- Check the space and the kit.
- Get your child's attention first.
- Show it from two sides.
- Say one thing only.
- End on one that works.
Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.
Is the space marked?
A mat; bare feet.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Lie on your back. Long arrow: arms overhead, legs together, toes pointed.
- Star: arms and legs wide. Tuck: knees hugged to the chest.
- Pike: legs straight and together, lifted up so the body folds at the hips.
- Ballet leg: one straight leg lifted toward the ceiling, the other long on the floor. Hold each one still for 5 seconds, eyes on one spot.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Lie on your back on the mat.
- Hold each shape for 5 seconds: long arrow, star, tuck, pike, ballet leg.
- 3 rounds of all five.
- Then stand tall like a gymnast for 10 seconds.
How much: 3 rounds of the five shapes, then 10 seconds standing tall
Squeeze tight, eyes on one spot
Shape call
The rules
The caller names a shape and the child must be still in it before the count of three.
- The caller says a shape name
- The caller counts "1, 2, 3" aloud
- By "3" the shape must be still
- 10 calls in any order
Fair play: A younger child gets a count of five.
- Points
- 1 point for each shape still by "3"; 1 extra point if the toes are pointed.
- Fouls
- No points for that call: the wrong shape; still moving at "3"; wobbling while the shape is held
- Win
- More points after 10 calls each.
- 8
- 13
- 18
5 shapes held still for 5 seconds each, twice.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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