For the past month we have been doing jump rope activities in P.E. The younger grade levels focused on different skills and tricks for over a week and then did a variety of jump rope stations. The older students have been using jump rope as our daily warm up. They can take this time to practice skills they love, skills they want to get better at, or to see how long they can go without stopping.
This year, I implemented a Jump Rope Club. There are 4 different clubs available. The first club is exclusively for 1st Grade. It is the 30-Second club. Any 1st Graders that can jump rope for 30 seconds without stopping get to sign their name on the wall for everyone to see.
The other 3 clubs belong to 2nd-6th Grade. These clubs are: The 1-Minute Club, The 2-Minute Club and The 3-Minute Club.
The rules are:
- You can do any jump rope skill you want as long as the rope passes under your feet on each turn.
- You only have once chance a day.
- You can only join one club a day.
- You cannot move onto the next club until you have completed the club before.
(I broke this down in video-game language - they are "levels" and everyone starts at level 1. You cannot move on to level 2 until you have beaten level 1.)
Once the students have completed the level, they add their name to that particular wall/sign. It has been such a fun challenge the past few weeks. The kids are so excited and so determined to make it to each level. Each day they are begging to do it again!
Many of the students have expressed interest in getting their own jump rope. So... if you're looking for an inexpensive gift for your child, here is a chart of what size to buy based on their height. The older kids prefer the licorice/speed ropes and the younger kids like the beaded ropes better. But, any rope will get the job done!
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