• 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 tape line
• An en garde mark for the front foot
• A wall target

The tape line; a wall target.

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. From en garde, advance: lift the front toes, step forward with the front foot, then bring the back foot the same distance.
2. Retreat: step back with the back foot, then the front foot follows.
3. Lunge: straighten the arm first so the spoon points at the wall target, then push off the back leg and step the front foot far forward.
4. Recover: push back off the front foot into en garde.

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

1. Advance: front foot first, back foot follows.
2. Retreat: back foot first, front foot follows.
3. Extend the arm so the tip points at the target.
4. Push off the back leg and lunge.
5. Recover to en garde.

How much: 20 of each, in sets of 5

Back to en garde, balanced

Simon says

Points

1 point for each right move that ends in a balanced en garde.

Fouls

No point, and the player sits out one call: moving without "Simon says"; falling forward out of the lunge; the legs moving before the arm in the lunge

Win

The most points after 20 calls.

1. ★ 8
2. ★★ 12
3. ★★★ 16

10 advance-retreat pairs and 5 lunges, each ending in a balanced en garde.

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

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