Stocking Activity Bins for Physical Movement or PE

This is part of a series. Here you will learn how to stock a physical movement (PE or gym) bin. The topics covered will include which types of games and activities to stock and instructions for a few of the games and activities.

In this section, I'll talk about pieces that every Physical Movement bin should have and can be used universally for many different games. The physical education bin is a bit different than the others. The materials needed are a whistle, a stopwatch, dance music (tapes or cd's), a folder or binder full of activity instructions, and collapsible cones. With PE, you will use other items that will not fit into the bins. The bin is just a handy way to keep all your activity instructions and main tools (like the ones listed above) handy.

When you are picking games to use in your physical education class, keep in mind that the games chosen need to be ones that will keep the children active. Games where the children are sitting down for long periods of time are not appropriate for physical education.

Next, you will see activities and their instructions. These are all designed to keep the kids active. These should be printed out and kept in the activity folder.

A doctor should always be consulted before starting any health or exercise program.

Basic Four Square
For this game you will need a piece of chalk, a concrete surface or other hard flat area (at least 4 feet by four feet) to play on, and a rubber ball. Basketballs and playground balls work well for this.

Players: 2 to 4