• 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 board's outline on the mat (tape)
• The foot positions
• At the beach, the flags

A mat; a book or a small ball.

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. Lie on your belly with a book under the chest; lift the chest just off it.
2. Reach forward with one arm and pull back along your side, elbow high, then the other arm.
3. Keep the legs together and still the whole time.

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

1. Lie on the belly with the chest lifted, a book under the chest.
2. Paddle with alternate arms, elbows high, legs still: 3 sets of 60 seconds.
3. Cobra hold (chest up, hands under the shoulders): 3 sets of 30 seconds.

How much: 3 sets

One arm, then the other

Floor paddle race

Points

1 point for every 15 seconds paddling with the chest up.

Fouls

Your turn ends: the chest drops onto the book; both arms pull together; the legs kick

Win

The most points after 2 rounds.

1. ★ 4
2. ★★ 8
3. ★★★ 12

3 sets of 60 seconds with the chest up.

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

Well played.

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