Stuck in the Mud

Learning Outcomes

Description Of Activity

Movement skills/concepts Static balance, locomotor skills, evading a tagger and space awareness. Set-up Children are spread out in a deï¬ned grass or hard surface area: one or two children are taggers; the rest are runners. Activity Taggers try to tag the runners. If tagged, a runner becomes ‘stuck in the mud’ and holds a static balance (e.g. straddle, scale balance, front support) until released. To release a stuck child, a free runner must crawl under, step over or run around them, with the movement depending on the stuck runner’s static position. Can you see …? • head up to see others • tight muscles to hold balance You could ask … Taggers: How will you work together to tag the runners? Runners: What can you do to hold your balance while you wait to be freed? Variations Vary locomotor and balance skill: Try hopping or skipping as locomotor skill, and front support as balance skill. COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.

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