Class:
LKG Skill:
Fundamental Movement Skills Sports:
Locomotor skills
Technique:
Jumping
Class:
UKG Skill:
Fundamental Movement Skills Sports:
Locomotor skills
Technique:
Jumping
NO MORE MONKEYS..
Learning Outcomes
Demonstrates two of the five critical elements for jumping and landing
Description Of Activity
Activity Procedures:
Raise your hand if you know the song 10 Little Monkeys. Its not safe to jump on a real bed like the monkeys in the song do. To be safe, were going to pretend that our poly spots are bedsand were monkeys!
On the start signal, everyone is going to skip to find a new bed to jump on. When you get to a new bed, jump with 2 feet onto the spot and sing, 10 little monkeys jumping on the bed
When youre done with the song, skip to another bed and sing, 9 little monkeys jumping on the bed
Continue skipping, jumping, and singing until you get all the way down to 1 little monkey.
After you finish singing for 1 little monkey, sit crisscross on the final bed that you jumped on and sing, No more monkeys jumping on the bed!
COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.
Equipment/Material Required
Scatter poly spots throughout a large activity area. Each student to a poly spot.