Hula-Hoop Twister
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Equipment:
Colored Hula Hoops, Colored Spinner, Music |
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Purpose of Event:
Movement, knowledge of body parts and location, colors, right/left side
orientation. Locomotor skills |
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Time:
10-15 minutes |
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Description:
Students will need to identify: various body parts (knees, elbows,
hands, feet) and right and left sides, in addition to colors.
Hula Hoops are spread around gym, when the music plays students move in
the gym in the locomotor skill instructed by the teacher. When the music
stops, the instructor will either call out specific directions, such as:
"Put your right hand in a green hula hoop," or "Stand with your left
foot in a blue hula hoop." Or spin the color-coded spinner and then have
the students place an assigned hand, foot , elbow, knee, etc. in the
correct colored hoop. When the music starts, move again in a
different locomotor movement.
Could use cards with different colors on them and different body parts
listed instead of spinners. Also, have the kids pick cards, or
spin! Instead of using hula hoops, you could also use different
colored Polly spots, or laminated construction paper. |
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Concerns:
Don't step on the hoops, they may slide on the floor; will have several
kids in one hoop, so remind them to be careful of personal space. |
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This idea is from:
Amy Clayton, Oradell, NJ from
www.pecentral.com
(I just changed a few things to fit my students needs.)
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