- balancing
- jumping and landing (on the spot).
| (a) |
Repeat performance words (e.g., "reach arms forward", "bend knees to soften landing") to demonstrate the use of performance cues language related to non-locomotor skills. |
| (b) |
Explore and discuss what it means to jump straight up and land in control (e.g., `motor-cycle riding' position). |
| (c) |
Explore shifting (transferring) weight from one foot to the other, trying to stay in control (in balance). |
| (d) |
Practise jumping straight up and land following given instructions (e.g., jump off two feet and land on two feet). |
| (e) |
Practise jumping straight up and try to touch imaginary objects that are high in the sky and then try to land without falling do |
| (f) |
Create and share various ways to `freeze' (balance) on the spot. |
| (g) |
Practise balancing in different body shapes, both self-created and given (e.g., balance creating a wide body shape; balance being as narrow as you can; balance in a twisted body shape). |
| (h) |
Practise trying to maintain balance on two feet, close together, shoulder width apart, and wide apart, when signalled to do so after moving on the spot (e.g., wiggling, twisting). |
| (i) |
Use a variety of non-locomotor skills when playing simple co-operative movement activities and games. |
