ON THE LINES, OFF THE LINES
Cycle:
1
Activity Level: medium
QEP: Competency I
Equipment: playing area with many lines
Formation: scatter
Tactics: foundational movement patterns, agility, reaction time
Description: Students start in the playing area and must move around without stepping on any of the lines. When the teacher calls “on the lines,” the students must only step on the lines. When following lines, students are not allowed to jump from one line to another, but are allowed to turn onto different lines when they intersect. When the teacher calls “off the lines,” the students must get off of the lines and move only in the empty spaces.
Progressions:
Activity Level: medium
QEP: Competency I
Equipment: playing area with many lines
Formation: scatter
Tactics: foundational movement patterns, agility, reaction time
Description: Students start in the playing area and must move around without stepping on any of the lines. When the teacher calls “on the lines,” the students must only step on the lines. When following lines, students are not allowed to jump from one line to another, but are allowed to turn onto different lines when they intersect. When the teacher calls “off the lines,” the students must get off of the lines and move only in the empty spaces.
Progressions:
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use different
movement patterns like hopping or skipping
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make sure that
students keep their heads up when moving around the playing area
