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Purpose of Activity: To put forth a number of ideas to aid teachers in having elementary students line up and/or move through the school in a safe, quiet, and controlled manner. Suggested Grade Level: K-12 Description of Idea As any teacher of elementary-age students can attest, getting students to line up quietly and safely can be a daunting task to even the most experienced teacher. This can be even more challenging for the physical education teacher, many of whom find themselves responsible for picking up and delivering children to and from their classroom to physical education. Doing this eight to ten times a day shows the need for instructional protocols which positively encourage and motivate students to line up and move through their school safely, quietly, and in a controlled manner. Hopefully you'll find the activities below to be of help in this regard. If you have a favorite "lining up" protocol, we encourage you to submit them to pec@pecentral.org. 1. Ten Hut
When the kids are lining up to leave physical education class, I tell
them if they are quick and quiet, they will get to play Ten Hut.
After they are in the line (we line up on two parallel lines to leave), I
say "Fall Out". They can then be messy on the line, i.e., step off,
not be in line, chatty, etc. I then say "Ten Hut!!" and they are to
"snap to attention" by quickly slapping their legs, straightening up, being
directly behind the person in front of them, and getting totally quiet.
When they do this without being "messy" I give bonus points. This begins as
a "contest" and always ends up with both teams in a tie. I make a big deal
to their teachers and sometimes we perform for teachers or parents in the
hall. Submitted by Leslie Lynk who teaches at Greenbriar West Elementary School in Fairfax, VA. 2. Colors
Submitted by Mark Manross who is the Executive Editor of PE Central. 3. Alphabetically
After gathering students in front of you ask the students to line up
alphabetically by last name (first name may work as well). This is a good
cooperative activity so give them a little extra time to do this. Encourage
them to use quiet voices while doing this. May want to time this to see how
long it takes and see if they can beat their record the next time. Submitted by Mark Manross who is the Executive Editor of PE Central. 4. Behavior
Submitted by Mark Manross who is the Executive Editor of PE Central. 5. Exiting Assessment in Line
As students leave the room in a straight and quiet line ask them to tell
you one thing they learned about from the lesson that day. For example if
you worked on pathways (curved, zig zag, straight) then ask them to tell
you a word that describes that movement. You may want them to tell you
something that is curved, zig zagged, or straight that they know of in
their classroom (i.e., a pencil for straight). Submitted by Mark Manross who is the Executive Editor of PE Central. 6. Playing I See
When it is time to line up the teacher says "I see". The students
respond in unison "What do you see"? The teacher says "I see all of my
students quietly walking to line up on the blue line". After they get
in line say "I see" again and tell them you see a perfectly straight
and quiet line with hands to themselves.
Submitted by Mark Manross who is the Executive Editor of PE Central.
7. Cool Down Lining Up
After getting them into quiet lines have them spread out a bit so they
can do cool down exercises either standing up or laying down. Make sure
they are quiet and they do appropriate stretches. Quiet music really helps
with this activity. Submitted by Joselle Edwards who teaches at Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania.
8. Secret Student
At the beginning of the class, secretly pick one child in the class to be
your "Secret Student" for the day. If this child moves appropriately in
line, the whole line "wins". Since the class doesn't know who the secret
student is, they are usually motivated to do their best. Recognizing the
successful "Secret Student" encourages their positive participation even
more. This works especially great when you let the classroom teacher know
that the "Secret Student" was very successful, and that that whole class
did wonderful. Note: if the "Secret Student" does poorly, it is best
not to mention
who that student was to the rest of the class. Just letting the class and
classroom teacher know they weren't successful this day will make the
students who didn't do well think about how they could have helped their
classmates in a better way. You can always take this student aside a little
later and discuss how their actions hurt themselves and their classmates.
This is also a good activity by which to discuss cooperation with the
students -- on both the part of the "Secret Student" and those classmates
who may get upset and begin to blame a student who they they think was the
unsuccessful "Secret Student". Submitted by Allen Russell who teaches at Columbine Elementary School in Grand Junction, CO.
9. Activities to keep students attention while in
line
Sometimes it is easy to get students into line but then it is hard to
keep them quiet while they are in line. To accomplish this try these two
things:
Submitted by Casey Jones who teaches at Kipps Elementary School in Blacksburg, VA.
10. Numbered Lines (Exiting and
Entering)
Paint numbers on the long line of the basketball court. (1-30) In
the beginning of the year the students are given their Physical Education
number. They are assigned that number usually by last name in alphabetical
order. When they come in for class they sit on their number and when class
is done they
go back to that number and leave in "ready to resume learning" in their
classroom. Additionally, the numbers can be used to divide into teams.
1-12 and 13-24 or odd and evens, etc. Submitted by Kathleen Leadley who teaches at Wilder Elementary School in Green Bay, WI.
11. "Magic L"
I teach physical education to grades 1-3. I've used the "Magic L" to
help my children lineup. They know that we don't leave the classroom until
everyone has formed an "L" with their left hand. The first day of school we
discussed the correct direction an "L" goes...if they do it correctly it
will also designate their left hand. Before they can put an "L" up they
have to be looking forward, "lips" are closed and ears are "listening.
They have also discovered "L" for line and "L" for Lunger, my last
name. Submitted by Jo Lynn Lunger who teaches at Ben Franklin Elementary School in Wichita Falls, TX.
12. Lots of Ideas
Submitted by Cyndi McClure who teaches at Bethel
Elementary School in Wynesville, NC.
13. Birthdays
Children line up when their birthday month is
called. I use the month we are currently in as the first
month called, obviously changing it as we go through the
school year, ending with summer birthdays. The last
month, called, though is the "I forgot, I don't remember,
I don't know" month. I make a point of finding out
when those children's birthdays are to help them out
next time.
14. Boy-Girl
I have my first graders line up in a boy-girl pattern. The leader of the day,
of course, is in the front, and the rest of the students know that if a girl
is in the front, a boy will be next, and so on. This corresponds with our
Math assessment where I teach AB patterns. Of course, a class could line up
in an AABB pattern as well.
Submitted by Lynn K. Saintsing who teaches at Hasty Elementary School in Thomasville, NC.
15. Sports Skill Highlights
After children are finished with PE class and they are in line waiting for their teacher, I give them a chance to share their Sports Skill
Highlight of the day! This allows me to see what they learned during the day and is a nice closure. For example, they are allowed to tell their skill of the day, such as, "I punted the ball a long way!", "I stepped with the opposite foot when I threw the ball at the target".
16. 20 Questions
During the first class meeting and during the year when it needs to be reinforced we talk about what is important to the children. After talking for a few minutes I will ask some of the following questions:
a. If you are not at the front of the line are you going to have supper to eat tonight?
b. If you are not at the front of the line are you going to have a bed to sleep in tonight?
c. If you are not at the front of the line are you going to have clothes to wear tomorrow?
d. Then, does it really matter where you are in line?
The point of this is to begin emphasizing to the children that where they are in line is very unimportant. The line up instructions that are given are very simple: "When I say begin, I want you to walk to the red base line and get in a straight line. When you get in line, only get in line behind someone, never in front of someone. Always behind someone. Begin."
Submitted by Bill King who teaches at Springfield Elementary School in Fort Mill, SC.
17. Quiz Time Line Up
I teach middle school, 5th and 6th graders. The classroom teachers
provide me with a list of questions the students are reviewing for their
classes. I dismiss by asking those questions. If the youngster answers correctly they can be dismissed. The kids love the challenge and the teachers think it
is great because I help review material already taught.
Submitted by Erin Carlile who teaches at Beckendorf Intermediate in Tomball, Texas.
18. Lining Up Name Game
The teacher establishes a rhythmic pattern by hitting his/her thighs 2 times and then clapping 2 times. The students will then establish the rhythm demonstrated by the teacher. The student's name is called as the thighs are hit and then the hands are clapped. Each student lines up when his/her name is called out. Finger snaps may be used instead of the claps.
Submitted by Phyllis A Bruton who teaches at Westport Academy in Baltimore, MD.
19. Learning Line Up
Teacher calls out a color, if a student is wearing that color, they must walk in a curved pathway to the good-bye line. Next, the teacher chooses a different color and has this group walk in a zig-zag pathway to lineup. Each time the teacher must chose a different color and a different pathway. This may also be used with levels. Travel in a low level to the good-bye line, medium level, etc. Can also be used with locomotor skills. The color pink will skip when I say go. The color green will gallop, go. Any prior lesson can be used and adapted to fit this line up process. This is a great visual way to see if the students have learned anything throughout the last class period, and if they retained information from prior classes. Having each group do something different allows you to see which students actually grasp a particular concept. Can be adapted for each lesson. It is a great way for me to see a few students at a time to make an assessment about prior lessons. Try not to pick popular colors for your first color called. Many of the students will have the color blue on, so that is a color I usually avoid.
Submitted by Lisa Pfeiffer who teaches at Skipwith Elementary in Richmond, VA. |
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