Elementary PE Brainbooster

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Short Rope Practice

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●​ Each student will receive a short jump rope and find an empty space. ●​ Before beginning to jump, they must look around to make sure other students won’t get hit with their jump rope. ●​ Students will practice basic jump roping skills while staying in their own area. ●​ *5th: Ask them to find a partner to create a routine together with a short rope. Review safety and basic concepts with jump ropes: ●​ Always look around before jumping. ●​ Holding the handles a few inches off to their sides, have the students start with the rope against their heels. ●​ Without jumping, they can practice swinging the rope over their head towards their toes. They should only be using their wrists and hands. ●​ They can step over the rope and continue practicing swinging the rope until they feel comfortable hopping over the rope with just their ankles and feet. ●​ Have them continue to practice the rhythm of swinging and jumping in time. ○​ Get to a certain number and then beat it. ○​ Hopping on one foot and switching. ○​ Double turns (rope spins twice before the student touches the ground) ○​ Routines with partners Before transitioning back to Home Base, have students return their jump ropes to you one at a time or in small groups (release by name, color of rope, etc.) Return to Home Base and ask the following: ●​ What do you like about jump ropes? ●​ How many of you challenged yourself with a new skill today? ●​ Challenge students to try new skills!

Practice and Play

Debrief

Prepare students for the next activity.

Long Rope Routines

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●​ You will break students up into groups of 5-8 students and give them a long rope. ●​ Designate where each turner will stand, equal distance from the middle of the jump rope, where the jumper will start. ●​ Turners will begin with small movements of the rope, saying “1, 2, 3 and over!”. On “over”, they will turn the rope together to create a high