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GRADE – K2 Unit: Balance Stations DATE -

General
Outcome

Activities Benefits Health Cooperation Do It Daily…For Life

Specific Basic Application Functional Body Wellbeing Commu Fair Leadership Teamwork Effort Safety Goal Setting Active Living
Outcomes Skills of Fitness Image nication Play Personal In the
Basic Skills Challenge Community

Introduction/Warm Up Aerobic warm up of large muscle groups and Station 5: Poly Spot Balance - Balance a Frisbee on your body. Try to move
cardiovascular system - This unit will focus on the following: Definitions around while balancing it.
(from dictionary.com) Balance: an even distribution of weight enabling Station 6: "Don't Fall In" - Use various objects that students can step on as
someone or something to remain upright and steady. river rocks. Tell the student that they must stay on the objects and that they
"she lost her balance and fell" can't fall in the water.
Today’s lesson will focus on balance and how our bodies can balance in Station 7: Twister - Play twister! If possible have a student helper or an
many different ways assistant be the spinner. (A suggestion is to have the students take their
Learning Activities/Teaching Strategies shoes off as soon as they get to this station. When the whistle blows to move
1. Set up – Teacher will put the Hoops and Rope in different direction to the next station, the students pick up their shoes and carry them to the
before the class next station. As a result, they are not in the way of the next group.)
2. Teacher Will Bring the Students from the class in a proper line taking Station 8: "Tight Rope Walkers" - Use the lines around the floor or floor tape
care of the discipline and will arrange them for the activity. for balancing. Talk to the children about the tight rope walkers at the circus
3. Teacher will start the class with the warm up activity. and tell them that they have to look forward, walk toe to heel, go slow, and
4. Teacher will introduce and explain the activity to the class After the keep their arms out so that they do not fall off. Since they are using the lines
warm up. on the floor they are allowed to move around the gym and switch lines. If
5. Student share balances and poses they know. they come to another student or an object on the floor they have to find
6. After the sharing and caring teacher will start the Balancing act by another way to go. They are not allowed to run in to anything or move
giving the demo first. anything.
7. Teacher will ask the students to do the activity as a team.
8 Stations are set up around the gym or ground. Equipment: Small TT rackets, Plastic balls, bean bags, balance boards,
Station 1: Tennis - Balance the tennis ball on the racket. See what you can balance beam, anything that can be used as "river rocks" (i.e., tires, dome
do while balancing it. (sit down, stand up, walk, jump, spin) cones, flat circle markers), Frisbees, twister, lines on the ground.
Station 2: Balance Boards
Station 3: Disc Cone Body Balance - Balance Disc Cone on your head. Try Assessment Ideas: A - Student ability to hold for an extended period of time
to move around while balancing them. B – student’s experiencing Balance component of functional fitness C –
Station 4: Balance Beam - Walk on the balance beam (forward and student’s cooperation with partner during partner tasks D – student’s ability
backwards), balance on 1 foot. to participate actively, willingly, and safely in balance activities