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Line Leader Warm-ups

Life Skills:

  • Thinking & Reasoning
  • Communication
  • Social & Civic Responsibility


 

Summary:
This activity gives each student an opportunity to be the leader of their squad.

Main Curriculum Tie:
Physical Education - 5th Grade
Standard 2 Objective 2

Follow rules and procedures while participating in activities.

Career Connections:

  • leadership abilities

Materials:
CD Player and upbeat music

Background For Teachers:
Knowledge of warm-up ideas.

Student Prior Knowledge:
Squad lines and warm-up ideas.

Intended Learning Outcomes:
Students will learn to make a decision on what they will lead. They will choose a safe and acceptable activity.

Instructional Procedures:

  • Each line leader turns and faces their squad line.
  • When the music starts, they will lead their line in a specific warm-up activity, such as a hamstring stretch.
  • Each group leader will have from 20-40 seconds to lead their line.
  • When you say switch, the line leader jogs to the rear of the line and the next person in line comes forward and faces their line ready to lead a new warm-up exercise.
  • This continues until the song is over or everybody has had a turn leading.

Strategies For Diverse Learners:
Ask the class beforehand to name all of the warm-up exercises they can think of. (Ex: stretching, jumping, calf raises, shadow boxing, tae-bo's, deep breaths, push-ups etc.)

Author:
TIMOTHY BEST

Created Date :
Jun 11 2003 13:58 PM

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