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    This document provides details for an activity called "Musical Fitness Dots" intended for grades 3-5. The purpose is to have students practice locomotor movements while being spatially aware to increase heart rate and warm up the body. Students will move around the designated play space performing different locomotor movements when music plays, and do exercises like pushups or crunches depending on the color of poly-spot they reach when the music stops. The document outlines set up, rules, equipment needed, safety considerations, and transition plans for 24 students. Alternatives are suggested to make the game more competitive or allow more space for movement.

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    This document provides details for an activity called "Musical Fitness Dots" intended for grades 3-5. The purpose is to have students practice locomotor movements while being spatially aware to increase heart rate and warm up the body. Students will move around the designated play space performing different locomotor movements when music plays, and do exercises like pushups or crunches depending on the color of poly-spot they reach when the music stops. The document outlines set up, rules, equipment needed, safety considerations, and transition plans for 24 students. Alternatives are suggested to make the game more competitive or allow more space for movement.

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    This document provides details for an activity called "Musical Fitness Dots" intended for grades 3-5. The purpose is to have students practice locomotor movements while being spatially aware to increase heart rate and warm up the body. Students will move around the designated play space performing different locomotor movements when music plays, and do exercises like pushups or crunches depending on the color of poly-spot they reach when the music stops. The document outlines set up, rules, equipment needed, safety considerations, and transition plans for 24 students. Alternatives are suggested to make the game more competitive or allow more space for movement.

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    Megan Hart

    Dr. Blackshear
    KNES 294
    March 14, 2018
    Name of Instant Activity: Musical Fitness Dots

    Grade Level: Grade 3-5

    Purpose: To practice locomotor movements while implementing spacial awareness. The


    heartrate will go up and the body should be warm.

    Rules/Instructions:
    Gymnasium Set-up: (prior to introducing yourself)
    1. Create play space for game:
    -Use 4 medium- or large-sized cones
    -Make a rectangle play space approximately 20 yards by 35 yards
    -Place square/rectangle in middle of gym so if a student accidently runs out of
    bounds, they do not run into wall or equipment around perimeter of gymnasium
    2. Safety:
    -Take care of yourself
    -Look out for others when moving around

    Rules: (In order I plan to tell them to the class)


    1. This game is called “Musical Fitness Dots”
    2. In this game, everyone will move around (inside the boundary) performing a certain
    locomotor movement stated by the teacher (while music is playing)
    3. When the music stops, the students will stop and find the closest poly-spot
    4. Depending on the color, the student will perform different activities (purple- 5
    pushups, orange- 10 crunches, yellow- 5 supermans, red- 10 squats)
    5. This will be repeated about 5 times

    Equipment/materials: (For class of 24 students)


    -4 medium- or large-sized cones
    -6 purple poly-spots
    -6 yellow poly-spots
    -6 red poly-spots
    -6 orange poly-spots
    -poster paper showing different exercises and reps depending on color of poly-spot

    Safety:
    -Cone off all unsafe equipment that cannot be moved
    -Observe students throughout each round of play to make sure they (a) stay inside boundaries
    and (b) perform locomotor movements and exercises correctly

    1
    Alternatives:
    Alternative #1: Take out a poly-spot each time so that the game is more competitive

    Alternative #2: Make the boundaries larger so that there is more room to move around and the
    students may have to run farther to get to a poly-spot

    Transitions:
    (a) Getting Started: (Transition to instant activity from meeting area where we drop off our
    personal items such as bags, coats, etc.)
    a. Call students into a meeting area (circle-up)
    b. Introduce yourself (Hello class, my name is Megan; you can call me Ms. Hart)
    c. Tell name of activity and rules; begin play (Today we will play “Musical Fitness
    Dots” see rules)

    (b) Wrapping Up:


    a. Call students in and discuss whether or not they liked the activity, if they feel
    warmed up, and if they think anything should be changed.
    b. Turn it over to Dr. Blackshear
    References:
    Harris, D. (2009, October 29). PE Central. Retrieved from Musical Fitness Dots:
    http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=9552#.WqajeZPwYy8

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