Students Whole class Equipment 1 hoop per 2 students and 2 colour bands Area Large open space Instructions Two students wear coloured bibs and are the taggers. For all pairs, 1 student stands inside their hoop, the other stands outside. They both hold the hoop. Pairs jump about with the tagging pair chasing them. When […]
Students Small groups Equipment Memory mats (ie various pictures of body parts, numbers, shapes, colours or words) made from cardboard or chalk drawings Area Large open space Instructions 1 student lists a sequence of named squares on to which another student must jump. Jumps may be performed forwards, backwards or in a sideways direction. The
Students Whole class Equipment See diagram and activity description Area Grassed surface open space Instructions Set up 7 activity stations. Groups of students spend 3 minutes at each station and rotate on a signal. Warm up: ‘Jack in the Box’, ‘Pop Goes the Weasel’, or teach ‘motorbike landings’. Station 1: Students vertical jump over a
Students Pairs Equipment Chalk, low bench or low horse and 2 gym mats per pair Area Large open space Instructions Individually with partner feedback or in combination with the partner, students stand on the bench or horse and perform various jumps to land on a target on a mat. The target should be chalk circle
Students Whole class Equipment Tape deck/CD player and music Area Large open space Instructions Students form two rings, one inner circler and one outer, facing a partner, and hold their partner’s hands. 4 counts: Students jump twice slowly anti-clockwise. Jump, jump. Students jump 3 quick jumps on the spot … pause. Oh, jump Jim Jo.
