Spirals

Learning Outcomes

Description Of Activity

Movement skills/concepts

Walking in different pathways, relationships (with others), walking at different speeds and levels.

Set-up

• Hard or grass area.
• Children and coach/teacher all in a circle, holding hands.

Activity

The coach/teacher:

• drops the hand of a child on one side and begins walking inwards so that the circle gets smaller and a spiral is formed
• on reaching the center of the spiral, turns around and begins leading in the opposite direction out of the spiral between the lines of children
• keeps walking until everyone is out of the
• keeping hands joined and not pulling
• steady, relaxed walk

Variations

Follow the leader: Spiral in and out without joining hands. Add music: Spiral in and out while keeping in time with the rhythm.  

Equipment/Material Required