- 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 rolled newspaper or broom handle; a cushion to sit on.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Sit tall on a cushion, legs out in front, knees slightly bent.
- Hold the stick with the hands a little wider than the shoulders, knuckles up.
- Reach forward and "put the blade in" beside your feet on one side.
- Turn your body to pull it back to the hip, lift it out, then do the same on the other side.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Sit tall on the cushion, hands wide on the stick.
- 20 strokes, left and right.
- Then 20 more, counting aloud "left, right".
How much: 40 strokes
Turn your body
Mirror paddle
The rules
One leads the stroke speed and the other copies.
- The leader paddles, changing speed: slow, fast, stop
- The follower copies exactly, the same side at the same moment
- 1 minute, then swap. 3 rounds each
Fair play: A grown-up leader changes speed slowly.
- Points
- The follower scores 1 point for every 10 strokes that match the leader.
- Fouls
- No point for those strokes: the hands slide together; pulling with the arms only; paddling on the wrong side
- Win
- More points after 3 rounds each.
- 3
- 6
- 9
20 forward strokes with the hands staying at the same width.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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