Help Keep Your Classmates Healthy
Design A Game

a WebQuest for Kindergarten through 2nd grade in Physical Education

by David Ascolani

Introduction | Task | Resources | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion

Introduction

Students your help is needed to create a new game for your school's physical education class.  The Principal and Physical Education Teacher need new ideas of different games that could be used in our Physical Education classes.  The new game will be used in the your physical education classroom with you and your classmates.  Good luck on creation of a new and exciting game for everyone to enjoy.

Loco motor movement skills
crawl, walk, jog, run, skip, hop, gallop, slide, and skip.

Nonlocomotor movement skills
push, pull, bend and twist.

Eye-hand coordination skills
Using the eyes and hands to work together such as catch, throw (overhand, underhand, rolling, or bouncing), and tag.

Eye-foot coordination skills
Using the eyes and feet to work together such as kick, punt, dribble, hop, leap, and jump.

Spatial awareness
Know where the body is in space in relation to friends during a game or activity, or during individual skills such as egg roll, pencil roll, log roll, forward roll, backward roll, cartwheel, roundoff, or back bent.

Rhythm - Moving to music or a beat.

• Physical Education 101                        - A webpage with a lot of information.
• Game Kids Play                                  -  200 different kid games.
• After School                                       -  Go to games, then music to under stand different rhythm.
• Water games by Walt Disney              -  20 different water games.
• Sport Quest                                        - Pick a sport and learn more about it.
• Cardiovascular Health                         - Cardiovascular Health Promotion for Children

• Illinois Learning Standards                  -  Physical Development and Health
• General Education                              -  Information about each content area.

To accomplish the task, the students must go through the following steps.

The new game must include the following:
1. Research from one or more of the following sources: books, magazines, internet, and an interview a person / people from the health/fitness field.
2. Create the rules of how to play the game.
3.  The type of field or playing area the game will be played on.
4. What skills are needed to play the game? (refer to the task)
5. How long is the game? (examples: innings, quarters, periods, or play to a certain score.)
6. Safety factors for the game and players.
7. Write a paper explaining how the game is played.  The rules, number of players, skills involved in the game, how the game is scored, safety factors for the game, and a list of background references (can be included).

Grading Rubric

You have worked very hard to create a game for your class.  Games take a lot of thought and planning before they can be implemented or played.  Did you know that you used many different areas of study to complete this task.  I am proud of everyone that has taken the time and energy to create a new game.

Closing questions
Based on what you have learned, was creating a game easy?
Was this activity fun and enjoyable?