Lesson 3 - Mirror Tag | Fundamental Movement Coach

African Savannah Stretch

You will need: Savannah Stretch prompts (printable), speaker, music (suggested african drum music)

Ask students to find their own space in the PE area,
Explain to the class that at the start of each morning all the animals on the African Savannah come together to stretch and move their bodies.
Play the music attached and begin stretching with the class. Use the Savannah Stretch Prompts (printable) attached or use your own stretches.

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You will need: balancing star movement 1 (printable), 2 beanbags

Before beginning the game, spend 5 minutes discussing and practice balancing star movement 1 (printable).
Game: The African meerkats favourite balance game is called mirror tag.
Choose 2 students to be the meerkats taggers and provide them with a beanbag, to tag with, each.
When the whistle blows the remaining students run around the room avoiding the meerkats.
If a student is tagged they perform and hold a balance of their choosing.
To be freed their meerkat friend must stand in front of them and hold the same balance for 3 seconds.

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You will need: speaker, music (suggested I Like to Move it Move it)

Ask students to dance around the room as creatively as they like.
When the music stops students must FREEZE still so the predator on the Savannah (the teacher) doesn't see them move.
If the predator sees them moving students step into the predators den (step out of the game).
Students frozen out may join back into the game the next time the music is stopped.

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