Physical Education

Ways to get homeschool kids moving!!

So, homeschool being different from mainstream has no running around switching classes its all right there at your house, everything you need to teach your children, but what about exercise? That may be a hard question for some parents and I am here today to help you!

The younger children are generally easier to get them to exercise. The older they get it may be harder, there are always sports teams to get them motivated to get up and get moving but if your like me I can't afford to put my daughter in cheerleading or another sports thing. There may be a YMCA or Boys and Girls Club that they can go to, I know when I did homeschool I got ALOT of socialization/art/sports and many other things thru the Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis. I thought it was great and it gave my mother a good break and it was only $8 per year!! I am sure it has gone up a little bit but we never could afford an $80 per month YMCA membership so the Boys and Girls Club worked out great for us, and its a safe place to drop off children after 3pm. The YMCAs are ususally bigger and with adults attending also its not safe unless there is a specific program. The Boys and Girls club had a pool, computer lab and lots of programs from Girls Inc. to Drama and Jr. Staff. I'd love to be a child again if that meant i could go there again!! 

So, as I have been raving about the Boys and Girls Club and YMCA could be an option for you as can a sports team. 

Now, usually homeschooling a child means that there is only one income coming in and usually only one vehicle, if you don't have an extra vehicle where are you supposed to go? Then what? 

Well some great ideas for you to do at home are:

Organize a weekly kickball/softball/baseball game with the neighborhood children, possibly providing snacks and drinks or the kids can take turns.

You get some exercise, bonding time and help your child start to LOVE fitness by YOU playing with them...Freeze Tag/Tag/Dodgeball/Kickball/Soccer/Roller skating/Hide and seek etc..

Taking a walk, a bike ride, or running is great for you and them also. Start out easy, use your phone and download iHeart Radio and go for 1 song..turn around when the song ends and that can be gym.

You may wonder well is swimming/hopscotch and that sort of thing actually gym? Well YES it is! Anything to get them up and moving working their muscles and trying to get their heartrate up a little bit can count, get creative!! 

Workout videos things like xBox 360 Kinect and the wii game systems can get their blood flowing and great for older kids and teens! A scavenger hunt could be fun have a younger child find the "Animal Treats/Crackers" Make a list and help them reading or show pictures of it, such as "hop ten times like a bunny to the carrot colored flowers...move like a snake along the green grass untill you get to Spots doghouse, bark as you run like a dog to the "dog bowl/kids bowl" and get your treats" something like that will help get them moving/work on reading/colors/numbers etc.. 

Race to the grocery store doors/take elevators instead of stairs/park further away from the doors at the gas station try to sneak it in and try to make games out of it. 

Have a contest with your teen who can do the most situps/jumping jacks and push ups. Another contest could be who can do the most exercise in a week (-= 

HAVE FUN WITH IT!! 

Its a beautiful day in Indiana today and we have already been inside, I saw a bee and I am terrified of bees because im severely allergic to them...so we came in. After dinner we will probably go out back and let them run around.

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