Students stay fit during COVID-19

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Here I am, kids, your physical education teacher at ________ School, located near _________ Mountain, in the _________ Desert, near the monument celebrating the day that _________ was invented. Our __________ town is where the famous person, _________ was

BarIlynn AnDErMon born, and inspired us to become ________.

WOW! You _________ students have every reason to be proud, so carry on the very _________ work you have been doing this past year, since Covid gave us online classes. Your teachers are proud of you and say you are doing the most ________ work they have ever seen.

NOW: Let’s talk about P.E. What are you doing for really _______ exercise? Here are some suggestions: To develop the muscles in your _________, hold a ________ in your right hand, and a ________ in your left hand. Lift your right hand very slowly, while counting to __________. Then, lift your left hand very quickly and toss that item as far as it will go, which we hope will be at least ________ feet.

YES! Lifting and tossing are ________ exercises that will help your brain to spark. Absolutely! We want our brains to spark regularly, and that’s all part of a _________ P.E. program.

CONCENTRATION: Students need to concentrate. When you return to the classroom, you will be expected to suddenly do a lot of thinking. Here are some thinking exercises: First, think about a ________. Imagine it floating around the room, bouncing off all four walls. It does this 6 times. How many times did it bounce off a wall, in all? You might say _______ times, and that would be wrong. The answer is ________ times and if you didn’t figure that out, your brain is totally _________.

PETS and EXERCISE: Your homework from me is to get more exercise and less “screen time.” Take your pets for a walk. Yes, all pets can be walked, so don’t make ______ excuses. True, you might have to carry a pet, such as a ________, but it will be good and it will strengthen the muscles in your _______.

NO PETS? Oh, please, if you have no pets, then go to Western Ranch Supply. They have lovely pets, such as ________ and ________, and even _______.

For Eastertime, they might have an enclosure with _________ in it.

SPORTS: By far, the best sport for exercise, is _________. You can be on a team and wear special clothes, too, like _________ and __________. Our town has these teams, and they are sponsored by a store in our town named “_________.” You might start your own team! I wish you well! Hope to see you at school soon!

Marilynn Anderson is the author of “Once Upon a Mixed-Up Time ~~ The Time Sledders,” a science-fiction fantasy book found at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.