Equipment on a BUDGET - Ideas and Practical Use
Where to Find It Ways to Use It

Towel/tie/feed sack

Donations

Linen closet or company

Feed store

Hotel :-}

Combative

Cooperative Volleyball

Flags, blind folds

Sack races, storage

Pipe cover/bike tire

Donations

Irrigation company

Home improvement store

Bike shop

Battle sticks

Swords

Javelins

Targets

Personal space

Soft hula hoops

Scoop

Donations

School food service

Laundry service

Catching/Throwing Scooping/Fielding

Bleachball

Lacrosse introduction

Disposal can with wheels/paint buckets

Donations

Paint store

City Garbage company

Storage

Transport

Targets

Craft sticks

Craft store

Roll call

Volunteers

Groups/teams

Dice

Dollar store

Craft store

Timed runs/# of laps

Exercise number/count

Math fitness challenges

Clothes pins

Dollar store

Warm-ups

Clothes pin tag

Wood & rope

Construction site

Hardware store

Cooperative challenges

Toxic waste transport

Bicycle inner tube

Donations

Bike shop

Targets

Elastic rope

Exercise/stretch bands

Soft hula hoop

Grocery bags

Students bring in for extra credit

Grocery store recycle bin

Excess holiday bags

Replacement of commercial scarves

Juggling in class

Juggling at school/check-out

Juggling at home

Foxtail

Soccer player's donations.

Throwing/catching

Lawn darts

Foxtail golf

Binder covers

Announcements

Notices

“How to” directions

Station directions

Window display

PVC pipe

Irrigation company

5 to 8 inch pipe

Cut in half

Balance challenges

Barriers

Mini islands

Cardboard

Furniture and appliance store

Needs to be durable (thickness)

Targets

Displays

Cut out holes, shapes

Sample/display mats

Carpet & floor store

Exercise/stretching mats

Targets/Bases

Fitness challenges

Cooperative fun

Water Jug

Water company

3 & 5 gallon

Dowel

Boomer bat

Target

Money bank for new physical education equipment :-}

Old balls cut in half

Volleyballs, soccer, basketball

Donations

Worn out equipment

Markers

Targets

Team hats :-}

Cooperative walkers

Lumber store

Cooperative dual and team challenge

Shopping cart

City salvage

Store donation

Local creek :-}

Equipment transport

Storage

Portable desk

Sit & Reach box

PTA

Crafty parents

Excess cabinet/counter material

Fitnessgram testing

Personal improvement

Curl up strips

Hardware store

Construction worker friend

Fitnessgram testing

Personal improvement

Fitness/activity lines

PVC

(long)

Irrigation store

Work site

Balance sticks

Cooperative tube/chute

Jump rope with handle

PVC

(short)

Irrigation store

Work site

Relay batons

Fitness sticks

Obstacle course debris

Plastic tarp

Hardware store

Large item wrapping

Painters drop cloths

Cheap parachute

Cooperative tarp challenges

Team location/home

Clothes dryer hose

Hardware store

Buy a clean one!

Problem solving

Cooperative team challenges

Math challenges

Roller coaster vs straight line

Cardboard Tracks

Furniture and appliance store.

Cut cardboard in desired length and width. Connect ends together with duct tape on both sides

Have tape available for quick repairs.

Cooperative challenges

Relays

Spacial awareness

Cardboard coral

Student round up

Time out center :-}

Cardboard Magic Carpet

Insert rope/tire tubes/sheet where flags are located and have two students pull student.

Fitness fun.

32 gallon cans

Rubbermaid

Bottoms not necessary

Hardware store on sale

Road side

Targets

Goals

Storage

Water noodles

Sport store

Swim center

Yard sales

Safe battle tag

Cooperative shape collection

Color/shape fitness

CD

Commercial & used

Stores

Computer class

Cooperative challenges

Concentration

Fitness

Spelling

Vocabulary

Blocks

Department store

Fitness warm ups

Spelling fitness

Stacking teamwork

Yogurt Cups

Student donation

Just eat plenty of yogurt!

Wash and store.

Eye hand challenges

Fitness relays

Rainy day activity

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