Movement skills/concepts
Balancing using equipment, body and space awareness.
Set-up
Hanging ropes with mats underneath.
Activity
On a hanging rope, children explore ways of balancing in an upright position.
Can you hang while …?
- supporting your weight with your hands
- supporting your weight with your hands and legs
- creating some basic shapes (e.g. wide, narrow, curled and twisted with your free body parts)
- creating symmetrical and asymmetrical shapes
Can you see …
- tight muscles
- tight grip on the rope
You could ask …
What do you need to do with your body to hold your position on the rope?
Variations
Inverted balance: If children have sufficient upper arm/shoulder strength, try an inverted balance on the hanging rope.
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE
Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
