Year 3-8 - Fitness circle
Participants learn about and practise the components of physical activity as they explore different types of fitness-themed stations.
Lesson Overview
Key Objectives
For the activities that were easy for you, how did you adjust to make them challenging?
For the activities that were difficult for you, how did you adjust to be able to do them?
Some of the movement activities may be new to you. Why is it important to try new things?
How did working with someone else at your station help you do your best?
Activities
Activity Set-up
- Divide participants into small groups (e.g., two to three).
- Prior to starting the circuit, participants can help generate fitness activities to be placed on the station cards.
- Set up stations throughout the activity area using the pieces of paper with fitness activities identified on them from the different components of physical activity.
- Some possible fitness activities include: running on the spot (cardiovascular fitness) push-ups (muscular strength and endurance), stork stand (muscular endurance and balance enhancement).
- Each group begins at a different station and establishes the route that groups will use to move around the stations.
Activity Instructions
- A selected participant rolls the dice to determine how many stations the groups will move ahead.
- Once groups have moved, they perform the fitness activity on the piece of paper. Participants work on quality (doing the activity the best they can) and quantity (doing as many repetitions as they can). Music is used to signal start and stop of activity (approximately two to three minutes/station).
- Once the specified time is up, another participant rolls the dice.
Fitness circle
Activity Set-up
- Divide participants into small groups (e.g., two to three).
- Prior to starting the circuit, participants can help generate fitness activities to be placed on the station cards.
- Set up stations throughout the activity area using the pieces of paper with fitness activities identified on them from the different components of physical activity.
- Some possible fitness activities include: running on the spot (cardiovascular fitness) push-ups (muscular strength and endurance), stork stand (muscular endurance and balance enhancement).
- Each group begins at a different station and establishes the route that groups will use to move around the stations.
Activity Instructions
- A selected participant rolls the dice to determine how many stations the groups will move ahead.
- Once groups have moved, they perform the fitness activity on the piece of paper. Participants work on quality (doing the activity the best they can) and quantity (doing as many repetitions as they can). Music is used to signal start and stop of activity (approximately two to three minutes/station).
- Once the specified time is up, another participant rolls the dice.
Modifications
Track the number of repetitions they were able to complete within the allotted time at each station. Complete a second circuit of the activities and try to beat their previous number of repetitions.
Special Needs Modifications
Choose movement activities that they already know (e.g., moves from a dance already learned). Reduce the amount of time for each station.