Homeschooling PE Lessons

Have you found that having your children learn from home has meant that they’re constantly full of energy and need some inspiration for games to direct their focus? Well, we have a list of activities perfect for you!

HOME BOWLING:

As regular ten-pin bowling is an activity loved by all – why not try and recreate it at home with your kids! Almost anything can be used for the pins. Try plastic bottles, toilet rolls, shoes or anything pin-like that won’t get damaged and anything from a small ball to a rolled up pair of socks for the bowling ball.

Have the children play in rounds like they would at the bowling alley and make it more exciting by adding extra rules or mix it with learning by using the number of pins knocked down as the scale of difficulty for the question for them to answer before the next round.

TREASURE HUNTS:

Everyone loves a treasure hunt! This game can occupy either your home or garden. Hide the target objects away from your children and time how fast it takes to find them all.

If you have more than one child, they can compete with each other. If you have one child, then they can compete against their own time. Make sure to keep track of where the objects are in case they cannot find them!

TARGET PRACTICE

Place a bowl or saucepan in the middle of the room and use different markers on the floor to stand and throw a ball or rolled up pair of socks into.

This game is great for refining aim and underarm throwing skills. The markers on the floor can be used as a point system. With the furthest away marker being worth the most points!

GO NOODLE:

If you have found yourself struggling with juggling usual work and home-schooling, GoNoodle on YouTube has some great activity and dance videos for children that can allow you to carry on with your own activities while simultaneously providing some great instructional videos for your children.

THE VIDEO GAME:

This is a great game to play outside with your kids. Have them moving around an outdoor space (of any reasonable size) and call out the different instructions of a video recorder.

You coul try fast forward (running), rewind (walk backwards), pause (freeze), record (walk normally) and slow motion (walk slowly). Can you think of any other instructions?