WORKOUT AND ACTIVITIES/VISUALSWEEK OF MAY 4

From Your Adapted PE Teachers!

It is recommended that students are supervised during physical activities for appropriate and safe participation.

USE THE VIDEO LINK BELOW – STAR WARS WORKOUT

ORUSE THE SLIDES 3 THROUGH 11

And REMEMBER… if the Star Wars Workout does not work for you, but a past workout or activity did…

You can ALWAYS return to any activity from any week… We just want you to move, have fun, and be active!

https://safeyoutube.net/w/5dL4

A fun/funny exercise video for kids!

Labeled “Couch Potato Wars.”

For wheelchairs/low mobility: Focus

on the arm/hand movements. For leg

exercises, look to use the arms to

“kick.” Any purposeful movement is

good!

HAVE FUN with it!

PRINCESS LEIA REACHES WIDE THEN CLAPS HER HANDS

Count 10 times

Possible adaptations/lower mobility: for a wheelchair, reach as far away from your body as

possible – up, down, or in any direction; reach to touch a wall, counter, etc.. Hold a toy out and

bring back to yourself; ACT IT OUT and be Princess Leia!

LUKE SKYWALKERREACHES WIDE AND THEN FOR THE SKY

Count 10 times

Possible adaptations/lower mobility: reaching out or up, hands do not have to fully stretch out; simply

look forward then up; reach as far away from your body as possible – forward up, down, or in any

direction; ACT IT OUT and be Luke Skywalker!

DARTH VADERSQUATS OR PUTS HIS HANDS TOGETHER AND SQUEEZES TIGHT

Count to 10

Possible adaptations/lower mobility: put hands together in lap and wiggle; lift hands up, down, side

to side together; clap hands; hold an object with both hands. ACT IT OUT and be Darth Vader!

(but don’t stay on the dark side for too long!)

OBI WANDOES WALL PUSH-UPS OR REACHES WIDE AND THEN REACHES OUT

Count 10 times

Possible adaptations/lower mobility: reaching out wide, hands do not have to fully

stretch out; use a wall to touch; for a wheelchair, reach as far away from your body

as possible – forward up, down, or in any direction; ACT IT OUT and be Obi Wan!

HAN SOLOTWISTS TO EACH SIDE

Possible adaptations/lower mobility: sit on the floor and twist; look to the left, then look to the

right. Remember to have fun with this and SHOUT your Star Wars Character... OR play the song

“Twist and Shout” and dance! OR Act it Out and be Han Solo!

Count to 10

for each side

YODADOES ARM CIRCLES

Possible adaptations/lower mobility: keep it simple… wave with either hand; spin your

arms/hands in circles, do one arm/hand then the other; shake your hands; move your

hands in any way that you can. OR if you have seen Star Wars –Yoda, pretend you are!

Count to 10

REYTHROWS ONE HAND HIGH, THEN THE OTHER

Count to 10

for each side

Possible adaptations/lower mobility: reach one arm at a time as far up as you can; or lift your shoulders; or look

up for lower mobility; OR if you have seen Star Wars – pretend to be Rey!

STORM TROOPERREACHES OUT WITH THE RIGHT FIST, THEN THE LEFT FIST

Possible adaptations/lower mobility: reach one arm at a time as far as you can, or attempt to cross midline to the

other side of your body with the other arm OR if you have seen Star Wars – pretend to be a Storm Trooper!

Count to 10

for each side

C3PODOES SPEED CIRCLES

Possible adaptations/lower mobility: spin your hands in circles, do one hand then the other; shake your

hands; move your hands in any way that you can. OR if you have seen Star Wars – pretend to be C3PO!

Count to 10

RUN, WALK, OR PROPEL!

RUN – 3 laps in your backyard / around the house OR in place for 2 minutes

WALK – 3 laps in your backyard / around the house OR in place for 2 minutes

PROPEL – 3 times from one side of the room to the other side of the room

Adaptation idea: If the student is wheelchair bound and unable to propel themselves, push the student

around to explore, race around, etc… If the student is able to point in a direction, turn in the direction the

student points so they have control!

WEEKLY ACTIVITY THEME

BELOW WILL BE SOME EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES INVOLVING “STAR WARS” THEMES .

TAGLIGHT-SABER STYLE!

How to Play:

Use Pool Noodles as a way to tag someone

with a light-saber. Have a light-saber “duel” by

counting 3 with the light-sabers touching in

the picture to the left. After counting to 3, try

to be the first one to tag the other opponent’s

foot… (a game that is common in PE classes)

Variation: playing a regular tag game with the

person who is “it” using the pool noodle

(light-saber) to gently tag the other players.

Adaptation Ideas: shortened pool noodles, or longer pool noodles; walk, hop, jump, etc… tag; slow-

motion; light-saber “training” and striking objects such as a ball off a tee with the pool noodle.

For wheelchairs/low mobility: play seated or any movement is good, so consider just tapping the

light-sabers together to create noise and count or sing patty-cake…

THE FORCE AWAKENS!(USE THE FORCE AND PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY)

How to Play:

Use any cloth for a blindfold, put a drawing on the wall of an

animal with a tail (doesn’t have to be a donkey) and cut out

some tails with tape attached to it, spin the player around 3

times, and try to see who comes closest!

Variations: could also include pinning the ear, nose, arm, eye,

foot, etc…

Adaptation Ideas: don’t spin and align the student with the drawing; help guide the student; don’t use a blindfold and let the

student where the tail should go. Put a drawing of just the body and head of the animal, and allow student to go back and

forth picking up a tail one time, a leg another time, then an ear, etc… until the picture is complete.

Low-mobility: Complete as a lap activity, or pointing to where the tail goes.

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK!SOCK-BALL!

How to Play:

Anyone remember snow? And snow-balls? And snowball fights?

Just like that, use socks to create a soft ball. Split the room into 2

areas (divided by chairs, shoes, etc…), make sure the area is safe, and

throw socks at each other trying to get the other person. You can

also play outside (if it is cool enough).

Variation: “Messy Room” or “Clean the Yard.” Instead of throwing the

socks at another person, each side starts with the same number of

socks, throw as many as you can to the other side before time runs

out, then see which room/yard is “more messy” and has the most

socks in it.

Adaptation Ideas: add exercises if you’re struck by socks; simply have the student throw balled-up socks at targets such as a

book, bottle, person, etc.. ; simply play catch; put all the socks on one side of the room and time how long it takes to get all

the socks to the other side of the room.

Wheelchair/Low-mobility: help supply the student in the wheelchair with more socks to throw; for lower mobility, the

student knocks the socks off the arm of the wheelchair into a laundry basket to help “clean the room”

RETURN OF THE JEDICOMPLETE ANOTHER JEDI TRAINING!

OR

Click Here for The Video Workout!

Adaptation Ideas: We don’t’ expect students to do all the exercises correctly in the video; whenever

necessary, simplify and do less of each activity; model the exercise for the student; physically assist.

Wheelchair/Low-mobility: focus on arm exercises and movements; If that is too difficult focus on any

movement, and add a Star Wars theme to it.

May 4, 2020MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!

Jedi Tai Chi TrainingMake up a Tai Chi routine.

Move nice and slow like

Obi-Wan Kenobi would when

Practicing his

Jedi Knight moves. May 5, 2020

DARK SIDE BREATHINGBreathe in slowly through your nose.

Breathe out slowly,

Sounding like Darth Vader.

Repeat 5 times.

May 6, 2020PRINCESS LEIA

5 Large Arm Circles Forward

Shake your arm count to 5

5 Large Arm Circles Backwards

Shake your arm count to 5

5 Small Arm Circles Forward

Shake your arm count to 5

5 Small Arm Circles Backwards

May 7, 2020

JEDI MIND TRICKS

TO A HEALTHY YOU!

Wear your mask like Darth

Vader when you are in public.

JEDI MIND TRICKS

TO A HEALTHY YOU!

Wash your hands for 20 seconds,

after using the bathroom.

Trooper Strength!5 Squats

March in place 20 times

5 Crunches

March in place 20 times

5 Superman’s

March in place 20 times

May 8, 2020THE CHEWIE SHUFFLE!

Find your favorite song and

have a dance off with a friend

or family member! Who can

dance better than Chewbacca?

Additional Daily Jedi Workout Ideas!

WEEKLY RESOURCE

BELOW YOU WILL FIND AN ONLINE RESOURCE FOR MOVEMENT OR GAMES

The Deer Valley Unified School District and Staff neither sponsors or endorses the businesses listed. We are providing this

information as a service to the community. All families should conduct their own inquiries to determine whether to make use

of these programs.

Click on the link above to go to the website and HAVE FUN!

https://www.thepespecialist.com/peathome/

The PE Specialist website

offers a lot of different

resources you can scroll

through upon entering the site

including (but not limited to)

activities with no equipment,

videos, daily fitness, yoga, etc..

Look through the site and see

what works best for you!