- STEP 1: Have students spend 1 minute doing jumping jacks or small jumps in place.
- STEP 2: Have students spend one minute completing lengthening full-body stretching using:
- Large arm swings with torso twisting
- Leg swings while transferring weight to opposite leg
- Standing tall and reaching both hands together up and over the body reaching first to the right, and then to the left.
- STEP 3: Have students spend one minute working on core and stability. Ask students to sit on the floor and tuck their knees up to their chest. Grab the nooks of the knees with hands and lean back to lift both feet off of the floor (boat pose). Have students extend arms out and hover arms up and down alongside of knees.
- STEP 4: Have students spend one minute working on balance. Ask students to begin with their left knee and left hand on the floor with their right arm extended above their body (supported side-plank). Extend right leg so that the entire body is in a straight line. Pull the right knee towards the torso and the right elbow towards the knee. Repeat on the opposite side of the body.
- STEP 5: Finish this warm-up by having students spend another minute doing jumping jacks or small jumps in place.
LESSON IDEA:
In this warm-up students will get students moving and raise the energy level and temperature of the room. Try a science experiment measuring the heart rate levels before and after this warm up.
EXTENSION:
This warm-up indirectly references the Barteneiff Fundamental exercise called Basic Six. These exercises were developed in 1940 by Irmgard Barteneiff as a method of connecting breath and movement. Consider using this as an SEL component to your teaching through the practice of mindfulness.
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