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Name of Activity: Welcome to the Jungle
Purpose of Activity: To increase cardiovascular endurance.
Prerequisites: Students should know how to gallop and jump rope.
Suggested Grade Level: K-2
Materials Needed: poly spots, cones, bean bags, hurdles, hula hoops, scooters, and music
Description of Idea The gym will be divided into 6 stations. At each station, students will act out the movement of an animal. Make sure to give enough room for students at the same station to move simultaneously. Students should be at each station for a minute and then rotate. Frog: jump from lily pad to lily pad (poly spots) Caterpillar: put each foot on a bean bag and slide feet into hands like a caterpillar inching along Flamingo: balance on one foot, stretching the quads Note: This could be used as a "rest" station. Students may need a wall nearby to assist with balance. Snake: slither like a snake under hurdles (or jump ropes hung from cones) Horse: gallop and leap over the hurdles Kangaroo: jump with a hula hoop as if jumping rope
Fish: lay on a scooter, abdomen down, and pretend to swim
Assessment Ideas: At the end of the activity, have the students put their hands on their chest to feel their heart beat. You can also ask to see if there were any of the stations that the students didn't feel was a workout.
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