- 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 midline
- A baulk line
- Four shapes on the floor
- A start line for the shuttle
Four shapes (circle, square, triangle, cross) on the floor, a baulk line, a midline.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Start on the midline. Run forward past the baulk line.
- As you arrive, listen for the shape called.
- Reach one foot out straight and touch the called shape with the toes.
- Turn and run back over the midline, staying low.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- The runner goes to the baulk line.
- Toe-touch the called shape.
- Return to the centre line.
- The others watch.
How much: 6 raids each
Slow down, stay on your toes
Shape raid
The rules
The fastest raid with the right shape touched wins the round.
- One raider at a time starts on the midline
- Call the shape just before they pass the baulk line
- They toe-touch it and run back; you count the seconds aloud
- Each round, the fastest correct raid scores. 6 rounds
Fair play: Call the shape earlier for a younger child.
- Points
- 1 point for the right shape; 2 points for the fastest correct raid of the round.
- Fouls
- No points for that raid: not crossing the baulk line; touching the wrong shape; stopping and standing still in the shapes
- Win
- The most points after 6 rounds.
- 4
- 8
- 12
5 raids in a row with the right shape touched.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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