times in a row you can bounce the ball on your racquet. If you
get good at it, you can try forehand/backhand by flipping your wrist over between each hit.
OR
- Find a wall outside and hit against the wall, let bounce once and hit it again. See how many you can do.

3. Mark "Turn In"
4. Complete the Google Form

I hope all of you that said you needed equipment came and got it. You will need the equipment for the next few weeks. We are going to try to build up your cardiovascular endurance through jump roping (boxers use it for conditioning and quick feet). This week the video is going to introduce you to basic jumps, and ask you to perform them for one minute each. Each week we will build on the week before, so make sure you are getting your jumps in!!

**** Ask your parents where the best place is for you to jump rope and practice your racquet skills!!!! Do not do it near your computer or anything breakable!! You can always pause the video, then go to your backyard to do the jumps, then come back in to see how to do the next jump. You need space. Safety is always the top priority! ******


As always..... make sure you warm up by jogging, jumping jacks or dancing. Also do leg/calf, arm stretches (hold each one for 30 seconds).

1. Watch and jump along with OPEN Jump Rope

2. Mark "Turn In"
3. Complete Google Form

1. Warm up : Jog for 5 minutes of 30 jumping jacks, stretch (do seals to stretch your abs)
2. 5 minute Abs - The Body Coach
3. Walk the Line - create a 10-15ft line. Pause the video and do the # of reps the video says to do. If it says "Half Jacks 10 times," That means you go up and back 10 times (up and back count as 1). Same thing with the stationary activities, forward and back equals 1.


4. Turn in Google Form
5. MARK "TURN IN " ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM

1. Warm Up: Rock Paper Scissors vs. Robot video

2. Flip the Cup Cardio: Challenge yourself! Make the line farther away, play multiple rounds. Make sure you time yourself each round. You can make this a 2 person competition game if you want. The other person would stand on the other side of the cups (same distance as you) and you would start with 3 cups up and 3 cups down. One person wants them all up, the other wants them all down. You both roll a die at the same time and run to flip the cup. Once all are up, or all are down, the game ends and you have a winner (either the cup up person or the cup down person). Or you can play by yourself like the video shows.

3. Complete the Google Form
4. Mark as "turned in" on Google Classroom

Welcome back!!! I hope you had a nice break! I thought we'd start the semester with a fun scavenger hunt OR fitness exercises! You can choose! The last thing in the hunt lets you choose between a back bend and a bridge. PLEASE CHOOSE THE BRIDGE! I am also asking you to complete the Google Form for equipment needs so I can determine who needs what from the school. Complete the assignment in this order:
1. Google Form for equipment needs
2. Scavenger Hunt
OR
10min/1mile jog AND Darebee Run Longer Circuit


As always.......
1. Complete the assignment
2. Turn in Google Form
3. MARK "TURN IN " ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM

Have FUN!

Warm up: Playing Card Fitness, you choose your level!

Game: Bottle Flip Chaos: This is a 2 minute challenge. Play multiple rounds!

When you are done:
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2. Add a video clip of you in classroom
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3. Complete the Google Form
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Warm Up: Agility Ladder

Tennis Ball Games (see video). You will need a partner for the tennis ball games. If you can't find one, email me and I will send you an alternate assignment. The games get harder as the video goes on. If you can only do the first game, that's fine. Just keep practicing until you are able to move on to the next game.
Game 1 - Working together throw and catch: how many in a row?
Game 2 - Working together throw, 2 claps and catch: how many in a row?
Game 3 - Against your partner, throw and catch
Game 4 - Spikeball rules, only hits, no catches

When you are done:
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2. Add a video clip of you in classroom
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3. Complete the Google Form
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Warm Up: Warm Up: Would You Rather? Fall Fitness Tabata

Do some stretching, specifically stretch your abs and back

Abs Blaster:
Just like 2 weeks ago, only do what you can! Some of you workout regularly and will be able to the entire 10 minute. Some of you don't and won't be able to complete it. Only you know where your fitness level is at. If you can only do a couple of minutes, that's ok. You want to work at getting stronger and more fit each week.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

When you are done:
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2. Add a video clip of you in classroom
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3. Complete the Google Form
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Warm up: Dice Fitness - do at least 10 rolls

Hand Release Push Ups - Watch the video and follow along to learn to do a perfect push up. Please watch/follow along 2 times so you really understand how to perfect your push up technique.

Cardio - You can run a mile, jog for 10 minutes, or dance to 2 songs. The choice is yours!

When you are done:
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3. Complete the Google Form
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Do some stretching, specifically stretch your abs and back.

Warm Up: 10 minute Abs Workout. Some of you workout regularly and will be able to the entire 10 minute. Some of you don't and won't be able to complete it. Only you know where your fitness level is at. If you can only do a couple of minutes, that's ok. You want to work at getting stronger and more fit each week.

Basketball - Again, there are 2 versions, indoor and outdoor. You can always do both if you want to!
Indoor - Speed Shot Challenge ( See video)

Outdoor - Basketball Golf
Choose 9 spots on the basketball court that you want to shoot from. You can mark them with sidewalk chalk, or just choose a new spot to shoot from each time. If you make the shot, your score for that "hole" is 1. If you miss the shot, you must shoot from wherever you grab the rebound from. The score for that "hole" is the number of shots it took you to get in the basket. Continue for all 9 holes. You want to have a low score in this game.

When you are done:
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Warm Up: Tabata
Wall sits - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Plank - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Lunges - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Jump side to side over a line - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Crab toe touches - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Mountain climbers - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Push ups - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Jumping Jacks- 30 seconds

BASKETBALL: There are 2 versions. 1) you have a basketball and an outdoor basket - Do Around the World Basketball or 2) you do not and will play an indoor shooting game. Follow either or both versions. Feel Free to play multiple rounds!
When shooting a basketball think BEEF!
B Balance-- make sure you are balanced
E Eye on the prize...look at where you are shooting
E Elbow under ball-- the best way to shoot a basketball
F Finish --pretty shot, rainbow arc & point to where you shot after you shoot :)

When you are done:
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Thursday - 8:30-9:30
Friday - 12:30-1:30

1. Warm Up - Darebee Ultra Workout
2. High Plank Challenge featuring Mrs. Martinez!!! Check out her push up and plank form!
3. Frisbee Golf OR Frisbee H-O-R-S-E (see instructions below). If you don't have a frisbee, you can play the games using a ball. Email me if you don't have access to either.
4. MARK AS TURNED IN!!!!!
5. Send back google form OR video OR visit me in office hours!

1. Warm up : 52 Card Pick up (see attached)

2. Rooftop Challenge: You will need a small ball and a roof . PLEASE ASK YOUR PARENTS IF IT IS OK TO THROW THE BALL FROM THE GROUND UP ON TO THE ROOF!!!! If not, most of these challenges can be performed by throwing it off the wall instead of the roof. EMAIL ME AND I WILL SEND YOU AN ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT IF THIS ONE IS NOT POSSIBLE!

You will be throwing the ball from the ground up on to the roof and performing different catches when the ball comes down. Print off the challenges and take it with you outside. Start out with Level 1 and see how far you can get!! I have attached a video to further explain the different challenges. Watch the video first so you understand the assignment and what it is supposed to look like.

3. New Skill: Learn to Juggle (see video below) If you can only do one ball or two at the beginning, THAT IS FINE!!!! Juggling is a skill that takes a lot of practice, patience and perseverance. Keep trying!!!!

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Thursday - 8:30-9:30
Friday - 12:30-1:30

Warm up : Complete Mission Possible. You can do it more than once, challenge family members to complete it as well!

Frisbee - Some of you have played before and some of you never have. Wherever you are, the goal is to get better. Watch the intro to frisbee buzzer beaters to learn the basic frisbee throw. Spend at least 10 minutes on getting the frisbee throw down!

Games - Play catch with someone and see how many times you can make a catch in a row.

Frisbee Buzzer Beaters (see video)

**** If you do not have a frisbee, you can get the basic throw down by practicing with a paper plate. You can then play the games with a regular ball, or a sock ball

When you are done:
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Running a mile is a great way to check in on your fitness. If you have not been running, it will be a run/walk/jog combination. You will do the warm up, time a mile, then play a non-exhausting PE game today. Use a track if you can, 4 laps. Some neighborhoods and trails have miles marked. If you can't find a mile run, just time a run and see if you can go for 10-15 minutes. The goal is to see what your endurance is at this moment in time. If you can't run outside for whatever reason, email me and I will send you an alternative assignment.

1. WARM UP: Use the alphabet chart to spell your first name and do the exercise associated with the letter
2. Mile-- Time yourself, put in a good effort, and congratulate yourself on the effort! If you can't run outside for whatever reason, email me and I will send you an alternative assignment.
3. COOL DOWN: Keep jogging or walking to make sure you don't get sore from running today. 5-10 minutes of cool down.
4. BALL TRICKS - I have a list of tricks for 1 or 2 people to try with a ball.

When you are done:
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Thursday - 8:30-9:30
Friday - 12:30-1:30

1. Warm Up - take a short jog, or do 100 jumping jacks, or dance to your favorite song!

2. Game 100 Point Challenge - This is a list of 20 activities that each have a point value. If there is something that you can’t do (I don’t have a large ball, my parents don’t want me to run outside for 10 minutes), just skip that activity. You have all week to earn points. You may find some challenges easier than others. CHALLENGE YOURSELF by making it more difficult (stand on one foot, increase the #, make all attempts be successful before moving on). The goal is to earn as many points as you can! Have fun!

3. MARK AS TURNED IN!!!!!
4. Send back google form OR video OR visit me in office hours!

1. Do the Darebee Everyday Stretching before and AFTER you play the Tabata Dice Race game.

2. Tabata Dice Race - You can play by yourself or race a family member to see who gets done first! There are links for the exercises if you are not sure what something is.

3. MARK AS TURNED IN!!!!!
4. Send back google form OR video OR visit me in office hours!

Last week was focused on agility mainly coordination and balance while gaining speed. Serious athletes work hard to improve agility. PE class offers Fitness Testing to give students a chance to see where they are and then provides opportunity to improve. One of the Fitness Tests is for speed & agility it is called the Shuttle Run. Today, you will warm up, practice and time the shuttle run, and play a game focused on agility.

1. Darebee Can't Stop Me Now
2. Shuttle Run. You will need to measure 30 feet and draw a line at 0 and 30. You will need 2 objects behind the 30 foot line. You will start behind the 0 line, run to get 1 object from behind the 30 line and put it behind the 0 line and then run back to get the 2nd object and run it past the 0 line. You will have someone time you--they will say "on your mark, get set, GO" the timer starts the watch on GO and stops the watch when you run past the 0 line with your 2nd object. Practice as much as you like, time yourself as much as you like.

3. Plank Hockey - Equipment - ball, partner (you can play by yourself using a spot on the wall as a target or a stuffed animal)
PLANK • Elbows Below Shoulders • Arms Straight, Not Locked • Feet Together, Toes Down • Legs, Back, Head Aligned . If too difficult, you can use a modified plank where you on are on your knees at 90 degree angle (see video).

Partners 6ft apart in a plank (or 6ft away from the wall if playing by yourself)
The object of the activity is to score points by rolling the ball between your opponent’s hands. If a point is scored, the defender must do 1 push-up and then restart play as the offense.
Shots on goal must roll on the floor. If the ball bounces or comes off the floor, shots do not count.
If the ball rolls between the hands, then a point is scored.
In round 1, students defending their goal must keep both hands on the floor (no defense).
In round 2, students can use 1 hand to defend their goal (play defense).

MARK AS TURNED IN!!!!!
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1. Darebee Total Blast Workout

2. AGILITY- You will need to tape to create a ladder on the floor. Safety is always important! Think about using tape since you will not trip over it and put it in a place that you can move around without hitting anything. You can also use sidewalk chalk outside.

3. GAME / CHALLENGE - Equipment tennis ball or a pair of rolled up socks ( or some other type of small ball or object). While standing on your left foot, toss the ball up with your left hand (must go above head) and catch with your right. Try to get as many in a row as possible without losing your balance. Keep trying! Then...... stand on your right foot, toss the ball up with your right hand and catch with your left. How many did you do?

AWESOME!! Way to work hard this week!!!!!!

MARK AS TURNED IN!!!!
Complete the Google Form
OR
Add a video of you doing one of the activities
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Visit me during office hours

1. Darebee Total Blast Workout

2. AGILITY- You will need to tape to create a ladder on the floor. Safety is always important! Think about using tape since you will not trip over it and put it in a place that you can move around without hitting anything. You can also use sidewalk chalk outside.

3. GAME / CHALLENGE - Equipment tennis ball or a pair of rolled up socks ( or some other type of small ball or object). While standing on your left foot, toss the ball up with your left hand (must go above head) and catch with your right. Try to get as many in a row as possible without losing your balance. Keep trying! Then...... stand on your right foot, toss the ball up with your right hand and catch with your left. How many did you do?

AWESOME!! Way to work hard this week!!!!!!

MARK AS TURNED IN!!!!
Complete the Google Form
OR
Add a video of you doing one of the activities
OR
Visit me during office hours

This week you will complete 1 round of Tabata. You can use a Tabata Timer, or a stop watch. 30 seconds of activity, then 10 seconds rest. Go in order. If you don't know what a particular exercise is, I've attached a video of the PE teachers doing each of the exercises.

Tabata
Wall sits - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Plank - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Lunges - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Jump side to side over a line - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Crab toe touches - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Mountain climbers - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Push ups - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Jump front to back over a line - 30 seconds

When you are done please do 1 of the following:
Complete the PE Response Google Form
OR
Upload short video of you completing the assignment under "Your Work"
OR
Visit me during office hours
Mrs. Simmons' Office Hours
Thursdays - 8:30-9:30
Fridays - 12:30-1:30

This week you will complete 1 round of Tabata. You can use a Tabata Timer, or a stop watch. 30 seconds of activity, then 10 seconds rest. Go in order. If you don't know what a particular exercise is, I've attached a video of the PE teachers doing each of the exercises.

Tabata
Wall sits - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Plank - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Lunges - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Jump side to side over a line - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Crab toe touches - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Mountain climbers - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Push ups - 30 seconds
10 second rest
Jump front to back over a line - 30 seconds

When you are done please do 1 of the following:
Complete the PE Response Google Form
OR
Upload short video of you completing the assignment under "Your Work"
OR
Visit me during office hours
Mrs. Simmons' Office Hours
Thursdays - 8:30-9:30
Fridays - 12:30-1:30