Let’s ‘Play to Learn’
- Set out a range of playground markings and markers / small equipment for children to jump over in a variety of ways (i.e. ropes, imaginary puddles, rubber hands/feet/spots)
- Encourage children to show a variety of shapes in the air
- Add feet markers before and after to motivate the children to jump for distance by ‘Frog Hopping’
- Use throw-down markers as lily pads, ropes as puddles, soft toys as hurdles, etc.
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 the ‘Frog Hop’ landing
Opportunities to
- gain increasing control of large body movements
- jump and land safely
Questions
- How many times can you jump over a spot without landing on it?
- What else could we jump over safely?
- How do you feel when you have been jumping for a while?
Can you see the child?
- Gaining increasing control of large body movements
- Jumping and landing safely
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Most of the time
Encourage the child to:
- set a target of how many lily pads they can jump over, or puddles they can jump into
- estimate how many lily pads they can jump over while another child writes their name, etc.
- combine lily pads and puddles, etc.
Use poetry, raps, rhymes and action songs to jump in rhythm.
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Sometimes
Encourage the child to:
- choose what they could jump over
- jump up and down on the spot
- jump over a tiny step and a giant step. How many jumps do they need to jump over a giant step?
- practise jumping using Technical Skills Cards
Use poetry, raps, rhymes and actions songs to encourage/practise jumping.