Physical Education · Works with Hiking and Outdoor Education

SEL activities for Hiking and Outdoor Education

10 Physical Education activities you can teach during a Hiking and Outdoor Education unit. Each one builds one Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skill in about 20 minutes, inside the movement you already teach.

PE Course 1

• Heat Smart in the Valley Social awareness · Week 11During 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.
• Exercise as Medicine Responsible decision-making · Week 12After a brisk 6 minute walk, students privately rate their mood before and after and connect regular activity to preventing disease over a lifetime.
• My One Month Plan Responsible decision-making · Week 23Students sample three home friendly workouts and draft a private one month activity plan that fits their schedule, space, and interests.
• Water and Weather Safety Responsible decision-making · Week 32In a dry land scenario circuit, students decide how to respond to risks in open water, extreme heat, and storms and journal one personal safety rule.
• Activity Across Generations Social awareness · Week 33Students play a game that works for all ages and plan one way to be active with a family member or someone in their community.
• Fitness Resources Near Me Responsible decision-making · Week 34After a walking warm up, students map nearby parks, trails, and early morning or indoor options in the valley and choose one to try.
• Thank You, Teammates Relationship skills · Week 36In a final cooperative challenge, students thank partners who supported them and write a gratitude note to a classmate or coach.

PE Course 2

• Training Smart in Desert Heat Social awareness · Week 30Students adapt a training session for Coachella Valley heat with shade, water breaks, and partner check ins and practice spotting signs of heat illness.
• A Plan for My Future Self Self-management · Week 31Students sample activities they could do after high school and outline a private fitness plan for future leisure and work.
• Community Fitness Map Responsible decision-making · Week 34Students rate the availability and quality of fitness resources in their part of the valley and propose one way to improve access.

Some activities are set in this sport. Others work in it with no changes, like a calm breathing reset or a self officiating routine.

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.