Crawling Soldiers

As we develop

Skill
Gymnastics
Gymnastics

Instructions

  • Crawling along on your tummy
  • Bending and straightening arms and legs to help you move

Questions

  • Can you touch your elbow with your knee?
  • Can you move sideways or backwards?

Further Teaching Points

  • Encourage pupils to use opposite arm, opposite leg when crawling
  • Aim for an Angry Cat back
  • Rocking may help the action

Body Conditioning

Improves

  • Strength of upper body and torso
  • Co-ordination of limbs

Adapting the activity

  • Enable

    • Lie down and push with legs only
    • On front practise Angry Cat back
    • Practise co-ordination of opposite legs and arms
  • Challenge

    • Try moving sideways
    • Try moving backwards
    • Try moving with arms only

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