Dashing into PE!

Exergaming and physical education go hand-in-hand.  As a physical educator it is important to cross other curriculums into your classes.  For example, go around the school and ask other teachers what they are teaching in social studies, math, english etc. When you can include other subjects in physical education, students start using different parts of their brains to solve physical and mental problems. I would use the Hyper Blast to help my Pre-K students with math.  This game includes math skills and can get students physically active. The point of the game is for students to listen as the Hyper Dash calls out a number, the children then cover that number with the Hyper Dash and wait for a new number to be called.  This game can be used in physical education many different ways, for example races.  Yes I know students should not be standing around waiting on lines and we want students to be as active as possible but this is a great game to use if you are in a confined space (classroom, cafeteria).  Students can listen for the Hyper Dash to say the number four, hop to the piece with the number four on it, hit it, listen for the next number, skip back to the line, tell their partner the next number they have to find and go on.  That example has students using locomoter skills and  while incorporating math! The game also advances into addition, subtraction, multiplication and division so older students can use it as well!   Overall Hyper Dash is a great game for any teacher to use, not just physical educators.  This is one of the many different ways technology can be brought into classrooms and used to educate todays youth!