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Name of Activity:
Learning to Jump Rope
Purpose of Activity:
To slowly allow students to develop the skills and confidence they will need to jump rope successfully.Suggested Grade Level:
K-2Materials Needed:
Jump ropes - one for each student
*The rope should not go past the students shoulders when they are standing on the middle of the rope and bringing the handles up by their side.
Description of Idea
See the video below for an appropriate skill progression of tasks for students to practice for learning how to jump rope for the first time.
See the YouTube video of skill progressions
Adaptations for Students with Disabilities
Use a pipe with a rope on the end for students with a cast or with only one arm - they can swing the pipe in a circle and jump the rope.
Submitted by Ben Landers
who teaches at River Springs ES
in Irmo, SC.
Thanks for contributing to PE Central! Posted on PEC: 8/24/2015.
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