Wantagh Students Survive Spooky Fitness

Touchdown Terror, Graveyard Golf and Spider Bowl are just three of the 15 physical education stations that comprise the Halloween Fitness Funhouse at Forest Lake and Wantagh Elementary Schools.

Wantagh Elementary School physical education teacher Christine Moran and current Forest Lake Principal Anthony Ciuffo developed this thrilling and spooky physical education unit a decade ago, and each year the students look forward to playing games like Candy Corn and Ghostbusters Bowling or traveling through the Tunnel of Terror.

Moran explained that the series of Halloween-themed stations assist kindergarten through fifth-grade students with hand-eye coordination, balance and other motor skills. The stations are also designed to teach a range of physical education skills and keep students moving throughout the class period.

Inspirational signs accompany the ghoulish decorations on the walls, and Halloween music sets the tone for a lively and fun-filled hour of physical exercise.

“Not only do the students use skills taught in physical education in a fun-filled way,” Forest Lake physical education teacher David Sposito said, “but the constant movement also helps get them in shape.”