Physical Education
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
What's Happening in PE?
Warm-Up Jog!
Dice Fitness!
Team Building - Cross the River Challenge
Teamwork on Display!
Cooperative Challenge - Cross the River!
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
2026-2027
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
- Cooperative Team Building Challenges # 2
- Video Games Week # 1
January:
- Video Games Week # 2
- Bowling & Rolling skills development and small games
February:
- Super Bowl Activity Stations
- Peer fitness assessments and components of fitness challenges in a station format
- Cardio-Rhythmic Activities: single jump rope, hula-hoop, long rope, Chinese rope, twirl & jumps, skip it’s, parachute, and dance patterns
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
ACTIVITY VIDEOS - These are optional activity challenges for you and your family to try as you keep working towards achieving 60 minutes of physical activity each day. Have fun and make sure you have a safe area to exercise in.
News From the Gymnasium
What’s Happening in Physical Education?
September - October 2026
It’s been a very active and fun start to the 2026-2027 school year. Mr. Monahan and I have been very busy reinforcing routines, reviewing classroom rules, expectations, and safety procedures. We’ve been discussing the importance of doing your personal best, believing in yourself, and reinforcing good sportsmanship. Physical Education class usually starts off with students in their assigned warm-up spots as they perform a variety of exercises, movements, and stretches. Our focus is always on developing proper form and emphasizing the quality of the exercises over quantity. Modifications of various exercises and stretches are introduced to ensure we target students of all abilities. Students are taught and encouraged to develop independence and take ownership of their warm-up.
Students in grades 3-5 challenge themselves with our “Today’s 10” fitness challenges. These challenges are posted on our menu board and are updated monthly in order to cover a wide variety of fitness components. Students will experience over 100 challenges by the end of the school year.
Students in grades K-2 challenge themselves with our “Fabulous Five” stretches and exercise workouts. Students will have the opportunity to be fitness leaders of the day, where students get to display leadership and show their knowledge by choosing and demonstrating exercises for the class. We will also introduce the concept of student choice, where students throughout the year will create their own workout routines either as individuals or in a small group setting. It’s a great way to highlight what the students have learned throughout the year and continue to build responsibility and teamwork.
In September, we started the school year with icebreaker activities that focused on teamwork and getting to know each other. Students had the opportunity to work in pairs and small groups to accomplish a common goal. It was interesting to see how groups worked together on the various challenges. It was fun to see them have success and how they worked through struggles that they may have had to deal with.
Students have also focused on movement concepts like locomotor skills, spatial awareness, body control, and boundaries. Students have started to work on improving their cardiovascular endurance through short-distance jogging, relays, and various tag games such as Capture the Flag and Tunnel Tag.
In October, students will focus on their tossing, throwing, and catching skills. Students will play games like Multiball, Fire & Ice, and try various learning stations that target those skills. Students will enjoy using the throw/catch rebounders, stomp catchers, catching scoops, foxtails, and the frisbee/ring toss to reinforce throwing, tossing, and catching skills. Mr. Monahan and I look forward to a wonderful year teaching your children.
Sincerely,
Don Brooks & Justin Monahan
East Physical Education Team
Website Link: https://ee.sharonschools.net/en-us/physical-education-0be6b18d
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