Island Hoppers

A 5-lesson introductory physical education unit for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and First Grade. This unit teaches spatial awareness, gym boundaries, safety responses, and gentle tagging behaviors through structured direct instruction, repetitive drill, and engaging movement games.

A comprehensive classroom guidance lesson designed by a school counselor to teach children about balanced choices, mindful eating, and positive goal setting. Includes an interactive visual slide presentation and a family-focused taking-home goal tracker.

A cute, 1-page student reflection sheet with name/date fields, a drawing space to illustrate their cooperative crossing, and a star-coloring checklist for self-assessing key SEL metrics.

An active, imagination-fueled 5-lesson PE sequence designed for Pre-K through 1st grade. Students master fundamental locomotor skills—walking, running, leaping, jumping, hopping, galloping, sliding, and skipping—through immersive animal and nature adventure stories.

Students participate in a series of mini tag games, practicing all boundaries, speed controls, space bubble safety, and gentle tagging expectations to earn their Gym Navigator Badge.

A playful, high-contrast 5-slide presentation to set up the game, rules, and reflection circle for young learners (K-2) using large text and engaging visuals.

A cohesive school-wide Health & Fitness curriculum framework for grades K-5 at Hyde School. It establishes the program's athletic culture, school-year expectations, grading standards, and foundational physical safety protocols including body control, personal space, and respectful interaction.

Students learn the difference between safe (gentle butterfly tap) and unsafe tagging, practicing gentle tagging and immediate "freeze and melt" responses when tagged.

Students explore different pathways (straight, curved, zig-zag) and speeds (slow, medium, fast) to navigate the gym floor safely while maintaining spatial awareness.