Exercise
Exercise Overview: A class on exercise? isn't that what we do in every class? Yes and no. You know you exercise, but the students know they have fun and go to martial arts class. to the preschool mind, they are separate entities. The greatest complement a teach can receive from a student is, "We didn't learn anything in school today, we just had a lot of fun" Then when the student is questioned, they discover a lot of learning took place As adults, we know one of life's greatest lessons is to find a physical activity we enjoy to stay healthy in body, soul and mind. When we exercise regularly, we increase not only our metabolism and physical stamina, but our mental health as well. This is especially true for children, because they have so much energy that needs a healthy and safe outlet. Today's biggest complainant is children don't exercise or play outside like they use to. they watch too much television and play on the computer. they sit in the house and eat junk food. These statements are true. unfortunately, many neighbourhoods aren't a safe place for children to be engaged in unsupervised play. With so many single parent homes or both parents working outside the home, children are picked up from daycares late, then rushed home where dinner needs to be made, homework done, chores, bath, and bed. We see ourselves as being physically work. This is why your class is important. Parents need a safe place for their child to have physical activity. This unit will teach your students, exercise is fun, and important in their life, also exercise is different from exercise class with the Dragons. Encourage older students to make a poster displaying fun and inexpensive physical activities that families can participate in your area e.g. Frisbee golf, basketball, catch at the park, hiking, biking, skating trails, volksmarhces, skating, walking the dog, hockey etc....
DRAGON EGG HUNT Objective: The students will learn exercising is fun, especially with others. Equipment: 10-15 plastic Easter eggs. Preparation: Write exercises on strips of paper e.g. 10 jumping jacks, 10 push ups, hop on one foot, 10 crunches, 2 laps around the gym etc. place one in each egg, hide the eggs around the room. Program: A child will find an egg and the class will do the exercise that is written inside the egg. Say: • Guess what? The Exercise Dragon while I was gone and laid a bunch of eggs in our gym. Do you think one of you can find one for me? Choose one child to find one egg and bring it to you. • Okay Teresa, will you open the eggs and let me see what is inside? The Exercise Dragon says we should do ___________ whatever it says. • Continue finding eggs one at a time and doing the exercises as a group • I had a lot of fun today, did you? Exercising is fun, especially when you have friends to exercise with you. What is exercise? Is it good for you? Should only kids exercise? • Exercise is very good for all of us, including grownups. It helps build our muscles, it keeps our heart and lungs strong, and it is a lot of fun • I want all of us to do our exercises this week. You can even ask your family to join in the fun, because exercise is fun when we do it with others. Right?
TIMED OBSTACLE COURSE Objective: The students will go through an obstacle course using various muscles Equipment: Stopwatch or watch with second hand, a list of all students and a pent to write the times, a variety of things to make the obstacles Preparation: Set up and obstacle course in your gym using items you have to allow them to jump, lift, crawl, hop and run. the first obstacle will be to weave between the other students Program: The students will go through a rimed obstacle course twice, one for practise. Say: • Are you ready for an exciting time today? As you can see, we have the room set up a little differently. Today we are going to run through an obstacle course! What that means is that you are going to go as quickly as you can up, over, under and through things to get to the finish line. • You will go through it twice, but one at a time, because we are going to see which time you do it better. While you are going through it, your classmates who will be one of the obstacles, will cheer you on. to show you how and what you are going to do , we will watch ______, you or one of your assistants go through it first. Are you ready? Go! • The first obstacle will be the students, staggered in two rows for the runner to weave through. x x x x x x x x x
Other obstacles can be crawling under a long table, through hula hoops hold by assistants, stop and life 1 kg weights over your head, hop on a fitness ball, jump over targets, stop and do 5 jumping jacks, hop through hoops and end it by skipping, hopping or galloping to the finish line.
STATION TO STATION Objective: The students will perform a variety of exercises rotating station to station Equipment: The exercises written on paper for each station. Preparation: Set up various stations around the room. Two can be side by side so one adult can watch both or parents can be recruited to assist Program: The students will be divided into groups and travel from one station to another performing the exercise listed at each one. Say: • Our room is set up differently again today. That means that we will be having a fun time again. Today we will be starting at one station and then move to another. We have ___ station, so I will divide you into groups and tell you where to go • Once you are there, the assistant will tell you what to do, after you finish the assistant will tell you where to go and how you are to get there. You might have to hop, or walk or skip. Pay attention to the directions and lets have fun!
RELAY RACES Objective: The student will work the lower large muscle group by participating in various Equipment: balloons, blockers, hula hoops, start and finish lines for races Program: The student will participate in various relay races Say: • How are your legs today? Well today they are going to get lots of exercises. We are going to have relay races? • Relay races are when there are two or more on a term. One person will go first and when that person gets back, the next person has to race. The race isn't over until everyone on the team has a turn. • Divide the students into teams, and number them. #1 go first this time, 2's next and so on • Our first race will be the dizzy relay. The first person will run to the line and place one finger on the floor go in a circle three times with the finger and gallop back. Then the next person goes when the first one taps his or her hand. You can't leave until your hand is tapped. Are you ready to try it. • Blocker sweep relay is next. Each team will be given a blocker and a balloon. You might want to use different coloured balloons. The first person has to sweep the balloon with the blocker (demonstrate it) to the line and turn around and sweep it back to the next person. Give the next person in line the blocker and he or she can go. Have fun and let's get ready to go. • Do I have any dragons that I can become kangaroos? how does a kangaroo get around? Yes we are going to hop for this relay, but a little differently. you will have to hold a balloon
between your knees while your knees while you hop! Ready, set, go! • The animal relay is different, because each person on your team will be doing a different thing. Line up your team and let's see who is which number. Listen carefully, so that everybody knows what they are to do. You will have to repeat this as each group finishes their turn. Say remember the next group has to... The first one in each group or number 1's will hop like a bunny. Bumber 2's will gallop like a pony. Number 3's will walk like a seal. To do that lie on your stomach and use your arms to drag your feet. Number 4's will jump like a frog. Number 5's walk on all fours like a bear. Continue until you have enough for each group. Okay are my bunnies ready? let's get hopping when I say go! • The next race is a team race. Four or five of you will get in a hula hoop, walk to the line and back. Work together!
DRAGON EGG HUNT Objective: The students will learn exercising is fun, especially with others. Equipment: 10-15 plastic Easter eggs. Preparation: Write exercises on strips of paper e.g. 10 jumping jacks, 10 push ups, hop on one foot, 10 crunches, 2 laps around the gym etc. place one in each egg, hide the eggs around the room. Program: A child will find an egg and the class will do the exercise that is written inside the egg. Say: • Guess what? The Exercise Dragon while I was gone and laid a bunch of eggs in our gym. Do you think one of you can find one for me? Choose one child to find one egg and bring it to you. • Okay Teresa, will you open the eggs and let me see what is inside? The Exercise Dragon says we should do ___________ whatever it says. • Continue finding eggs one at a time and doing the exercises as a group • I had a lot of fun today, did you? Exercising is fun, especially when you have friends to exercise with you. What is exercise? Is it good for you? Should only kids exercise? • Exercise is very good for all of us, including grownups. It helps build our muscles, it keeps our heart and lungs strong, and it is a lot of fun • I want all of us to do our exercises this week. You can even ask your family to join in the fun, because exercise is fun when we do it with others. Right?
TIMED OBSTACLE COURSE Objective: The students will go through an obstacle course using various muscles Equipment: Stopwatch or watch with second hand, a list of all students and a pent to write the times, a variety of things to make the obstacles Preparation: Set up and obstacle course in your gym using items you have to allow them to jump, lift, crawl, hop and run. the first obstacle will be to weave between the other students Program: The students will go through a rimed obstacle course twice, one for practise. Say: • Are you ready for an exciting time today? As you can see, we have the room set up a little differently. Today we are going to run through an obstacle course! What that means is that you are going to go as quickly as you can up, over, under and through things to get to the finish line. • You will go through it twice, but one at a time, because we are going to see which time you do it better. While you are going through it, your classmates who will be one of the obstacles, will cheer you on. to show you how and what you are going to do , we will watch ______, you or one of your assistants go through it first. Are you ready? Go! • The first obstacle will be the students, staggered in two rows for the runner to weave through. x x x x x x x x x
Other obstacles can be crawling under a long table, through hula hoops hold by assistants, stop and life 1 kg weights over your head, hop on a fitness ball, jump over targets, stop and do 5 jumping jacks, hop through hoops and end it by skipping, hopping or galloping to the finish line.
STATION TO STATION Objective: The students will perform a variety of exercises rotating station to station Equipment: The exercises written on paper for each station. Preparation: Set up various stations around the room. Two can be side by side so one adult can watch both or parents can be recruited to assist Program: The students will be divided into groups and travel from one station to another performing the exercise listed at each one. Say: • Our room is set up differently again today. That means that we will be having a fun time again. Today we will be starting at one station and then move to another. We have ___ station, so I will divide you into groups and tell you where to go • Once you are there, the assistant will tell you what to do, after you finish the assistant will tell you where to go and how you are to get there. You might have to hop, or walk or skip. Pay attention to the directions and lets have fun!
RELAY RACES Objective: The student will work the lower large muscle group by participating in various Equipment: balloons, blockers, hula hoops, start and finish lines for races Program: The student will participate in various relay races Say: • How are your legs today? Well today they are going to get lots of exercises. We are going to have relay races? • Relay races are when there are two or more on a term. One person will go first and when that person gets back, the next person has to race. The race isn't over until everyone on the team has a turn. • Divide the students into teams, and number them. #1 go first this time, 2's next and so on • Our first race will be the dizzy relay. The first person will run to the line and place one finger on the floor go in a circle three times with the finger and gallop back. Then the next person goes when the first one taps his or her hand. You can't leave until your hand is tapped. Are you ready to try it. • Blocker sweep relay is next. Each team will be given a blocker and a balloon. You might want to use different coloured balloons. The first person has to sweep the balloon with the blocker (demonstrate it) to the line and turn around and sweep it back to the next person. Give the next person in line the blocker and he or she can go. Have fun and let's get ready to go. • Do I have any dragons that I can become kangaroos? how does a kangaroo get around? Yes we are going to hop for this relay, but a little differently. you will have to hold a balloon
between your knees while your knees while you hop! Ready, set, go! • The animal relay is different, because each person on your team will be doing a different thing. Line up your team and let's see who is which number. Listen carefully, so that everybody knows what they are to do. You will have to repeat this as each group finishes their turn. Say remember the next group has to... The first one in each group or number 1's will hop like a bunny. Bumber 2's will gallop like a pony. Number 3's will walk like a seal. To do that lie on your stomach and use your arms to drag your feet. Number 4's will jump like a frog. Number 5's walk on all fours like a bear. Continue until you have enough for each group. Okay are my bunnies ready? let's get hopping when I say go! • The next race is a team race. Four or five of you will get in a hula hoop, walk to the line and back. Work together!
