Movement skills/concepts

Rotation, space and body awareness, relationships (with equipment), speed and flow.

Set-up

Poi, hoops, ribbons, music, ropes.

Children are spread out freely in a defined area with a chosen piece of equipment.

Activity

Can you …?

• explore different ways to rotate your piece of equipment
• vary the speed of rotation and the position of your body, (e.g. lying down, sitting, kneeling, standing)
• rotate one piece of equipment – with left and right hands
• rotate two pieces of equipment, and both simultaneously if possible
• add music, locomotion
• with one piece of equipment, explore movement in two different directions and at two different heights
• make big circles in the air, small circles, a figure 8
• be a helicopter

Can you see …?

• wrist action for small, fast movements
• arm action for large, slower movements
• loose grip to allow easy rotation

You could ask …

Which activities did you enjoy the most?

What did you do to the piece of equipment to turn it faster? Which activity was the most difficult? Why was this?

Variations

Give directions in Maori: Teki mua – in front; ki muri – behind; ki raro – below; ki runga – above.

Create a sequence: Create a short sequence or pattern.

COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE

Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.