Physical Education

Core Words & Physical Education

Often I tie in my core word of the week into my plan for gym. In the core word section of this website, many of the websites linked such as Renfrew's Core Word Curriculum, have movement based activities for each core word. Some examples that you can implement into your physical education lessons are:

Core Word(s) Activity

Stop/Go Red Light, Green Light
Freeze dance

On Jump on the blue mat

In Hop in the hula hoop
Kick the ball in the net
Get in the tunnel

Up/Down Step up on the bench
Jump down
Climb up/down

Out/In Breathe in, breathe out

Turn It’s your turn
Turn 5 times
Games (eg. duck, duck, goose)
Spin and run ("turn" and "go")

Get Try to get the ball (basketball)
Get the flag (capture the flag)
Get up
Get down
Get in
Get them (tag)

Open They’re open (basketball, soccer, etc.)

With Can I play with you?
I want to play with _____
What/who do you want to play with?

Push Push up
Push your friend on the scooter
Push the ball (bowling)
Playing pass (rolling)

Do You do it
Do you want to try?
Simon says (modified – do jump, don’t sit)

Put Put it in
Put it there
Dance (put your hands on your hips)

It What time is it Mr. Wolf?
You’re it (tag)

Movement Communication Boards

Movement communication boards provide opportunities for requesting, communication (such as statements) and comprehension in a gym setting. The Education Hub, LessonPix, and BoardMaker have communication boards available to download.

Free Play

Allowing children access to a choice of resources in the gym is a great opportunity to include AAC in the gym. Below are 3 images of choice boards we use during gym. They include core and fringe vocabulary. Please see the images from WordPower, LAMP, and ProLoQuo2Go. The fringe vocabulary was made on LessonPix.