Create stations in the outside designated area for moderate to vigorous physical activity. Each session will begin with a dynamic warm-up before moving to a station. Students will complete four stations with each station totalling approximately 3-4 minutes or one song length. Curriculum expectations will be focused on in each station and you can see the curriculum links below. Assessment strategies are located on the NCVLE under Health and Physical Education located in the Program and Innovation tab.

Stations are listed below:

1. Power Walk and Locomotor Movement (4 Minutes) (B1.1, B2.1, B3.1, C1.2, C1.3)

2. Agility Course (4 Minutes) (B1.1, B2.1, B3.1, C1.1, C1.2, C1.3)

3. Hop Scotch or Ladder (4 Minutes) (B1.1, B2.1, B3.1, C1.1, C1.2, C1.3)

4. Dance Area (4 Minutes) (B1.1, B2.1, B3.1, C1.3)

Group dynamic warm-up is an excellent way to increase body temperature, flexibility, and range of motion. It incorporates stretching while in motion which elevates your core temperature and warms your muscles to prevent injury.

The power walk and locomotor movement station is designed for your body to constantly adjust based on effort level. Jogging, running, skipping, crossovers, karaoke, and/or sprinting will elevate your breathing and heart rate. Power walking will bring your heart rate back down for a a quick recovery before elevating back to your target zone. If your school yard is a rectangle it is recommended to power walk the short sides and perform a different locomotor movement on the long sides.

The agility course was designed to increase the fun factor for students while also elevating their heart rate. The agility ladder is an excellent tool that students enjoy when working on coordination and speed. The agility course can be changed and other movements can be added when travelling between cones. If your school designs an agility course that you want to promote please share with me (christopher.mclean@ncdsb.com) and it will be included on this site for other schools to experience.

Ex. Hop Scotch, Ladder, Hurdle Jumps, Agility Cones, Crawling Under Objects, etc...

Hopscotch and/or agility ladder movements are fun and benefit a child's:

• body strength

• balance

• eye/hand coordination

• body rhythm

• fine and gross motor muscles

Play music that kids love .

Ask children if they can travel in rhythm with the music. Children can walk, skip, hop, gallop, jump, and slide to the music.

Ask children “What other body parts can you move to the music?” (e.g., fingers, feet, arms, head etc.)

Ask children to explore moving at high, low and medium levels.

Children can explore moving to the following suggestions:

• Walk on the spot to the beat of the music.

• Clap and march to the beat of the music.

• Run using light quick steps, heavy quick steps and long slow steps.

• Run and jump - you can tap quick light beats for the running and pause, and then hit one loud beat for the children to jump on the loud beat.

• What body parts can you put together.