Teaching during the pandemic has a been a challenge for everyone, especially for teachers. Physical education teachers have had an even bigger challenge as they had to teach their lessons and skills with social distancing guidelines in place. That means no team games, initially no sharing of equipment, and other restrictions.
P.E. teacher, Kelly Siltman, who teaches at Prophetstown Elementary School had seen an electronic activity made by LUMOplay at a convention that used a projector to display an interactive game on a wall. She knew it was very expensive and not something that would work in her budget, so she tried to find a way to fund the purchase. Siltman knew it would be a perfect fit for her “Stations Friday” where the students rotate between multiple activities every few minutes.
She heard that Kara Kullerstrand, Director of Instructional Innovation for the PLT#3 District, had a grant opportunity and was looking for a need. The pair got together and they were awarded a $1,000 grant.
Kullerstrand said LUMOplay generally had sold the game for use in doctors’ offices or malls to entertain kids for a short amount of time but not in a gymnasium.
The equipment was purchased in January, with Siltman and Kullerstrand along with district maintenance supervisor, Josh Mosher, setting out to adapt the game for use in a P.E. class. After a lot of trial, error, and innovation, the game made its debut last week.
Check out the rest of the details and the reaction of the students to their newest activity on “Stations Friday.”
