Young Athletes Curriculum

Young Athletes Curriculum

Week One, Lesson One

LESSON OVERVIEW

Opening Sports Song (5 min) – Get ready to move! Sing along and do the motions that accompany the song.

I Spy (5 min) – Place the equipment at the other end of the room. Say, “I spy with my little eye….” and name a color. The child runs and touches a piece of equipment that matches the color you named.

Scarf Game (5 min) – Catch the scarf with your hands, feet, head or other parts of your body.

Inchworm Wiggle (5 min) – Watch the video and walk like an inchworm across the room.

Bridges and Tunnels (5 min) – Go over the bridge and under the tunnel. Use a cone for the child to step over if you do not want to lay on the floor and use a chair or lean against a wall to make a tunnel for the child to crawl under.

Closing Sports Song (5 min) – You did it! Sing along and do the motions that accompany the song.

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