Instructions
- Stand up in a Star Shape
- Bend one knee out to be over toes
- One leg bent, the other leg straight
- Use arms to help you balance
Questions
How far away can you place your foot and still be able to control your balance?
Further Teaching Points
- Start standing up in a straight position, emphasize ‘Trap the Mouse’
- Place one leg one foot to the side, keep hips facing forwards
- Bend the knee of that foot over the toes
- Keep the other leg straight
- Use arms to balance by holding out straight to the sides at shoulder height, fingers together and palms facing downwards
- Show good body tension
Body Conditioning
Improves
- Posture
- Strength
- Flexibility
Adapting the activity
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Enable
- Practise Star Shape, lying and standing
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Challenge
- Place your foot as far away as possible without losing control
- Take all your weight onto the bent leg and lift the other leg off the floor and hold a one-footed balance