Week 8: Monday, May 4th - 10th

It was awesome watching all those locomotor skills and Obstacle Courses last week! This week we are going to work on two non-locomotor skill that we already worked on before we left school, the underhand roll and/or the underhand toss! If you did not get your password to join your grades FlipGrid, please email me ASAP! Click Here to email me.

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Your Assignment in Kindergarten though Second Grade is to:

1. This week you are going to work on your non locomotor skills of the Underhand Roll and/or the Underhand Toss! For this week on FlipGrid, I want to you create a game using 1 of the skills or both if you would like. (Click the proper grade level to access your FlipGrid)

Underhand Roll

• • Face Your Target (Body Square to Target)

  • Step forward with the foot opposite your rolling arm

  • Swing your arm back.

  • Bend at your waist and Swing your arm forward

  • Release ball

  • Follow though toward your target

Underhand Toss

• • Face Your Target (Body Square to Target)

  • Step forward with the foot opposite your rolling arm

  • Swing your arm back.

  • Swing your arm forward (Do not bend)

  • Release ball

  • Follow though in an upward motion toward your target.

Be creative and have fun! Remember you can post a positive comment on other students game or maybe even give it a try!

2. Do at least 45 minutes of physical activity during the week (Check out the "Extra Resource Page" for ideas). The 45 minutes of physical activity can be done over multiple sessions, but each session must be at least 15 minutes. Practicing your locomotor skills does count towards your 45 minutes.

After you complete your assignment please click here to submit your work by filling in the form.

Non-Locomotor Skills

Overhand Throw

Underhand Throw

Underhand Roll

Catching

Dribbling with Hands

Dribbling with Feet

Kicking

Striking with Hands (Hitting object with hands like in Volleyball or Can Jam etc...)

Striking with an Implement (Batting Bat, Tennis Racket, Badminton Racket, Hockey Stick, Etc...)