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Hula Hoop Hoopla

Life Skills

  • Thinking & Reasoning
  • Communication
  • Social & Civic Responsibility

Authors

TIMOTHY BEST

Summary

Try various activities using the hula hoop.


Materials

Hula hoop for every two students.


Student Prior Knowledge

Self-space and following directions.


Intended Learning Outcomes

Students should be able to follow directions given and experience a variety of locomotor and manipulative movements. They will learn to work as an individual and a team member.


Instructional Procedures

Ask the students: Can you:

  • Circle the hula around your wrists?
  • Circle around your elbows?
  • Circle around your neck?
  • Circle around your knees?
  • Circle around your waist?
  • Roll the hula for distance?
  • Roll the hula for accuracy? (to a wall)
  • Spin it in a circle in one spot?
  • Back spin the hoop? (boomerang)
  • Jump the hoop with both feet?
  • Jump circling your ankle?
  • Cooperative hoop pass? (Everyone holds hands and the hoop gets passed around the circle without letting go of hands.)
  • Make an obstacle course w/ hulas


Strategies for Diverse Learners

Students may use the hoop as it sits on the floor or make a circle with a jump rope. The action will be taken above and around the hoop instead of the person moving through a moving hoop. This simply decreases the difficulty.


Created: 06/23/2003
Updated: 02/03/2018
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