Scooter Push - Outcome D (K-3)-5

The children have a partner and share one scooter between them.

• One child sits on scooter with their legs crossed and shoelaces tied, and holds onto the sides of the scooter.
• The other partner waits until the sitting partner says "ready" and then proceeds to push their partner around the gym at a reasonable, comfortable pace.
• The child who is pushing can never take their hands off of their partner. They must realize that they are in total control of turning, starting and stopping their partner on the scooter.
• Call out "change" every few minutes to switch around the pusher and rider.
• After they have mastered this skill and can safely move around the gym without collision, design an obstacle course to travel through using pylons set in a zigzag pattern. Use plastic golf tubes (placed on the pylons to act as an object they must slide under), or create "alleys" with benches. Students are often very helpful in creating the course.

This activity can also be done by pulling the rider, but the rider must first agree to which body part can be pulled (foot, hand). Do not allow children to pull by clothing. More care must be taken with pulling, as the two children's bodies are farther apart and therefore the student who is being pulled has less control.

These are clues that you have reached the outcomes ...

Self-Assessment Checklist could include:

1. I listened carefully to the directions.
Yes___ No___

2. I made sure that my partner was safe at all times.
Yes___ No___

3. I held onto my partner at all times.
Yes___ No___

4. My partner rode without crashing into anyone else or any walls.
Yes___ No___

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