Week #2: Rhythmic Gymnastics Lesson Plan 10 - Friday

EQUIPMENT:

  • Music for student created routines
  • Ropes, hoops, ribbons, balls: 1 per student
  • Music for Parachute Fitness

OUTCOMES: 

The student will:

  1. Participate in Marking demonstrating the ability to closely follow a partner and move under control.
  2. Participate in Parachute Fitness Activities to improve strength, endurance, agility, coordination, and aerobic capacities.
  3. Demonstrate a self-created routine using the selected apparatus.

NATIONAL STANDARDS: 1-5

Marking

INSTRUCTIONS:

Students find a partner. Under control, one partner runs, dodges, and tries to lose the other, who must stay within 3 feet of the runner. On signal, both stop and freeze. Chasers must be able to touch their partners to say that they have marked them. Partners then change roles.

TEACHING HINTS:

Allow a point to be scored only when they touch a specified body part (i.e., knee, elbow, left hand).

Clarify it is not a tag game but rather shadowing your partner. Allow one giant step in any direction to see if they can “mark” their partner.

Parachute Fitness Activities

INSTRUCTIONS:

16 Runs clockwise
16 Runs counterclockwise
16 Jumps to center
16 Jumps back
8 count lift overhead
8 count lower to toes
4 count lift
4 count lower

Repeat all, but increase difficulty by holding chute overhead on CW run

Release on last lift.

After the aerobic movements above have been learned, stop the music, and insert the exercises below.

  1. Toe Touches: Lift chute taut to chin. Bend forward and touch grip to toes. Hold taut to chin.
  2. Curl Ups: Curl-up, bend knees, lie back, extend legs. Repeat 16 times. Hold Parachute sitting position in a circle. Curl up, bent knees. Extended legs under chute and lie on back.
  3. Dorsal Lifts: Prone position with head toward chute with arms straight and the chest taut. Lift arms and chest and hold for 4 counts.
  4. Sitting Leg Lift: Sit with legs under chute; on signal lift a leg off ground for 6 to 10 seconds. Try to keep leg straight. Alternate legs. Try a variation: Side leg lefts. Lie on side. Lift top leg and lower.

TEACHING HINTS:

“Run left”

“Run right”

“Jump to center!”

“Jump back and tighten chute!”

“Lift overhead!” (8 Counts.)

“Lower to toes”

“Again!” “Up! Down!”

“Hold overhead and run left!” (32 Counts.)

“Hold at waist and run right!”

“Lift overhead!” (16 Counts.)

“Lower to toes!”

“Lift & Release!”

Several groups perform routines for class simultaneously.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Play appropriate music for the routines.

TEACHING HINTS:

Do not have anyone perform alone as it can cause embarrassment. Set etiquette/ behavior rules before presentations begin. Clap for all students.

Make a general comment praising student creativity.
Cheer: Rhythmic Gymnastics, yeh!

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