I had posted earlier about working on incorporating literacy into PE. I had my 5th, 4th and 3rd grade students complete a fitness work scramble. For my 1st and 2nd grade students, I gave them a worksheet in which they had to read a list of PE words and circle the words that were verbs. I found that the 1st and 2nd graders had a much more difficult time. Not all of them, but there was a handful of them that couldn't read the two sentences I had written for directions. I noticed the reading aspect was difficult for some. I thought my directions were simple, but maybe I will have to look at simplifying the wording more. I met with our Literacy coordinator to discuss some strategies for incorporating literacy into PE. I was told by our LC that 1st and 2nd graders should know what a "verb" is. I worked with them on how to eliminate a word, or to ask themselves, "can I do that?" I also had the polar opposite, and there were students that flew through the worksheet, so I am trying to think of a way to make it more challenging for them.
The word scramble was a little difficult for 3rd grade. I modified on the fly and made a little word bank poster and posted it on the wall. If they needed a clue, they could lift the flap to see the word bank. I found that this made it too easy for them and they were looking under the flap for help before they had even attempted to figure out any of the words. I need to find a balance between the two.
Overall, I liked doing the literacy worksheets. I also liked the fact that PE has several verbs or activities that we "do" so it made it fun!
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