Physical Education Program Enhances Fitness, Cooperation

A new school year has brought a new mascot: the Yellowstone Lions. Each morning thirty-one 6th graders dress for gym in their Lions t-shirts and “discover muscles they didn’t even know they had.” The emphasis for 6th grade P.E. is on cooperative games and activities that encourage problem-solving strategies and communication, as well as continued development of team sports skills and quality sportsmanship.

For the remainder of the day, the Jack S. Blanton Center hums with activity as students come in to warm up, play games and develop soccer-ball handling skills before Friday’s game of “Sideline Soccer.” Fine motor skills are addressed as well as shoe-tying lessons on the fail-proof double knot!

Physical activity for all grade levels encourages teamwork and builds cooperation and coordination skills, whether the task at hand is balloon catching and bean bag tossing, or more sophisticated games. Even the youngest Yellowstone students get moving with activities designed to get heart rates up and minds alert for learning.