1
President Roosevelt really liked “sweaty”
sports like hiking, hunting, boxing and
wrestling. See how sweaty you can get
by skipping 3 times around the gym
counter-clockwise!
2
George Bush was the captain of his
Yale baseball team (he played 1st
base)! Hit a ball off the cone
(toward the wall) 5 times.
3
Dwight Eisenhower (our only
president from Kansas!) loved to
play golf. Using a hockey stick as
a golf club, guide a ball around
the gym 1 time.
4
Gerald Ford was a terrific football
player! He was offered contracts
from two NFL teams!! Toss a
football to a friend 10 times (make
sure you both can catch it!)
5
Barack Obama
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President Obama is a big fan of staying
healthy and loves to play basketball.
Try to make two baskets before you
move on to a different president!
6
Ronald Reagan was a very good
swimmer and said he saved 77
lives while working as a lifeguard!
Celebrate his days at the pool by
hitting a beach ball in the air as
you say your “ABC’s”
7
John Adams knew how important
it was to stay healthy and he tried
to walk up to 5 miles a day! Walk
with a friend 5 times counterclockwise around the gym.
8
Usysses S. Grant was involved in track
and field and competed in the high
jump. His high jump record at West
Point Military Academy lasted more
than 25 years! See how high you can
jump and touch the wall-give yourself 3
tries!
9
George W. Bush is the only president to
have run a marathon. A marathon is a
running race that is 26.2 miles long and
President Bush ran it in 3 hours, 44 minutes,
and 52 seconds!!! Run and touch 26
different things (not people) in the gym!
10
When James Buchanan was
president the Pony Express crosscountry mail delivery began (it
started in 1860). Gallop 1 time
counter-clockwise around the gym.
11
President Arthur really loved fishing and
was one of the best fishermen in
America. He once caught an 80pound Bass!! Try to throw a fish into the
“pond” from 3 different poly spots!
12
Although President Taft was our largest
president (he weighed 332 pounds), he
really loved sports. He especially
enjoyed baseball, tennis, and dancing.
He created the “seventh-inning stretch”
at baseball games. Do the “TV stretch”
for 20 seconds in honor of President Taft.
Presidential Sports Trivia
Directions: Divide the students in to 12 different groups and give each group a
pair of die. Have each group start at a small cone (this will be their “home”).
When the music starts each group will roll their die and after adding the
numbers, the whole group will find that number on a president and complete
the exercise as a group. Once the exercise is completed, they go back “home”
and roll again. Continue until time to leave.
Equipment:
1)President Theodore Roosevelt: none
2)President George H.W. Bush: three cones, three bats, three balls
3)President Eisenhower: three hockey sticks, three small balls
4)President Ford: two footballs
5)President Obama: three basketballs
6)President Reagan: three beachballs
7)President John Adams: none
8)President Grant: measurements on wall up to 7 feet
9)President George W. Bush: none
10)President Buchanan: none
11)President Arthur: inflatable pool, three rubber fishes, nine poly spots
12)President Taft: none