Young Athletes Curriculum

Young Athletes Curriculum

Week One, Lesson Two

LESSON OVERVIEW

Opening Sports Song with Scarf (5 min) – Start each Young Athletes class with a gathering/warm-up song with motions using a scarf.

I Spy: Bunny Hop (5 min) – Adapt the Game from Day 1 by asking athletes to hop, then crawl to the sports equipment you name.

Inchworm Wiggle (4 min) – Watch the video and walk like an inchworm across the room.

Bridges and Tunnels (6 min) – Go over the bridge and under the tunnel. Use a cone for the child to step over if you do not want to lay on the floor and use a chair or lean against a wall to make a tunnel for the child to crawl under.

Obstacle Course (7 min) - Set up an obstacle course with floor markers for jumping on, cones to weave around and the balance beam/rope/floor tape to walk on before running to the finish line.

Closing Sports Song (3 min) – You did it! Sing along and do the motions that accompany the song.

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