MAY 1 - 7
NATIONAL
PE & Sport Week Grades K-5
Spirit Week Activity Calendar May 1
Friendly Friday
Daily Activity: You Choose!
Yellow is the color of friendship. Plan to wear yellow today to represent kindness and being inclusive of everyone in school.
Participate in an activity of your choice today, but be sure to include someone you don’t normally play with.
May 2
PE at Home
Daily Activity: A Quarter’s Worth
While you’re home today, play a game or do an activity you learned in PE. Teach it to someone in your house!
How much is a quarter worth? Complete 25 of the following: * Skip * Lift Knees * Jump * Walk Backwards
May 3
Sunday Funday
Daily Activity: Parachute
Wear a fun outfit and do something you think is fun today!
With a friend or family member, use a bed sheet like you may have used a parachute in PE. Lift the sheet up and down to move air underneath it.
May 4
Mindful Monday
Daily Activity: Mindful Walk
Wear something that makes you feel calm and relaxed, like your comfiest clothes or pajamas. What about this outfit makes you feel calm? What do you notice about how it feels?
Walking is a simple and great exercise for everyone. Today go for a walk with a parent, caregiver or friend. What do you see, smell, feel, hear, taste?
May 5
Dress Like a Teacher
Daily Activity: Freeze Dance
Dress like a teacher today to show them how thankful you are for all their hard work. Put in “extra credit” and write your teacher a thank you note!
Have someone start and stop music. When the music is on, dance. When the music is off, strike a silly pose.
May 6
Work Out Clothes Wednesday
Daily Activity: Walk Race
Wear your favorite clothes to be active in!
Challenge a friend to a walking race!
May 7
Teamwork Thursday
Daily Activity: Partner Challenge
Wear your favorite sports teams’ colors/gear or represent your favorite physical activity.
Sit back-to-back with a friend and link arms. Try to stand up without unlinking arms.
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