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Card Suit Pickup ActivityCard Suit Pickup Activity
Publisher
Phys Ed Games
Resource Details
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Grade
2nd - 8th
Subjects
Physical Education
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Media Length
0:54
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Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
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Video
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Year
2013
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Card Suit Pickup

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Calling all spades, diamonds, hearts, and clubs! Four teams compete against one another to collect all 52 cards in a deck. Each team lines up on one side of the gym, opposite of the deck of cards. Each team member takes turns running to pick up one card until all cards have been collected. First team to collect all 52 cards wins!

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Concepts

card games, fitness, teamwork, running

Additional Tags

physical education

Instructional Ideas

  • Once all the cards have been collected in each group, challenge groups to organize their cards by suit and order

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires four decks of cards
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Promotes team work and cardio
  • Super easy to explain

Cons

  • None

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