1. Explain how a unit based on lessons of this nature would serve as a foundation for acquiring specialized throwing and catching skills.
While participating in all of todays bean bag activities such as Balance on Body Parts, Yogi Sit and Stand, Beanbag Shake Off, Toss-Move and Catch, World Record Clap Game, and Full Turn and Catch I noticed that all these activities work on object manipulation, tossing and catching. Also, body awareness and hand-eye coordination can be enhanced based on a lesson like todays. While working with younger students, light soft objects and also bean bags will insure manipulation success at a young and reduce the fear associated with tossing and catching heavier objects that might give your students a bad "first" experience.
2. Identify a theme that could be applied to health hopping appropriate for young children.
In todays lesson, we used The Lion King as todays theme for health hopping. Another theme that could be used would be, pretty much anything that goes along what students are into currently at their young age. The theme I would choose for my classroom would be the cartoon series, "Popeye." Popeye is a great character who is in shape and shows that as long as you eat your spinach you will be strong like Popeye!
3. Design a checklist of critical elements to look for when observing a child performing a locomotor movement.
4. Bean Bag Activities by: Christina Chapan(http://worknotes.com/il/chicago/fit4funkidsfitness/h5.stm)
While participating in all of todays bean bag activities such as Balance on Body Parts, Yogi Sit and Stand, Beanbag Shake Off, Toss-Move and Catch, World Record Clap Game, and Full Turn and Catch I noticed that all these activities work on object manipulation, tossing and catching. Also, body awareness and hand-eye coordination can be enhanced based on a lesson like todays. While working with younger students, light soft objects and also bean bags will insure manipulation success at a young and reduce the fear associated with tossing and catching heavier objects that might give your students a bad "first" experience.
2. Identify a theme that could be applied to health hopping appropriate for young children.
In todays lesson, we used The Lion King as todays theme for health hopping. Another theme that could be used would be, pretty much anything that goes along what students are into currently at their young age. The theme I would choose for my classroom would be the cartoon series, "Popeye." Popeye is a great character who is in shape and shows that as long as you eat your spinach you will be strong like Popeye!
3. Design a checklist of critical elements to look for when observing a child performing a locomotor movement.
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| I decided to do an object control checklist. I thought it went along with the lesson more. |
4. Bean Bag Activities by: Christina Chapan(http://worknotes.com/il/chicago/fit4funkidsfitness/h5.stm)
- Teach colors, sizes, numbers, and direction using different beanbags.
- Speed, rhythm, and direction can be taught as you use different songs or music while moving the beanbag from one partner to another.
- Try throwing the beanbag to different surfaces, such as a shelf, or into a hula hoop, basketball or container. See how it feels to throw beanbags into various types of containers.
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| The game of Bean Bag Toss is a great activity for students to work on their perception of throwing at a target! |
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