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Layout the mats.

Ask the children to run in and out of the mats with no bumping into each other. Then ask the children to move around using tiny steps then making as bigger steps as possible.

Get the children to stop on a mat and make as smaller shape as possible before moving off again. Then encourage the children to make as bigger shape as possible on the mat.

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Show the children how to carry a mat.

Get the children to assist in getting the mats out. Ask the children to walk and run in and out of the mats making sure that they do not step on them.

On the teachers command stop and ensure that one foot is on a mat.

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Layout the mats.

Get the children to start by running in and out of the mats then ask them to do the same with tiny steps.

Ask the children to take it in turns to do big bounces over and across the mats. How big can they make their bounces ?.

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Take out mats.

Run in and out of the mats changing from heavy to light running. The next stage is to ask the children to bounce over the mats and ask the question how many bounces in a minute.

The final progression is to do a bug jump on to the mat.

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key 0 warm-up:

Ask children to walk anywhere in the hall and then stop on a signal from the teacher. Then ask the children to use different parts of their feet to walk around i.e. heels, toes.

Ask the children to move around the room by skipping, hopping or bouncing.

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