PE Course 2 · Week 36 · Fitness for a Lifetime
Gratitude for Our Team
After a favorite closing game played purely for enjoyment, students write a gratitude note to an assigned classmate.
- Students will
- Students participate in a favorite closing game for personal enjoyment and write a gratitude note to an assigned classmate (C2.3.1).
- SEL skill
- Notice a helpful act and thank someone with a specific note
- What it looks like
- Students practice relationship skills by noticing specific helpful acts and expressing thanks clearly.
- Content focus
- Gratitude for our team
- Format
- Partner exchange
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean building and keeping healthy connections through clear talking, careful listening, teamwork, and working through conflict. More relationship skills 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
- C2.3.1: High School Course 2, Standard 3 (Psychological and Sociological Concepts), item 3.1
- Student page: PE journal page
- SHAPE America (national): 4.12.2 Selects and participates in physical activities that meet the need for social interaction.
- SHAPE America (national): 3.12.3 Encourages and supports others through their interactions in a physical activity setting.
More relationship skills activities for PE Course 2
- Our Team Agreements Relationship skillsAfter a cooperative challenge, the class writes team agreements that support players of all ability levels and each student journals one they will lead.
- Trust in the Tumbling Zone Relationship skillsBefore tumbling, partners practice spotting with consent by asking, explaining, and agreeing on a stop signal, then spot each other through basic rolls.
- Partner Balances and Communication Relationship skillsPairs build partner balances from simple to complex using clear cues like ready, hold, and down, then reflect on what communication kept them steady.
- Huddle Talk Relationship skillsTeams huddle between short rounds to plan offensive and defensive tactics, making sure every player's voice is heard.
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.