How does gym/P.E work for homeschooling?

Question

How does gym/P.E work for homeschooling?

Answer 1

We don't have gym or pe for our homeschool. My rational is that PE was created to help school children who are forced to disassociate from their NATURAL INCLINATION TO RUN AND PLAY, when they must attend to seven straight hours of instruction.

My kids don't have that. They still are very active, and they get physical activity from doing real life things. In real life, some adults do attend gyms to stay in shape, but many others stay in shape by enjoying physical hobbies, such as riding bikes, hiking, boating, swimming, sports, martial arts, etc. I think children should have the same right.

In our family, we hike every weekend, swim every other day. My oldest son started an exercise routine for his personal fitness merit badge, and enjoyed so much how he felt that he continued. Children in general enjoy running and playing, and allowed to do that, are healthy. They daily are playing outside, games like everyone learns in school.

Answer 2

some YMCAs have a gym program set up, during school hours, just for homeschoolers. there are also park days which can be counted as a gym class. or even martial arts make good gym classes.

added: and if you want to stretch it scouts can be taken as a gym class. (I will add more to this after I get back)

ok here is my add on to my add on about the schout thing

with schouts there is hiking, which alot of people do just for fun and alot of schools do have hiking day (usaly with there classes, not the whole school)

Answer 3

With an online charter school,  they have you keep a record of your phycical activities during that semester. Sometimes there are a frew written assignments about a certain sport etc

Answer 4

Community Basketball team with regular practice

Skateboarding

Weightmachine

Walking/Running

Basically, just regular activity  

Our son is very interested in sports and knows the rules of the major sports.   The big part of 9th grade PE in our public schools is learning the rules of the games.

Answer 5

There are many ways to include gym/P.E. in homeschooling that are much more fun than square dancing in the gym!  (Although square dancing is a fun, physical activity.)

Dance Class

Karate

Sports

Swimming

Hiking

Biking

Walking

Jogging

Trampoline

Playing at the Park

Roller Blading

You get the point.  Any type of physical activity can be counted towads P.E.  Here are some sources of physical activity for homeschoolers:

http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/...

There are also specific P.E. programs you can purchase that include all of the typical P.E. games and drills.  This one is really popular:

http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Homeschoo...

Here's a free program:

http://www.annesschoolplace.com/products...

Hope this helps!

Answer 6

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Source(s):

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Answer 7

For our DS, he earns a 1/2 credit per year of PE by getting in 75 hours of physical activity (and a little health related book learning / discussion).

Activities include: mountain backpacking, extreme frisbee with friends, swimming and archery through 4H.

***UPDATE:

Good point below - we know many homeschoolers who take martial arts for PE.  Our local group also has a competitive swim team and a track and field day.

Answer 8

Play a game in the garden or go for a run or go to the gym, pool, sports centre, etc.

Answer 9

There are so many ways to get physical fitness in!  There is even one book written by a homeschooling Dad who taught physical fitness that realized his own kids weren't fit enough, so he put together a HS program!   This isn't the version I have, but I think it is by the same author.  It even has lesson plans.  In the last Co-op I was in, one of the ladies had a degree in the area, and she put together a program for us using the book.  

http://www.sonlight.com/PE03.html

In the Co-op we also did the things towards the Presidential Physical Fitness awards...

As a family for PE, we do:  jungle gym in the yard, going to the park, farming on our property, races, biking, hiking in the mountains, skiing, ice skating, Taekwondo, swimming, PE class at local Co-op, snow shoeing, recreational sports leagues, and whatever else seems fun to do!

I should mention, one of the "side benefits" of doing some activities like hiking as a family is that we moms also get some exercise in!  I don't know about the rest of you, but it is often difficult to schedule in our own exercise time, so in my case, it helped me, too!

Answer 10

Homeschool sports teams

Our co-op did the President's Physical Fitness Challenge this year.

Homeschool P.E. classes (ex.  http://www.thehomeschoolgym.com/home.htm...    )

Martial Arts

YMCA, gym memberships used daily for many families

Fencing

Co-op intramurals

Community team sports/exercise classes

Pay to play school systems often encourage homeschoolers  to join organized sports/marching bands since it means more money coming in.  

Etc.