Note: You can complete the warm up game/activity for the week, as well as complete some of the locomotions and actions together as a group for warm ups. Remember to make it FUN and change it up week to week!
JANUARY
Week #1
- Dead Ant Tag – Once an athlete is tagged they must lay down on their backs. Kick their arms and legs. Up to four other athletes can help carry the athlete lying on the ground to an ant hospital (a mat) Once the athlete is carried up on the mat they can continue running again. Athletes cannot be tagged if they are helping carry another athlete to the mat. (Depending on size of class, may need more than 1 “ant hospital”)
Week #2
- Chicken Dance Song- Play the “Chicken Dance” song, teach the kids all of the actions, and have fun doing it!
- Musical Island– Set a blue mat in the middle of the floor, play some music and have the athletes complete different locomotions around the mat (see locomotions/actions list), once music is stopped, have all athletes run and “sit” on the island as fast as they can.
Week #3
- Animal Actions Across floor- Tell athletes that we are taking a trip to the zoo, and everyone gets to be the animals, complete the “animal actions” (refer to actions list) across the floor (it’s not a race)
Week #4
- Freeze Game- Play some music and have the athletes complete different locomotions around (see actions list), once music is stopped, have all athletes stop in “Freeze” position