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Outcome A (7-9)-3
Students choose a partner and label themselves
as "A" and "B". They line up in two lines facing
their partners. As a sign of etiquette and to begin the challenges,
each student introduces himself/herself and bows to their partner
or makes a positive comment about their partner.
The students then complete a series of challenge
activities suggested by the teacher. After each challenge is completed,
one line of students (A) moves over one person. (The person at the
end of the line moves to the front.) The B line remains stationary.
Now everyone will have a new partner. The activity repeats from
introduction to challenge to the line shift.
Challenges can include:
- Thumb Wrestling.
- Push 'em, Pull 'em.
With palms touching, try to force your partner to move their feet.
- Trust Falls. Fall forward
into your partners hands and then push to stand. Take a
step back and repeat.
- Push 'em Again. One
line of partners faces one wall of the gym. The other line of
partners faces the opposite wall. Make sure the inside feet of
both partners are touching. Bend the inside elbows and join hands
in a thumb wrestling position. Each partner attempts to make the
other partners outside foot move in order to win the challenge.
- Teeter Totter Foot Fight.
Partners assume a position sitting on the mat with feet and hands
up so that they are balanced in a "V" sit-up. They should
be close enough so that they can push up against each others
foot soles to disrupt the others balance. Momentum is used
as a strategy.
- Leg Wrestling. Partners
lie next to each other, with heads and feet at opposite ends to
each other, and left hip touching left hip. As both partners count
1 2 3, they raise their inside legs straight up. On the count
of 3 they wrap their legs around each others and attempt
to flip the partner onto his/her stomach.
Instead of introducing themselves to their partners
at the beginning of the activity, have students give one positive
comment about their partner such as one positive contribution this
person makes to the class.
Include balance challenges such as a stork stand
or hand-stand.
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Students gain more control over their movements
as they proceed through the challenges.
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