Adrian
Dodson's Teaching Philosophy
I am a huge believer in modeling desired behaviors for my
students. A Physical Education teacher, who doesn’t
love health and fitness, is comparable to a math teacher
wearing a t-shirt with “I HATE MATH!” pasted
across the chest!
Like it or not, the schools P.E. teacher is generally the
most respected and admired teacher in the building. I
strive to exhibit and model the same healthy lifestyles that
I preach to the students at Pass Road Elementary. This
is a belief which I take very serious, and I feel, must be
uncompromised.
My philosophy for class is simple: MAKE
ALL THE DRILLS, GAMES, FITNESS TESTS, AND ACTIVITIES
ADAPTABLE SO THAT EACH PARTICIPANT CAN ENJOY SOME DEGREE
OF SUCCESS! For example, our pull-up
standards are as follows: Regular chin-ups, assisted
chin ups, modified pull-ups, chin hangs, or just hanging
straight armed from the bar. Every child can have
a standard for betterment which is tracked and logged
on a personal profile sheet. I feel competition
is vital for success, whether it be competing against
every student in their same grade across the district,
every student from their school, or just themselves. Pass
Road Elementary has piloted many measurable fitness tests
that are adapted throughout the district, as well as
the state. We are VERY proud of that!
With that said, I must also include how acquiring the PFA
grant has taken our program to an even new and higher level! The
support and communication from all staff was unbelievable
and the equipment was first class, making it an easy sell.
After a visit from Steve Cox, I of course jumped on board
with both feet! The PFA believes go hand in hand with
mine, and our school and staff totally bought in to the system. I
feel we have improved the quality of our students life’s
tenfold since receiving the grant.
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How
the PFA Programs Work at Pass Road Elementary
I have incorporated many aspects and ideas from
PFA activities, even ones that are not core PFA lessons. I
found interchangeable nuances in many of the games
and activities we have previously used. This
marriage of ideas only brought the excitement level
and vigorous competition between students to an even
more dramatic fervor! The chart and challenges
motivate students as nothing else does, as I am sure
they would rather hear their named called on the morning
announcements, or see it posted on the hallway board
than eat! Our principal and staff reinforce this
idea as well, hyping up the various levels of greatness, All-District,
All-American, KONG and the highly sought after SUPER-KONG
KID!
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Lesson Plans
Bones-n-bills
Equipment needed
- 3 PFA Hula hoops with a deck of cards and 2 dice
inside each one
- A complete set of bones and at least 20 dollars
in PFA money for
each hoop.
Procedures
I divide students into 2 main teams and put a colored
cone representing each team at opposite ends of the
gym. I generally use
3 hoops per 30 students, breaking into 2 teams of
15. At the beginning, students from each
squad run to face each other at a hoop. The first
challenge is rock paper scissors, followed by a dice
roll for largest number (or for older classes whoever multiplies
the numbers 2gether first). If both students have
won a challenge, a card is picked and high card wins,
giving 1 student 2 wins. The winner gets to bring
a bone and a bill back to their team. The first group
to bank 20.00 and a complete skeleton wins. They
get to watch the losing team perform a physical challenge.
Rules
I have found that the winning team usually wants
to perform the physical challenge with the losing
team, so I encourage them to do so. I have the teams
meet at half court after the challenge to shake hands
and cease all teasing and kidding about being victorious.
Hot Seat Basketball
(Grades 3-5)
Equipment
- 2 basketball goals and a basketball
- 5 PFA Heavy hula hoops
- a sit-up mat for each team
- dot drill mats for each team
- PFA jump ropes
- a weighted stick or dumbbells for each team
Stations
- teams are divided into 4 or 5 players and assigned
spots around a full
court gym
- two teams begin playing a game of basketball
using the entire court
- one area is designated as the hot seat, this
is where the the team who will run onto the court
and play the winner of the game is seated.
This is the only station allowed to sit while the
game is being played.
- the team who scores a basket wins the game and
stays on the court. The losing team must run
back to their area and perform a complete rotation
of the hula for 30 secs, 30 sit-ups, 30 up and backs
on dot drill, 30 secs of jump roping and 30 reps
of military
presses with weight stick or dumbbells Other exercises
can be added or substituted.
Procedure
The game is a non stop action and fun filled cardio
workout. The
team who scores in their basket immediately takes
the ball
inbounds going the opposite direction to the other
goal. The team
on the hotseat must run on the court quickly and
defend that goal before previous winning team scores.
When one team is defeated,
they run off and begin workouts. The hot seat
area is the only
place where students may sit and rest, paying strict
attention to the game. The rules of basketball must
be followed and enforced.
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