Walking
on the Wild Side - Outcome B (K-3)-6
Here's another activity
to get your class moving and experiencing how it feels (good!) to
be active.
Have
your class help you mark out a walking course that is 1000 to 1500
meters long. Let them choose where they would like to walk (on the
track, in a nearby neighbourhood).
The class should walk
the course at least three times a week.
After the walk and while
you are stretching, you could talk about how the students felt during
the walk. Was it fun? Was it hard to go the distance? Were they
glad to finish? How do they feel now that it's done?
After completing the
course a few times over a period of weeks, ask the students how
they feel? Is it getting easier? Get them to suggest ways to make
the walk more interesting, and see if that makes a difference in
how they feel. Let them try adding activities to the walk to keep
them motivated.
Motivation
Means Fun, Fun Means Fitness: if your students are motivated to
participate in activities and find them fun, they are more likely
to continue the activity and that means health benefits!
while
walking:
-
sing a song
- run instead of walk
- play I spy
- Alphabet walk: ask students to identify objects within sight that
start with each letter of the alphabet. Then walk to that object
and find something that starts with the next letter in the alphabet
to walk toward. E.g. A - apple tree. Everyone walks to the apple
tree, then looks for an object that starts with the letter B. Bench:
everyone walks to the bench. Keep walking your way through the alphabet!
(Adapted with permission from "Creative Walking" by Rob
Sweetgal.)
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