The first artifact I completed in the PED 230 course was titled 'Card Suit Aerobics'. This activity is helpful in teaching students a variety of locomotor skills. The materials used include 3-4 decks of playing cards, four cones or hula hoops, and a white board. This activity is recommended for students that are in first grade and up.
Before beginning the activity, teachers are advised to talk with their students about activities that are good and bad for their hearts. Then, the teacher should explain that the activities they will be performing today are used to help keep their hearts strong. Teachers are then advised to draw the four card suits on the white board and write the specific locomotor skill that each suit represents next to it. An example would be Heart=Run, Spade=Skip, Diamond=Gallop, and Club=Hop. The teachers should place the four hoops or cones in the four corners of the gym and scatter the playing cards inside of them. The teacher should explain to the students how they are going to go to one of the four stations, pick a card, and then travel to the next station performing the locomotor skill that their card represents. This can go on for a set time limit or until the students have picked up all the cards. At the end of the activity, teachers are advised to talk with their students about which activities raised their heart rate the most. If there are students with disabilities, the teacher can ask them to perform non-locomotor skills like swinging, swaying, bending, arm circles, etc.
I chose this activity because it is simple and straightforward but also teaches the students useful skills that they can perform on their own in order to keep their hearts healthy. The activity also helps to target the different learning styles of a visual/tactile learner, a spatial learner, and an auditory learner. I hope to use this artifact in my own classroom in the future.
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