Let’s ‘Play to Learn’
- Read The Beach Party story book and refer to the game in the story
- Draw around the tallest child using chalk, labelling some body parts
- Children estimate how far they are going to jump in one jump, two jumps, etc.
- Measure the children’s achievements using standard and non-standard measures
Safety & Organisation
Ensure:
- the surface is clean and free from obstructions
- the jumping surface can absorb landing, e.g. gymnastics mats or grass areas
- children bend their knees on landing using ‘Frog Hop’ landing
Opportunities to
- jump with confidence
- estimate, predict and measure
- recognise and name body parts
Questions
- How far can you jump?
- How far can you jump in tiny steps?
- How many jumps would you need to take to jump over Jade’s head?
Can you see the child?
- Jumping with confidence
- Estimating, predicting and measuring
- Recognising and naming body parts
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Most of the time
- Help the child identify how many jumps they might need to jump ‘Jade’ three times. Discuss why it might take more than they expected.
- Challenge a child to jump over everyone’s heights added together.
- Play a game in pairs. One child throws a bean bag or object onto the floor. The other child has to estimate how many jumps they will take to get to that marker.
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Sometimes
- Allow the child to measure their jump first and then compare this to ‘Jade’ in order to provide a more accurate estimate
- Practise jumping using Technical Skills Cards
- Discuss names of body parts and label them