Class #37--5th Grade P.E.

Monday, February 7, 2011, 1:00 P.M. 5th Grade Physical Education Class. Class #37 on my “50 Classes or Bust!” voyage. Time for "Pirate Ball" in 5th grade PE! It is a Monday, and the students are full of energy. They come into the gym and complete their “dynamic warm-ups” without prompting. Mrs. Lears, our athletic director and PE teacher extraordinaire, divides the eager participants into red, yellow, green, and blue teams and sends the teams to their quadrants. In each of the four quadrants is a group of balls—red, yellow, green, and blue. The goal is to “raid” the opposing territories—without being caught, of course—and secure your team’s balls. So, the blue team tries to collect all the blue balls, the green team all the blue balls, and so on. There is a great deal of action, strategy, and passion involved! Please enjoy some photos below.