- 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
None; numbers on paper.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Stand in en garde and draw the target on yourself with a finger: neck to groin, front and back.
- Split it into four: high and low, inside (toward the other arm) and outside (away from the body).
- Move the hand to each line and say its number: 6, 4, 8, 7.
- Stand facing the child with both arms stretched: step back until the fingertips cannot touch. That is the safe distance.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Learn the target: the body from the neck to the groin.
- The four lines: 6 high outside, 4 high inside, 8 low outside, 7 low inside.
- You call a number; the child shows the hand position.
- Stand at a distance where stretched arms cannot touch.
How much: 10 calls, 2 rounds
Outside is away from the body
Fast lines
The rules
Call a number; the first to show the right hand position wins the point.
- Both stand in en garde at the safe distance
- The caller says a number: 4, 6, 7 or 8
- The first to show the right hand position scores
- 10 calls
Fair play: A grown-up must close the eyes until the number is called.
- Points
- 1 point to the first correct hand position.
- Fouls
- The point goes to the other player: the wrong line, such as inside for outside; stepping inside the safe distance
- Win
- More points after 10 calls.
- 4
- 6
- 8
8 of 10 calls shown correctly.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
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