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Mr. Brooks & Mr. Monahan

East Physical Education Team!

"Together Everyone Achieves More"

WELCOME TO EAST PHYSICAL EDUCATION!

The East physical education team works very hard at establishing a safe, fun, and respectful learning environment where students are challenged to grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially while being encouraged to show HEART (Helpfulness, Respect, Acceptance, Respect, Teamwork) and to ROAR (Respect Others Act Responsible) like East Beasts. We provide students with many opportunities to develop motor skills, physical fitness, self-confidence, and the knowledge to be physically active throughout their lives.

Our program is geared toward progressively building skills where instruction is differentiated across grade levels and building the whole child is our focus. Students are given many opportunities to explore, discover, and express themselves through various cooperative activities, lead-up sport games, goal setting, and physical fitness challenges.

Regardless of what unit is being taught teamwork, sportsmanship, and trying one’s best is always at the forefront of everything we do. Health and wellness concepts along with safety discussions are consistently integrated into our lessons to help promote healthy habits.

We want the East community to know our door is always open to listen to any concerns you may have and to make our program the very best. We care deeply about getting all students to feel included in the class and to have them achieve their full potential as active learners in their physical literacy journey.

Mr. Brooks & Mr. Monahan

dbrooks@sharonschools.net

jmonahan@sharonschools.net

What's Happening in PE?
Warm-Up Jog!
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Dice Fitness!
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Team Building - Cross the River Challenge
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Teamwork on Display!
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Cooperative Challenge - Cross the River!
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Soccer - Capture the Cone
Soccer Skills Development
3 Zone Bowling
Fitness Challenges - Peer Assessments
Fitness Challenge - Standing Long Jump
Cardio Rhythmic Stations - Heart Health Month!
Cardio Rhythmic Stations - Hula-Hoop Tricks
PE Bulletin Board - East Shows Heart!
PE Bulletin Board - East Values Fitness!
Chinese Jump Rope
Long Jump Rope Challenges
Single Jump Rope
Basketball - Builders & Bulldozers
Basketball - "Make It, Take It"!
Basketball Fitness Challenge - Superman Hold
Crossover - Speed Dribbling Practice
East Physical Education Units of Instruction

2024-2025

September: 

  • Introduction to PE: expectations, rules, class routines, safety/emergency information
  • Movement Exploration - locomotor & non-locomotor movements, spatial awareness, boundaries, body control, speed, direction
  • Cooperative team building challenges to build community, teamwork, cooperation, and to understand others differences
  • Tag/pursuit games
  • Fitness - head-toe stretching, today’s 10 monthly and weekly workouts, jogging/power walking, student choice, create your workout routine
  • Playground use & safety 

October:

  • Throwing, tossing, and catching activities & small games
  • Ultimate football, multi-ball, tchoukball, beanbag ball

November:

  • Soccer Skills development - kicking, passing, dribbling, trapping, throw-ins, goalie skills
  • Sideline soccer games, small 6 vs 6 games, big ball soccer
  • Hacky Sack / Footbag Challenges

December

  • Bowling & Rolling skills development and small games
  • Cooperative team building challenges # 2
  • Speedball / Handball

January:

  • Peer fitness assessments and components of fitness challenges in a station format, Superhero Fitness Tag
  • Rhythmic Activities – single jump rope, hula-hoop, long rope, Chinese rope, twirl & jumps, skip it’s, parachute, and dance patterns

February:

  • Rhythmic Activities – single jump rope, hula-hoop, long rope, Chinese rope, twirl & jumps, skip it’s, parachute, and dance patterns
  • Basketball skills development - dribbling, passing, shooting, rebounding, offensive and defensive strategies
  • Small games - 1/2 court, 3 on 3 games, full court ball call version

March:

  • Basketball skills development - dribbling, passing, shooting, rebounding, offensive and defensive strategies
  • Small games - 1/2 court, 3 on 3 games, full court ball call version
  • Volleyball skills development - set, bump, serve, dig, spike
  • Small games - 6 on 6
  • Nitro ball - inverted volleyball

April:

  • Racket Challenges and small games - badminton, speedminton, pickleball, and tennis

May:

  • Frisbee Activities - frisbee golf, ultimate frisbee
  • Backyard Games – corn hole, bocce ball, 4-square, spike ball, ladder ball, ring toss, shuffleboard

June:

  • Backyard Games – corn hole, bocce ball, 4-square, spike ball, ladder ball, ring toss, shuffleboard
  • Field Day Prep
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Motivational Quotes

"If you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?"

"Remember to always do your personal best. Challenge yourself, not others"

"Don't ever give up! One day you'll look back and be glad you didn't"

"Fitness is not a destination, it's a lifelong journey"

"If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you"

Motivation Starts From Within!