Physical Therapy Meets Physical Education
Updated: Dec 10, 2020
As temperatures get colder and students prepare for winter break, your Skills on the Hill Physical Therapy team is here to remind you about the importance of moving your body every day. We have included a 2-week exercise plan to get your children motivated to get their blood flowing! Bonus: Movement can be a bonding experience when the whole family gets involved. Adults will benefit too!
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Week 1
Monday
Equipment:
Focus Area: Balance
Activity: Trapping and kicking- Trap the ball by balancing one leg on top of the ball, then practice kicking the ball to a target. The target can be a partner or goal!
Wednesday
Equipment:
Focus Area: Coordination
Activity: Line walking- Tape a 4 to 8-foot line on the floor. Practice walking forward, backward, and sideways on the line, then practice jumping and/or hopping over the line.
Friday
Equipment: None!
Focus Area: Strength
Activity: Animal walks- Get creative! Jump like a bunny, hop like a frog, walk like a bear, stomp like an elephant, walk like a crab, belly crawl like a snake.
Week 2
Monday
Focus Area: Balance
Activity: Balance while playing game- While having fun throwing bean bags into a container (3 to 5-foot distance), have your child stand in balance positions progressing from feet together to tandem to standing on one leg. Add a pillow for standing on to make it more challenging!
Wednesday
Activity: Throwing/catching/bowling- Throw and catch with a partner from ~5-foot distance, to make more challenging use a smaller ball or increase the distance. Practice underhand throwing by “bowling” a ball to knock down cups.
Friday
Focus Area: Strength
Activity: Indoor obstacle course- Use whatever you can find in the house to make an indoor obstacle course! You can incorporate stepping on/over obstacles, climbing over obstacles, and crawling under obstacles.