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Discuss forwards, backwards and sideways movements.

Demo the different movements.

Walk backwards slowly, making sure that the children look their shoulders as they do it. The next stage is for the children to walk sideways.

Ask the children for other ways to move around the floor on their feet.

COACHING POINTS

Children that can not skip should be encouraged to bounce on two feet.

Encourage children to gallop followed by skipping, begin to link movements and actions.

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Benches Game:

Take out the apparatus.

Travel in and out of the apparatus in different ways e.g in any way the children choose feet, hands, crawl etc. Its is important to keep the children moving all the time. When the apparatus is clear get the children to slide underneath it and step over the top.

key 0 Game/Apparatus

key 0 Game/Apparatus:

Put the apparatus out.

Ask the children to run in and out of the apparatus without bumping into each other. The next stage is to get them to go over / under / in and out of the apparatus making sure that it is clear.

Ask the children to find places to curl up, then stretch out.

key 0 Game/Apparatus

key 0 Game/Apparatus:

Put the apparatus out.

Ask the children to go over / under / around the apparatus. Encourage children to explore e.g. ask the children to walk around. The next stage is to ask the children to find a place to either curl up, lay underneath or on top of the apparatus.

key 0 Game/Apparatus

key 0 Game/Apparatus:

Set out apparatus.

Ask the children to travel in/out, under/over the apparatus.

Ask the children to bounce around the apparatus and to stretch out on it when space can be found.
Ask the children to travel around the hall in a low curled position.

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