Class 1

Equipment needed:

• Pinnies (4).
• Music cart.

Warm up:

• Stop and go.
• All move around the gym on signal.
• Stop on "freeze!"
• Use different locomotor movements.

Skill Development:

• Continue warm up and make a shape when you freeze.
• How many different shapes can we come up with?
• Introduce "self space."
  • The space that is around you.
  • You can share it with someone, but no one can ever take it from you!
  • How crooked can you make your self space.
  • Repeat with different shapes.
    • Straight, wiggly, low, tall, round, flat, square.
  • Repeat with different letters of the alphabet.
  • All with a partner.
    • How close can you get to your partner's self space without touching it?
    • The closer your self-space gets to theirs, the more powerful you both become. Can you feel the power building up in you?
• Introduce "general space."
  • The space that is all around you.
  • How big would general space be if the dividing door was open?
  • See how long they can run around in general space without touching anyone else.
    • Tell them that if they keep going without touching anyone they will stay in the gym, even if another class comes down for their gym class.
    • Once two people touch, we will not get another turn!

Application:

• Tunnel tag.
  • Choose 3-4 kids to be "it."
  • They carry a pinnie in one hand.
  • Everyone else tries to get away.
  • If caught, you have to stand with your legs apart and "give the international signal for touchdown" (hands over your head).
  • Are back in the game when someone crawls through your tunnel and you say "thank you."
• Spaceship blastoff.
  • All at one end of the gym..
  • Teacher stands in the middle
  • On the call "spaceship blastoff" the kids try to get to the other side of the gym (are safe if they get to the red line).
  • Anyone caught freezes.
  • Those that were caught are now taggers also. They wait on the green and white line with the teacher until he says "spaceship blastoff" again.
• AT END OF BOTH GAMES ASK CLASS IF THE GAME WAS A "SELF SPACE" GAME OR A "GENERAL SPACE" GAME? OR WAS IT A GAME THAT HAD BOTH PARTS IN IT? WHY? WHERE?