A Typical Day in Physical Education

Since I am still trying to figure out this thing, I thought I would describe a typical day in physical education for me. We see three grade levels a day. I work with 4 coaches and we each have between 30-40 students every class period. We are on block scheduling, so we have A and B day classes. I think this is a wonderful idea, however I wish there was a way where all students could have P.E. everyday because it is such an important class. Students are active for at least 50 minutes every class period and there is very little sitting down.

We of course start with taking roll, and then we bring all the students in the middle to discuss any activities coming up, for example sporting events, and then we go over the game for the day and the rules. We then go over the word wall, which includes important words for the students that they need to learn and be familiar with. Then we separate and begin doing the activity for the day. On Wednesdays and Thursday students are expected to run the pacer test. This is a cardiovascular test. Students are given grades on how many levels they complete. Students are suppose to try to improve every week. Once a month we have the pacer test challenge, this is where students can run for as long as they can. We take the high scores for the boy and girl in every grade level and then we post the school record for boys and girls. This gives them something to work towards, because competition is listed up high on student lists. They want to be the best. Overall all students are motivated and always try their best, even the non-athletic students. P.E. is usually a students favorite class. I love my job!