• 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?

• The start line
• A turning cone at 10 m and at 15 m
• A throwing line well behind the landing area
• Chalk or tape rows for scoring jumps and throws (1, 2, 3 points)

5 sticks, canes or lines on the ground at equal gaps of 3 to 4 child steps; a turning cone 5 m past the last one.

Three minutes to get warm.

Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.

1. Run toward the first stick on the front of your feet.
2. Run over it without jumping: just a slightly longer step.
3. Count the steps between sticks aloud: "1, 2, 3, over".
4. Lead over every stick with the same leg.

Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.

1. Run over the 5 sticks on the front of the feet.
2. Keep the same number of steps between each stick.
3. Lead with the same leg over each stick.
4. Run round the cone and walk back.

How much: 6 runs

Run over it, keep running

Rhythm relay

Points

1 point for each run with the same step count between every stick; 1 point to the team that finishes first.

Fouls

No point for that run: a different number of steps between sticks; jumping high over a stick; kicking a stick out of place

Win

The team with more points.

1. ★ 2
2. ★★ 4
3. ★★★ 6

2 runs in a row with the same step count between every stick.

End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.

Well played.

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