P. E. WORD WALL
 

A Word Wall is an interactive collection of words used by many classroom teachers to reinforce vocabulary, spelling, letter-sound correspondence, and more.  I have implemented this strategy to teach many of the words or terms that are used in Physical Education throughout the year.  To get started, I created and laminated individual letter cards (in school colors, of course!) for the alphabet and evenly spaced them along an entire wall in the gym.  I then selected the new words or terms for all lessons taught throughout the year.  Each of these was printed on a piece of paper in a large bold font and all word cards were laminated.  Each time one of the words or terms appears in a lesson, I reinforce it by pointing it out on the Word Wall.  In addition to emphasizing the words taught in class, a P. E. Word Wall provides a visual display that is also an excellent opportunity to promote Physical Education to parents, visitors, administrators, or other teachers.

acceptance, accurate, accuracy, activity, aerobic endurance, agility, agree, aim, alley, alone, along, alongside, ankle, ankles, anticipation, appreciation, approach, armpit, armpits, arm, arms, around, athletic, attitude, aveage, axis
back, backward, balance, balk, ball, ball-return, balloon, basketball, beanbag, behavior, behind, belly, bending, between, biceps, big, big toe, big toes, black, blue, body, body awareness, body composition, bones, bonus, bottom, bounce, bouncy ball, bound, boundary, bowler's thumb, bowling, bowling ball, bowling pin, box, brown, bumpers
calcaneous, calf, calves, cardiovascular, carpals, carpet square, carrying, catch, ceiling, challenge, champion, championship, chase, chasing, cheek, cheeks, chest, chin, Chinese jump rope, circle, clavicle, clockwise, close, coin toss, collar bone, collar bones, collecting, color, colors, competence, competition, concentrate, concentration, confidence, consistent, consistency, contact, contrast, cooperation, coordination, count, counter-clockwise, cranium, crawl, crawling, creep, creeper, creeping, cross, curly, curve ball, curved
deckring, defense, deltoid, diamond, dice, direction, discipline, distance, dodge, dodging, door, down, dribble, dribbling, dynamic
ear, ears, effort, elbow, elbows, endurance, energy, enthusiasm, equipment, error, etiquette, exaggeration, excitement, exercise, exercise dice, exploration, extensions, eye
fair, fairness, far, fast, feelings, feet, femur, few, fibula, field, fielding, finger, fingers, fingertip, fist, fists, fitness, fleeing, flexibility, flight, floor, flow, focus, follow, following, foot, football, force, forearm, forearms, forehead, forgiveness, forward, foul, foul line, frame, free, frequency, frisbee, front, fun
gallop, galloping, games, gastrocnemius, general space, gluteus maximus, goalkeeper, grasping, gravity, gray,  green, groups, gutter, gutter ball, gym, gymnasium, gymnastics
hair, hamstrings, hand, hands, head, headpin, healthy, heart, heart rate, height, heel, heels, high, hip, hips, hop, hopping, hole, hopscotch,horizontal, hula-hoop, humerus, hurdle
in, in between, in front, individual, instant, instructions, intelligence, intensity
jaw, jog, jogging, joyful, juggling, jump, jump rope, jumping
kegler, kick, kicking, kinetic, kingpin, knee, kneel, knees
landing, lane, large, latissimus dorsi, lead, leadership, leap, leaping, left, leg, legs, level, lifting, light, line, lips, little, location, locomotor skills, long, loud, low
mandible, manipulative skill, maple, match, matching, maxilla, medium, meeting, metacarpals, metal, metatarsals, middle, mirroring, miss, mistake, motivation, mouth, movement, movement concepts, Mrs. Serra, muscles, muscular endurance, muscular strength
narrow, near, necessary, neck, non-manipulative, non-symmetrical, nose,  nutricious, nutrients
obesity, object, obliques, off, offense, office, on, open, opposite, orange, orange cones, order, organization, organize, oval, over, overhand,  oxygen
P. E., palm, palms, paddle, pairs, parachute, participate, participation, parting, partners, patella, pathway, pattern, pectoralis major, pelvis, people, perfect, perfect game, phalanges,Physical Education, physical fitness, physical skills, pine, pink, pinky finger, pinky fingers, plastic, players, playground, playoffs, point, pointer finger, pointer fingers, polyspot, positions, power, pulling, practice, prediction, punt, punting, purple, push, pushing
quadriceps, quality, quantity, quick, quickly, quiet, quietly
radius, rank, reaching, reaction time, rectangle, rectrectus abdominis, red, relationships, release, releasing, repetition, respect, responsibility, rhythm, rhythm ribbons, ribs, right, rigorous, rival, rolling, rotation, round, routine, rubber, rules, run, running
sacrum, safe, safety, scapula, scarf, scarves, scoop, scoops, scooter, scooters, score, scoresheet, season, seed, self-esteem, self-space, shape, shapes, sharing, shin, shins, short, shoulder, shoulders, side, side-step, side-stepping, sides, sideways, sitting, size, skeleton, skills, skip, skipping, skull, slide, sliding, slow, small, smiley face, social skills, sole, soles, solo, space awareness, spare, special spot, speed, spin, spiral, split, sport, sports, sportsmanship, square, stack, stage, standing, star, static, stationary, stations, step launcher, sternocleidomastoid, sternum, straight, strength, stretching, strike, striking, strong, success, surround, swaying, swinging, symmetrical
table, tag, tall, tan, tarsals, teacher, teams, teamwork, tee, teeth, tennis, tennis ball, tennis shoes, thick, thin, through, throw, throwing, thigh, thighs, thumb, thumbs, tibia, tie, time, timer, toe, toes, tongue, torso, toss, tournament, triangle, transfer weight, trapezius, trapping, triceps, trio, trunk, trophy, trust, try, turkey, turning, twisting
ulna, unbalanced, under, underhand, uniform, unison, unlimited, up
vertebrae, vertical, vigorous, visual perception, volleying
walk, walking, wall, weight, weights, wellness, whistle, white, wide, winding, with, without, wood, wrist, wrists
x-ray
yardstick, yarn ball, yellow, yoga, youth
zig-zag, zone, zumba,