Rolling & Plunging

Material

  • Dot 12x
  • Mat/carpet (own location) 1x
  • Hoop 1x
  • Kernel bag 10x
  • Pawn 1x
  • Block 3x
  • Parachute

The organization

The children go around the course.
Have each child/group start at a different section so they do not line up.

Points of interest

  • Sitting like a frog
  • Looking through your legs
  • Chin on your chest (safety!)
  • Hands right in front of your toes

Plan

Exercise Material

Exercise 1

Drop into the mud but clamp your banana between chin and chest

Basic: Sit down and let yourself roll backward
More challenging: Same exercise, but from squat

Exercise 2

Roll tree branches off the path so it can be used again

Basic: Start at the pawn, roll over the cubes with the log roll.

Exercise 3

Turn yourself into a pancake

Basic: Hold the parachute and roll yourself into it