PE Course 1 · Week 11 · Heart, Breath, and Stress
Heat Smart in the Valley
During a shaded, low intensity circuit, students learn the warning signs of heat illness in the Coachella Valley and practice checking in on a partner and following the class heat plan.
- Students will
- Students learn warning signs of heat illness and practice checking in on a partner and following the class heat plan during a low intensity circuit.
- SEL skill
- Notice a partner's condition and ask a caring check in question
- What it looks like
- Students practice noticing and caring for others by checking in during activity in hot weather.
- Content focus
- Heat safety in the Coachella Valley
- Format
- Role play
Social awareness
Social awareness means understanding how others see things and caring about them, including people whose backgrounds differ from yours. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- C1.2.9: High School Course 1, Standard 2 (Physical Fitness), item 2.9
- Student page: PE journal page
- SHAPE America (national): 3.12.6 Applies best practices for participating safely in physical activity.
More social awareness activities for PE Course 1
- Strengths in Every Partner Social awarenessTeams plan a relay by assigning legs based on each teammate's strengths, then journal about a strength they noticed in someone else.
- Finding the Beat Together Social awarenessIn a mirror dance, partners take turns leading and following an eight count pattern and journal what it took to stay in sync.
- Dances From Our Cultures Social awarenessStudents learn basic steps from cumbia and other cultural dances and journal about a family or community tradition that involves movement.
- Choosing Partners Fairly Social awarenessStudents try several fair partner selection methods in badminton and journal about how it feels to be chosen first, last, or at random.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.