Transcript
Skip, Jog, Gallop Equipment
Time 20 minutes
Letter cards; pinnies or markers
Facility ❏ Classroom ✓ Gymnasium ❏
❏ Multipurpose ✓ Outdoors ❏
Physical Activity Level ✓ Moderate ✓ ❏ ❏
Vigorous
Safety Remind students to be cautious when moving and to be aware of the personal space of others.
Warm-up Divide students into groups of 4–6.Have them move around the activity area in single file, slowly increasing their speed (e.g., walk, speed walk, slow jog, run). Have the last student in the line hold a pinnie or marker and move to the front of the line. Once the student reaches the front,have him or her pass the pinnie or marker back until the new last student gets it and then this student moves to the front.Each time all the members of the group have taken a turn,the speed slightly increases.Have students continue for 2–3 minutes. Lead, or have a student lead, a stretching routine (see Appendix C for sample stretches).
Activity 1: Rock, Paper, Scissors Move
(Adapted from: CIRA Ontario, Why Paper and Scissors Rock, 2003)
Designate two lines, 10–20 metres apart, using pylons, markers, or lines in a gymnasium. Have students get into pairs and line up along one of the lines. Have students play a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors.The winners travel to the other line and back using methods of their choice (e.g., skipping, hopping,galloping,doing tuck jumps).The other students participate in a physical activity on the spot (e.g.,stride jumps,wall push-ups,tuck jumps). When the winner returns to the starting line, he or she immediately chooses another student to play against and the game repeats. Have students continue until you give a signal to stop.
Activity 2: Skip, Jog, Gallop Divide the students into groups of 3–5.Have the students in each group sit down, one behind the other, approximately one metre apart. Each group acts as a spoke in a wheel. Within each group, designate each student as either “Skip”, “Jog”, or “Gallop”. Place cards with letters in the middle of the wheel. Call out one action (e.g.,“Jog!”).Have all the students with the title “Jog”stand up and jog clockwise around the outside of the wheel. Have the other students in each group stand up, face each other, and march on the spot with their arms up to create a bridge.After the first student moves all the way around the wheel, have him or her go under the bridge into the centre and retrieve one letter card.The student then returns to the group. Repeat the pattern.Once all the letters are gone,call“Go!”Each team then starts to make as many words as possible with the letters they collected.
Cool-down Have students move slowly (e.g., in a slow jog, brisk walk) around the activity area. Lead, or have a student lead, a stretching routine (see Appendix C for sample stretches).
Notes for Teachers
Planning Notes and Reflection
Ensure the students are spread out so that the wheel is large and covers the activity area. Discuss with students how participating in physical activities in school can affect other areas of their learning.
Daily Physical Activity in Schools – Grades 4 to 6
www.eworkshop.on.ca/dpa
