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100 Days of Movement Challenge - Back to School! 📚✏️🏫

It's Day 44 of the challenge and we're slowing things down a little bit this week to get into 'back to school' mode.

This week, we're focusing on our core groups of skills that are key to a child's physical education and talking a little bit about why they matter.

Today's focus is ball handling.

⚽ Why are ball handling skills so important for children?

Throwing, catching, rolling and controlling a ball might seem like simple activities, but they help children develop a whole range of important physical skills.

Ball handling skills aren't just for budding footballers. Ball handling activities can help children:

⭐ Develop hand-eye coordination- Learning to track a moving object and respond with the right movement.

🤲 Improve control and accuracy- Helping children judge how much force, speed and direction they need.

🧠 Build spatial awareness- Understanding where they, the ball and other people are in the space around them.

🏃 Build foundations for other activities- Throwing, catching and controlling objects are fundamental skills used across lots of different sports and games.

🙌 Build confidence in movement- Practising simple ball skills gives children opportunities to experience success and feel more confident joining in.

And ball handling doesn’t have to mean complicated drills! A ball, a little bit of space and a few minutes of practice can go a long way.

100 Days of Movement Challenge - Back to School! 📚✏️🏫

It's Day 43 of the challenge and we're slowing things down a little bit this week to get into 'back to school' mode.

This week, we're focusing on our core groups of skills that are key to a child's physical education and talking a little bit about why they matter.

Today's focus is a one leg balance.

🦩 Why is standing on one leg so important for children?

It might seem like a simple challenge, but balancing on one leg helps children develop some really important physical skills.

Balance activities can help children:

⭐ Build stability and core strength - helping them control and support their body as they move.

🧠 Develop body awareness - learning where their body is in space and how to adjust their movements.

⚽ Build foundations for other skills - balance plays a part in everything from running and jumping to kicking, climbing and changing direction.

🤸 Improve coordination and control - encouraging different parts of the body to work together.

🙌 Build confidence in movement - mastering simple skills can give children a real sense of achievement and encourage them to try more.

The continues tomorrow as we get ready for Back To School time! ✏️🏫

This week we'll be looking back to some really simple skills and learning more about why physical education is so important for children's development!

Day 42! 🏅
Games week continues!

Today, we're playing Seaside Sculptures.

Watch the video for the instructions and see if you can make some interesting seaside shapes.

Remember every child is different. If you need extra support, lean on your partner or a wall or chair for balance.

If you want to challenge yourself further, try and involve a one footed balance in each of your sculpture poses.

Don't forget, you can win PE equipment for your school by sharing your and tag us. 📱

Day 41! 🏅
Games week continues!

Today, we're playing Squirrel Grand Prix.

Watch the video for the instructions and see if you can beat your personal best time!

Remember every child is different. If you need extra support, you don't need to time anything, just enjoy it! You may find a heavier ball like a basketball is easier to manoeuvre.

If you want to challenge yourself further, try something a little bit more unruly than a regular ball such as a balloon.

Don't forget, you can win PE equipment for your school by sharing your and tag us. 📱

Day 40! 🏅
Games week continues!

Today, we're playing Monkey Tricks.

Watch the video for the instructions and keep the balloon off the floor as long as you can!

Remember every child is different. If you need extra support, you don't need to time anything, just enjoy it! Ask a partner to help you by catching the balloon if it goes too far away from you.

If you want to challenge yourself further, see how many times you can hit the balloon in 30 seconds. Try hitting the balloon with other body parts like your feet instead of just your hands!

Don't forget, you can win PE equipment for your school by sharing your and tag us. 📱

Day 39! 🏅
You told us you loved Games Week so much- we're bringing you some more!

Today, we're playing Home Planet.

Watch the video for the instructions and get jumping!

Remember every child is different. If you need extra support, try it with fewer planets or remove the jump and just turn to face the correct wall at your own pace.

If you want to challenge yourself further, use objects instead of walls and have as many planets as you like!

Don't forget, you can win PE equipment for your school by sharing your and tag us. 📱

Day 38! 🏅
It's Games Week! 🌞

Today, we're playing Monkey Mirror.

One person is the monkey and the other is the mirror. Whatever the monkey does, the mirror must copy! Try this while both in a seated balance.

Remember every child is different. If you need extra support, try it with feet on the floor.

If you want to challenge yourself further, keep changing your balance and keep feet and hands in the air for as long as you can!

Don't forget, you can win PE equipment for your school by sharing your and tag us. 📱

Day 37! 🏅
It's Games Week! 🌞

Today, we're playing Throw the Fruit.

See how many pieces of fruit you can grip, flip and catch!

Remember every child is different. If you need extra support, try it just using your hands.

If you want to challenge yourself further, add an extra person into the mix to throw and catch with!

Don't forget, you can win PE equipment for your school by sharing your and tag us. 📱