by Neetu | Jun 2, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
Students will participate in gymnastics stunts, using different parts of their bodies to balance. Students will work cooperatively with their partners on gymnastics mats to complete balancing activities.
Activity Description
Introduction: Introduce gymnastics and the concept of balance. •Have you ever heard the word gymnastics? •Who can explain what it is? •Have you seen gymnastics on TV? •Have you participated in a gymnastics class? •What kind of things do you learn in gymnastics? •Balance – that’s right, what does that mean? (hold perfectly still without moving) •You’ve got the right idea, today we are going to explore different types of balance activities used in gymnastics called stunts. Discussion of safety and comfort during activity.
Activity #1: Stork Stand •Directions: stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, balance on one foot with your arms tucked in like a stork’s feathers. •Have students practice the above balance in their own self space several times. Can they hold the balance for a count of 10? •Students spin around in circles until they hear the whistle and then try to get into the stork stand. How long can you balance this time? •Students spin in circles again and when they hear the whistle, they close their eyes and try to stand in the stork stand position. How long can you balance this time?
Activity #2: Airplane •Directions: stand on one leg with arms out the sides, like a T, raise your back leg as high as you can, keep your head up. Try not to lean forward. How long can you hold this balance?
Activity #3: Finger Touch •Directions: stand with feet shoulder-width apart. Place one hand behind your back with your pointer finger pointing down. Reach around your back with the other hand and grab the wrist of the first hand. Now try to squat down and touch the floor with the pointed finger without falling over. Can you do it? •Switch hands and try again?
Activity #4: Log Roll •Directions: lay down across the width of the mat with your arms straight against your side. Try to roll straight down the mat like a log. •Can you roll very slowly? Can you roll very quickly? Are you staying straight?
Required Material
4 Boundary cone, Mat, Ribbon
by Neetu | Jun 1, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
To help students to practice their foot agility and body control.
Activity Description
Divide the class equally depending upon the number of stations you have (keep numbers to 2 or 3) and assign them a starting station. Moving in a clockwise rotation around the room, have students read the card and perform that skill through the agility ladder. When they have finished have the group move to the next ladder, read the card, and do the next skill through that particular ladder. Continue around the room until they have finished all stations.
Rules: Wait until the player in front of you is halfway through the ladder before you “GO.” Do not pass!
Station Cards:
Kangaroo Jump – jump with both feet in each ladder space.
Flamingo Hop – hop on the same foot through the ladder.
Hip Hop – hop on one foot into the first ladder space, hop on the other into the next space – alternate feet.
Slide-facing sideways move the leading foot into space, the second foot follows into the same space then move the leading foot into the next space.
Hopscotch – hop on one foot into the first ladder space, in the next ladder space land on two feet spread apart (straddle), hop on one foot in the next space. Repeat this hop/jump pattern until you complete the ladder.
Horse – use a gallop – place the leading foot in the first space, follow with the other foot into the same space.
Required Material
4 Boundary cone, agility ladders
by Neetu | Jun 1, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
Follow directions by keeping control of football and body to keep safe and active
Activity Description
This should be familiar to most U6’s. Again, the game is fun, simple to set up, and has direct application to the game of soccer. It is particularly good for reinforcing dribbling and ball control skills.
Each player has a ball, except the one player that is designated as the “light”.
Players start from the line opposite the “light”.
The “light” then turns away from the group shouting out “GREEN LIGHT”.
At this signal, the players start to dribble towards the “light”.
When the “light” turns around, calling “RED LIGHT”, players must freeze and stop their ball.
If the “light” catches players or a ball still moving that player must take 5 steps back.
The first player to cross the line where the “light” is standing is the winner and becomes the new “light”.
Note: – You can start the game without using balls for younger players, then have them roll the ball with their hands, then use their feet.
The following games will be enjoyed by all children, especially (but not exclusively) the very young.
Required Material
4 Boundary cone. plastic football
by Neetu | Jun 1, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
Understand the concept of good balance. Perform locomotor skills and movements safely with balance
Activity Description
Ask the students what “balance” is. Tell them a good balance with a noodle is when you can count slowly to three.
Demonstrate how to balance a noodle with the end of it on your open hand while counting softly and slowly to three. One by one have the students get a noodle.
Have students try to balance on their Hand, on Palm, on fingers only, on Three fingers, on Two fingers, and finally on one finger
Lead the students through a number of other balance as mentioned below using different body parts:
Head, Forhead, Thigh, Back of Neck
Challenges: Have them pick the balance activity which they find most comfortable and do it for 5 seconds by making them count from one to five
Required Material
4 Boundary cone,1 noodle per student, 1 spot marker per student
by Neetu | Jun 1, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
Players explore balancing with different body positions while stretching from inside a hoop.
Activity Description
Players stand in a hoop or a marked circle.
Players make a body position with both feet inside the hoop and both arms outside of the hoop.
They hold the position for a set time, then stand up and repeat using a different position where feet are inside and hands outside the hoop.
Have 2 hands on the floor and 1 foot off the floor.
Put 1 hand on the floor and 2 feet on the floor.
Have 1 hand off the floor and 1 foot off the floor.
Move a raised foot or hand.
Vary the length of time the position needs to be held for (e.g. 5-30 seconds).
Required Material
4 Boundary cone,1 piece of chalk, skipping rope or hoop per player
