Time to Make the Donuts – Teamwork Challenge

Anybody who follows me on social media or watches my videos knows that I love a good teamwork challenge. I would even say it's the basis of our PE program. Time to Make the Donuts (see video below) is a perfect partner challenge with emphasis on patience, body control, cooperation, communication, and fun.Setup: Create groups … Continue reading Time to Make the Donuts – Teamwork Challenge

SCRABBLE RELAY – Action packed fun for big and small groups

The Scrabble Relay is the perfect way to combine PE, language arts, and math. The Scrabble Relay set includes instructions, 100+ Scrabble tiles each with a point value, and scorecards. Objective: Using the tiles collected during the Scrabble Relay, spell, and list as many words as possible on your Scrabble scorecard. Setup: Print, laminate, and … Continue reading SCRABBLE RELAY – Action packed fun for big and small groups

PADDLE PICK’EM UP! – a partner/whole class teamwork challenge

It is imperative to sprinkle in team-building challenges throughout the year. Any unit can benefit from activities that promote communication, cooperation, sharing ideas, making compromises, and opportunities for failure and success. During my recent paddle striking and manipulation unit, I added one such activity. PADDLE PICK'EM UP I used paddles for this activity. You can … Continue reading PADDLE PICK’EM UP! – a partner/whole class teamwork challenge