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Veteran's Day PE & Reading: Get Fit Action Story: A Veteran's Day Celebration
By Beth Hammett
What is Veterans Day? When does it fall each year? What kinds of celebrations honor our veterans? Students get an introduction and definition of Veterans Day, plus why it is different than Memorial Day. Then, get ready to join the parade! Play ball, watch fireworks, and thank a veteran for serving!
Get Fit Action Stories combine reading, sight words, listening, speaking, directions, and physical education into one assignment. It's a fun, physical learning adventure!
Action Words included:
1. salute
2. clap
3. Miss America wave
4. struts
5. moves a scepter up and down
6. twirl
7. toss
8. catch
9. plays a violin
10. toots a horn
11. beats a drum
12. pedal
13. flip hamburgers
14. toss salads
15. swing bats
16. hit homeruns
17. yells, “Ewwwww” then
“Awwwww”
18. “Thank you!”
19. salute
20. “Happy Veterans Day!”
PE & Reading: Get Fit Action Story: Princess Polly's Missing Petunias
By Beth Hammett
What happened to Princess Polly's Missing Petunias? Hopefully, the knight can find them for her! Exercise along with Princess Polly on her journey to find her missing petunias. Sight word practice makes this get up and move children's book educational and fun! Sight Words Include: march huff and puff waved stomped kneeled paced clapped their hands looked behind doors peered under chairs dug scratched his noggin scrunched plopped mooed neighed crowed snapped fingers smiled stepped pluck strolled jumped knelt on one knee Great for reading and physical education courses. Can be used with homeschool, ESL/ELL, GT, at-risk. Challenges readers to use critical thinking, coordination, and visualization skills. Fun for parents, babysitters, siblings, etc...