Page 4 - SN December - Grade 4

PE

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 activities as individuals, pairs or
groups.
Grade three, four and five students worked on similar
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 until 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.