Page 4 - SN December - Grade 3

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MS. MARIJA DIMITROV

Dear Parents,
During November and December, our students
spent most of their P.E. time improving their wall
climbing skills. Some simple activities helped us to
reduce any initial anxiety and increase self-
confidence. Later, we moved on to different activi-
ties as individuals, pairs or groups.
Grade three, four and five students worked on simi-
lar activities to develop their skills, increasing the
level of difficulty according to age and ability.
We timed each other to see how fast we could climb across the whole wall. We played a variety of
games on the wall such as “The luck of the draw,” (A game where we try to quickly find the same
number on the grip piece that a partner pulled from a box); “Get dressed” (where students have to
put on a glove, a hat, a jacket etc. while climbing across the wall); “Dodge the Frisbee” (where a
climber has to climb across the whole wall while a group of other players gently throw Frisbees at
him/her. Wherever the Frisbee touches the climber, he/she is not allowed to use that body part un-
til the end of the game.) Some of our students dared to try “Blind Climbing” – going across the wall
while blindfolded. This game is great for building students’ awareness and sense of touch.
One of the most challenging games was “Dwindling Resources”, where students climb in a row but
are not allowed to use the holders touched by the climber before them.
Through all of these activities, students improved their self-confidence, worked on fair-play, positive
sporting behavior and trust, as well as developing communication and cooperation.

Many times throughout the unit, students took positive
risks and used good judgment on the climbing wall
while working on their body coordination and
strength.