- Jackson Elementary
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Home Support
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Elementary school age children should accumulate at least 30 – 60 minutes of age appropriate and developmentally appropriate physical activity from a variety of activities on all (or most) days of the week. Parents play an important role in supplementing school physical education programs.
Promote development of body control:
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Create a space for your child to do stunts and tumbling activities (animal walks, rolls, balances).
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Jump on a mini-tramp, over jump ropes and/or other objects.
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Play games such as hopscotch, twister, tag, hide and go seek, follow the leader, leap frog, Red Light Green Light, Captain May I etc.
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Dance or move to music. Share dances from each generation in your family.
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Use play equipment such as hopping balls, hula hoops, scooter, tunnels, skateboards, roller and ice skates (don’t forget to use helmets and pads), sit and spin, or pogo stick.
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Create and move through obstacles courses.
Promote the development of object control skills:
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Throw and catch objects: Begin with big and soft objects such as balloons, beach balls, foam balls and progress to small objects such as koosh balls, bean bags, softballs, Frisbees. Use Velcro catch mitts; make scoops out of milk jugs.
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Kick objects: Begin with stationary large objects and progress to small moving objects. Kick for distance and/or accuracy. Play kickball.
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Strike objects: Use stationary/suspended/slow moving objects. Play beach ball volleyball, T-ball, badminton, racquetball, tennis, tetherball, croquet, or softball.
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Roll a ball, run and catch it while it is still rolling. Make bowling pins out of empty milk cartons. Bounce balls: four square.
Promote a physically fit lifestyle:
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Set up a time and place for your child to.
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Include your child when you work out.
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Bike, rollerblade, skateboard, ice skate, rock climb (don’t forget helmet and pads) run, walk, swim, or ski.
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Have your child take a ten minute exercise break every hour while reading, doing homework, or watching television.
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Participate in winter activities such as sledding, making angels in the snow.
Safety First:
All activities are suggestions that parents can do to promote an active lifestyle with their child. If a parent or child does not feel comfortable or safe with the suggested activity don’t do it. Only do activities that do not put the child or parent in a situation where they might get hurt.
Please wear all protective gear (helmets, elbow pads, knee pads, mouth guard, etc: when possible.
Please: Never have your child play on the street or any area that could be potentially dangerous.
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