PYP Experiences

Explicit Leadership in the PYP

Leadership Traits and the Adventure Challenges Unit

Through learning experiences, reflection, and taking action, Grade 5 students learned traits that effective leaders demonstrate while working through team challenges in our Adventure Challenges unit.

October 16th, 2022

Lower PYP Health Related Fitness Unit

Teaching the Fitness Unit through Board Games

A unit exploring fitness, through classic games modified to get students active.

May 27th, 2022

Preschool/Kindergarten PE

Heart Heath: Pre-K Online Unit

A mini-unit exploring fitness, and the importance of keeping your heart healthy

January 28th, 2022

All PYP

Using Visible Thinking Routine's to Unpack the Central Idea

How I used visible thinking routines to introduce a unit and allow student's to share their thoughts

June 21st, 2021

Grade 4 and 5 PE

Parkour and the Movement Composition Unit

Exploring gymnastics and free-running skills with Parkour

December 3rd, 2020

PYP Adventure Challenges Unit

LEARNING WITH SCAVENGER HUNTS

Embracing student agency to teach teamwork and collaboration with different types of Scavenger Hunts.

October 7th, 2020

Grade 5 Online Unit

DEVELOPING HAND-EYE COORDINATION THROUGH JUGGLING

How I used @thephysicaleducator Juggling resource to support my online unit on developing hand-eye coordination.

July 18th, 2020

Grade 3 and 4 Health

THE BREAD AND GERM EXPERIMENT

An experiment focusing on the importance of keeping healthy habits like hand-washing.

April 25th, 2020

All Units

MAKING ATL'S VISIBLE IN PYP PE

How I ensure the ATL skills are present in my PYP PE curriculum and environment.

April 11th, 2020, Updated September 10th, 2020

Adventure Challenges Unit

METAVERSE AR SCAVENGER HUNT

How I used this "Pokémon Go" technology in my physical education class.

March 21st, 2020

Health Related Fitness Unit

ONLINE SCHOOL AND PYP PE

A reflection on the teaching and learning during the shift to online physical education lessons due to COVID-19.

March 18th, 2020