MAY 1 - 7
NATIONAL
PE & Sport Week Grades 6-12
Spirit Week Activity Calendar May 1
Friendly Friday
Daily Activity: Cat-Cow Stretch
Yellow is the color of friendship. Plan to wear yellow today to represent kindness and being inclusive of everyone in school.
On all fours, arch your back and look up with your head while your tummy is pushed toward the ground. Then round your back, pulling your spine toward the ceiling while looking at the ground.
May 2
PE at Home
Daily Activity: Hand Tennis
While you’re home today, play a game or do an activity you learned in PE. Teach it to someone in your house!
With a partner, use a balloon, beach ball, or paper ball and hit it back and forth using your hand as a racquet.
May 3
Sunday Funday
Daily Activity: Up & Squat Challenge
Wear a fun outfit and do something you think is fun today!
Any time you get up from your seat today, complete 5 squats before moving.
May 4
Mindful Monday
Daily Activity: Stay Mindful!
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?
It’s important to be mindful of how our body feels before, during, and after physical activity.
May 5
Dress Like a Teacher
Daily Activity: Chair Pose
May 6
Work Out Clothes Wednesday
Daily Activity: Mindful Walk
Wear your favorite clothes to be active in!
Walking is a simple and great exercise for everyone. Today go for a walk with a friend or family member. What do you see, smell, feel, hear, taste?
May 7
Teamwork Thursday
Daily Activity: Attached at the Hip
Wear your favorite sports teams’ colors/gear or represent your favorite physical activity.
Place a ball between you and partner’s side of the hip (or back). Try to walk across the room without letting the ball drop.
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!
Stretch arms up by your ears and bend at the knees as if you are going to sit in a chair. Hold for 30 seconds, relax, then repeat four times.
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