ALEX Classroom Resources

Subject: Physical Education (3 - 5)
Title: Cooperative Game Skills
URL: https://www.dynamicpeasap.com/lesson-plan?cooperative-game-skills
Description:

During this lesson, the teacher will first discuss cooperative skills (communication, trust, teamwork) and have dialogue related to these concepts. The teacher will then explain and demonstrate different challenges. Students will work on these challenges and then debrief at the end of class. A video demonstration is included in this resource.

Subject: Physical Education (2 - 5), Health Education (K - 5)
Title: BrainPOP Conflict Resolution
URL: https://www.brainpop.com/health/personalhealth/conflictresolution/
Description:

Life can be frustrating. You’re not always going to get along with your friends and family, and they won’t always get along with you. And anger and frustration are natural human emotions, so there’s no way you can avoid feeling them. But there are ways to disagree without being disagreeable—and in this BrainPOP movie on conflict resolution, you will learn all about them! First, you’ll find out why it’s a good idea to take a deep breath and collect yourself before you respond to a situation you’re not thrilled about. You’ll discover different ways to compromise, and how placing yourself in another person’s shoes can change a potential screaming match into a friendly discussion. Why risk alienating your friends and hurting people’s feelings, when you can settle your differences fairly

Subject: Physical Education (K - 5), Health Education (K - 5)
Title: A Conflict Resolution Protocol for Elementary Classrooms
URL: https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/a-conflict-resolution-protocol-for-elementary-classrooms/
Description:

A basic belief underlying The Responsive Classroom approach to teaching is that how children learn to treat one another is as important as what they learn in reading, writing, and arithmetic. We believe that social skills such as cooperation, assertion, responsibility, empathy, and self-control are essential to children’s academic and social success and we emphasize the teaching of these skills, along with academics, throughout the school day.

This resource provides teachers with classroom strategies to build community, improve communication, and enhance classroom discussion. This resource also has a listing of professional books related to these topics.

Subject: Physical Education (3 - 5)
Title: Lifeboats
URL: https://www.dynamicpeasap.com/lesson-plan?lifeboats
Description:

This is a fun cooperative activity that reinforces cooperative skills such as communication, problem-solving, and teamwork. Students must work together to achieve the goal of getting all students safely to the mainland. This activity can be used as a closing activity or could be part of a cooperative activity unit.

Subject: Physical Education (3 - 4)
Title: Attached at the...
URL: https://www.dynamicpeasap.com/lesson-plan?attached-at-the...-
Description:

This simple activity can be used as a warm-up, cool down, or as a cooperative activity. Because students are working with partners, this activity reinforces communication and problem-solving skills.

Subject: Physical Education (2 - 5)
Title: Solving Minor Problems
URL: https://www.pecentral.org/LessonIdeas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=1150#.XputpTdKg1J
Description:

The purpose of this assessment is to see if students can identify the four steps used when solving minor problems.

Subject: Physical Education (K - 5)
Title: Cooperative Games
URL: https://thephysicaleducator.com/game_category/cooperation/
Description:

Players need to work together to find solutions to group/individual challenges. Cooperation games put an emphasis on team building, communication and trust. Tactical problems relating to cooperation games include communication, cooperation, teamwork, trust, and problem-solving. This resource includes multiple descriptions and illustrations for cooperative games.

Subject: Physical Education (2 - 5)
Title: The Conflict Corner
URL: https://www.thepespecialist.com/how-to-stop-tattle-tailing-with-a-conflict-corner/
Description:

This is a great resource for teachers when teaching students how to handle conflict and find resolution during disagreements.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

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