by Neetu | May 29, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Movement skills/concepts
Sustained walking, and changing directions and levels (space awareness).
Set-up
- Outside area ideally with three points or landmarks visible from starting area and up to 50 meters apart (e.g. 1. a tree in the corner, 2. a lamp post by the corner of the hall/gym, 3. a rugby post).
- Use marker cones if no convenient series of landmarks are available.
- At each point or landmark, there are activities to do on the spot (e.g. knee lifts, star jumps, ski jumps). Children in pairs.
Activity
All pairs start walking on the spot. On ‘Go’, Partner 1 in each pair walks to the first point (e.g. a tree). On arrival, they raise one arm, which is the signal for Partner 2 to start walking towards the same point. Partner 1 then begins doing an activity on the spot.
When Partner 2 arrives, they start doing the on the spot activity while Partner 1 walks to the next point (e.g. lamp post), raises an arm to signal for Partner 2 to start walking, and then begins the next on-the-spot activity.
This sequence continues until both partners have been to each of the specified points, done all the activities, and returned to the starting point. Switch roles.
Variations
Create different sequences and activities:
Children make up their own on-the-spot activities. Children make up their own ‘point-to-point’ sequence.
Have different sequences prepared on cards or make up a walking orienteering course.
by Neetu | May 29, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Movement skills/concepts
Walking at different speeds, time, and energy.
Set-up
- Grass or hard surface area, with a boundary line to move to and from.
- Children in pairs or groups of three-four, with one pacesetter in each pair/group.
Activity
The pacesetter changes the pace from very slow to slow, to medium, to fast and back again. The other(s) in the pair/group walk along at the pace established by the pacesetter.
Change the pacesetter after one circuit of the course or one lap to the boundary and back, or according to the direction of the coach/teacher.
- walking tall
- arms swinging slightly
- toes pointed straight ahead
- heel-toe action
- maintaining walking action at the speed
Variations
Change walk: As well as changing pace, leaders vary the kind of walk.
Vary locomotor skill: Alternate walking with some other activity (e.g. skipping, jumping).
by Neetu | May 29, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Movement skills/concepts
Walking in different pathways, relationships (with others), walking at different speeds and levels.
Set-up
- Hard or grass area.
- Children and coach/teacher all in a circle, holding hands.
Activity
The coach/teacher:
- drops the hand of a child on one side and begins walking inwards so that the circle gets smaller and a spiral is formed
- on reaching the center of the spiral, turns around and begins leading in the opposite direction out of the spiral between the lines of children
- keeps walking until everyone is out of the
- keeping hands joined and not pulling
- steady, relaxed walk
Variations
Follow the leader: Spiral in and out without joining hands.
Add music: Spiral in and out while keeping in time with the rhythm.
by Neetu | May 29, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Movement skills/concepts
Sustained hopping, hopping for speed, and to evade an opponent, balance (static and dynamic).
Set-up
- Bands to identify the taggers, discs/spots. Grass or hard area.
- Groups of approximately 10, including two to three taggers (each wearing a band) per group.
Activity
This simple tag game incorporates hopping only. Taggers hop to tag other participants who are also hopping within the designated area. When a person is tagged, the tagger gives their band to that person, who then becomes the tagger, while the previous tagger joins the rest of the group. You cannot be tagged if you are standing in a stork balance on one of the discs in the area.
- hopping only
- heads up to see where they are going
- using arms for balance
- changing hopping legs (using one only will get very tiring)
Variations
Vary locomotor skill: Leap, jump, or skip.
by Neetu | May 29, 2020 | Fitness Activity
Movement skills/concepts
Hopping for distance, static and dynamic balance, and landing safely.
Set-up
- Cones.
- Teams, each with the same number of children, are lined up behind a starting line in the grass or hard area, with one cone per team.
Activity
The first person in each team stands on the starting line and hops as far as they can. A cone is placed where they first contact the ground with their hopping foot. The second person then takes off from the cone and hops as far as they can, and the cone is moved to where the second person landed. The relay continues until everyone in the team has had a go. The winning team is the team that has hopped the furthest.
- taking off while swinging arms forwards and upwards
- using the non-hopping leg to give momentum to hop
- landing safely with a bent leg
Variations
Hopping for speed: The first team finished with the coolest pose wins.
