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About the skill
Hopping is a continuous rhythmical locomotor skill, characterised by taking off and landing on the same foot. It is used in many dance forms, in athletics in the triple jump and in many playground games, such as hopscotch. It is a good indicator of being able to maintain balance while moving, which is often referred to as dynamic balance.
Skill components
Skill components
There are 5 components of the hop. The components of the hop can be classified as either:
Introductory components
These are the focus from Kindergarten to Year 2.
These are marked in bold in Active start.
Fine tuning components
Only become a focus once students are proficient in the introductory components.
Students should be provided explicit instruction on these componenets once introductory components have been observed in the Active start assessment.
Hop activity cards with skill component teaching points.
Support leg bends on landing, then straightens to push off.
Lands and pushes off on the ball of the foot.
Non-support leg bent and swings in rhythm with the support leg.
Head stable, eyes focused forward throughout the jump.
Arms bent and swing forward as support leg pushes off.
Get Skilled Get Active - Hop
Get Skilled Get Active - Hop
View 'The Get Skilled Get Active - Hop video' to support the explicit teaching of the hop.
Units of learning
Units of learning
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