For the first class of the week I will have all of my 3rd -5th grade classes play their first sideline basketball game.  Then for the second class of the week they will get to play holiday games to finish up the week with me.  Since the Kindergarten classes also see me twice a week they will start the week with practicing a variety of skills on the scooters.  Then to finish the week they will get to play holiday games.  The 1st and 2nd grade classes only see me once during the week, so they will all play holiday games during their class this week.

The 1st – 3rd graders will learn about the personal/social skill best effort throughout the 2nd marking period.  I will constantly remind the students using the poster on the gym will about the different ways that they should use best effort.

The 4th and 5th graders will learn about the personal/social skill responsibility throughout the 2nd marking period.  I will constantly remind the students using the poster on the gym will about the different ways that they should use responsibility.  I will have both grade write in their journals about responsibility and the different way to use it.  They will also write sentences in their journals to list the different ways to have responsibility.

These personal/social skills will be used as a main part of the students grade for sportsmanship on their report card.

I will continue to work on basketball with all of my classes this week.  The main skill I will work on this week will be the one handed push shot.  I will have the students practice this skill in a variety ways to help them improve on how they perform the skill.  Each class will perform it differently so that it is developmentally appropriate for their ability level.