PE2Themax: Maximize Skills, Participation, Teamwork and Fun

If you agree that physical education should be fun instructive and a place where students acquire physical and life skills then youll love PE2theMax: Maximize Skills Participation Teamwork and Fun. J.D. Hughes author of the popular No Standing Around in My Gym has created 30 never-been-done-before games tried and tested in the gymnasiums and on the fields and courts of Villa Rica Georgia where he teaches elementary school. These games are designed for large groupsanywhere from 30 to 75 studentsbut can be scaled back easily for smaller class sizes. Each game provides students of all athletic abilities the opportunity to have fun be active and acquire movement and sport skills. Heres what you will discover about the games in PE2theMax: - No down time. The games are quick and easy to get going and theyll keep students active for the entire class period. - Essentially no prep time. These games are ready to use simple to understand and supplemented with clear illustrations diagrams and a game finder to help you readily find the game you want. - Plenty of skill-building time. Students acquire not only movement and sport skills but life skills as well. The games emphasize cooperation communication personal responsibility respect for others positive competition critical thinking and problem solving. - Fun participation. If PE is fun kids will want to participate. If they participate they will experience the joy of being active. If they experience that joy they just might move toward remaining active throughout their lives. The games in PE2theMax are student centered not teacher centered. As such students are motivated to challenge themselves to succeed. The games are inclusive and developmentally appropriate. They define what a quality PE program and the New PE philosophy are all about: promoting participation and lifelong fitness as well as self-esteem and initiative. Most important from the kids perspective these games rock.