Playful Movement Challenges
•Year 2
•Health Related Fitness
•Place around activity area with adequate spacing
Alternative: Washing line rope, climbing rope cut to length
Mark jumping positions for long rope activities
Alternative: Cones, spot markers, chalk marks
For maintaining rhythm during activities
Alternative: Drumbeat, metronome app
Moving different parts of your body together smoothly
Doing something at exactly the right moment
A regular pattern of movement or sound
Keep trying even when something is difficult
Two small jumps between each rope turn
Understanding where pupils are coming from and where they're going
Following instructions, reciting rhymes with rhythm, communication and vocabulary development
Counting during skipping rhymes, timing and rhythm patterns, measuring rope lengths and distances
Forces and motion in rope movement, rhythm and sound waves, coordination and body systems
Cooperation and teamwork, perseverance and resilience, supporting and encouraging others
Central location with ability to see all rope groups and provide immediate support
Watch for timing development, partner cooperation, and persistence levels
Step in when partnerships struggle, safety concerns arise, or students show frustration
Use slow, exaggerated movements for rope timing and emphasise the importance of partner communication
Large indoor space minimum 15m x 20m or outdoor hard surface area
Even, non-slip surface free from obstacles and adequate for jumping activities
Stop signal established, immediate area clearing procedures, appropriate first aid response for minor rope-related injuries
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