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Name of Activity: Locomotor Tic-Tac-Toe

Purpose of Activity: To reinforce Locomotor Skills.

Activity cues:

Hop

•Hopping is very similar to jumping but it is done on ONE foot only
•Push off with toes and bend your knee to lift off into the air
•Land softly on your toes and bend your knee and hips when landing
•Other leg is usually bent with foot held behind you
•Put arms out to the side to keep balance
•Hopping can be done in the same place or you can move throughout an area

Jump

•Bend knees and hips
•Swing arms hard
•Push off the ground with the balls of feet

Gallop

•Face and move in a forward direction
•Choose a foot to start with and step forward with it
•Keep that same leg in the lead during the gallop
•The back leg chases the front leg but does not go ahead of it
•Bend at the knees and try to be "light" on your feet as you gallop

Slide

•Face and move in a sideways direction
•Choose a foot to start with and step sideways with it
•Keep that same leg in the lead during the slide
•The back leg chases the starting leg but does not go ahead of it
•Bend at the knees and try to be "light" on your feet as you slide

Leap

•Take-off from one foot and land on the opposite foot
•Extend arms, legs, and toes while in the air
•Try to leap a long ways as that forces the body to extend
•Bend knee and hip for cushioned landing

Skip

•Take a step forward on one foot and then perform a hop on same foot
•Step forward on other foot, perform a hop (like you did on first foot)
•Keep alternating feet doing this same procedure
•Arms are out to the side for balance
•A skip has an uneven rhythm

Prerequisites: Students should have been introduced and practiced moving in General Space safely and Fundamental Locomotor Skills.

Suggested Grade Level: K-2

Materials Needed: 10-12 Locomotor Skill Tic-Tac-Toe game board laminated with heavier film, 10-12 overhead markers, and damp washcloths, Worksheet

Description of Idea

Review moving in general space safely and the locomotor skills (use cues) that are pictured on the Tic-Tac-Toe game board.

Place the Tic-Tac-Toe game board in a specific area, preferably off the floor. Assign partners and have them write their first name on one of the game boards. Assign one partner “X” and one “O”. “X” places an “X” in any square on the Tic-Tac-Toe game board using the overhead marker. Partners look and read the locomotor skill marked. On a signal, both partners perform that skill in general space until they hear another signal (15 seconds for younger students, 30 seconds for older students). For example, if “X” marks galloping, both gallop in general space. They then return to their Tic-Tac-Toe game board. “O” takes their turn. When a player marks three in a row horizontally or vertically, they get to choose any of the locomotor skills on the board for both partners to perform.

Once a game is complete, change partners, wipe the boards clean, have students write their names on the game board, and play again.

Worksheet

Assessment Ideas:

Checklist with names and locomotor skills. Mark locomotor skills of those students who need additional instruction.

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Submitted by Becky Keely who teaches at Meadow Lane Elementary in Olathe, KS. Thanks for contributing to PE Central! Posted on PEC: 11/29/2010. Viewed 46021 times since 10/20/2010.

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Sharon
Thursday, April 07, 2011

Hi, sounds like a fun way to have the kids work on their locomotor skills! Thanks for the idea! I am going to try this with basketball skills!

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