Aim
The use of a soft body touches on the noodle in order to keep it in personal space.
Equipment Required
1 noodle per student, 1 spot marker per student, 1 Softball per 2 student
Play Area Set-Up
- Create boundaries for a large activity area with large cones.
- Scatter spot markers throughout the area to create a home base for each student.
- Each student to get a noodle
Activity Description
Revise the concept of personal space and Reemphasize on working in personal space
Activity 1: Noodle Rolls
Show and tell how to roll the noodle on the ground. Have them do it forward and backward; have them do it side to side (trickier!) and have them perform with their eyes closed. Have them roll it on their arms. Have them roll it on their legs while sitting down by lifting their bottom and then their feet.
Activity 2: Noodle Side Rolls
- While in the bridge position, have the kids roll the noodle from left to right and then right to left using push from respective hands.
- Have them do the same activity with one of the legs up turn by turn.
Activity 3: Head to Toe roll
- While sitting down, make students do a reverse plank and practice it till they feel comfortable in that position.
- Now, have them put it under their chin and try to roll it down their whole body (left body with hands in reverse plan position) and letting it go from their chin
Activity 4: Stretcher Roller
- Make partners from the group and have them hold both noodles from one end each in a way they make a stretcher.
- Explain to them what is stretcher and what is it used for.
- Now, have them put one softball on to the stretcher, balance it and roll it from one partner end to the other partner end.
- All challenges by making them move while doing it or increasing the height at which they are holding the noodles
