Staying Active
Whilst we are all being confined to our homes it is important to keep active. Here are some ideas of things which you can do at home:
And now for the challenges!!!
Day one: The Toilet Roll Challenge
Day two: The Washing Machine Challenge
Day three: The Sock Basketball Challenge
Day four: The Toilet Roll Balance Challenge
Day five: The Plant Pot Challenge
Day six: The Football Skills Challenge
Day seven: The Throw and Clap Challenge
Day 8: Standing Long Jump Challenge
Day 9: The 26 Ball Challenge
Day 10: The Bin Shot Challenge
Day eleven: The Volley Up Challenge
Day twelve: The Squat Challenge
Day thirteen: Ball Against the Wall Challenge
Day fourteen: Juggling Challenge
Day fifteen: The Three Throw Challenge
Day sixteen: Bunny Hop Challenge
Day seventeen: Slalom Challenge
Day eighteen: Shot Put Challenge
Day nineteen: Skipping Challenge
Day twenty: Rebound Challenge
Day twenty one: Step Up Challenge
Day twenty two: Bunny Hop Challenge
Day twenty three: Kick Up Challenge
Day twenty four: Football Dribble Challenge
Day twenty five: Squat Challenge
Day twenty six: Football Pass Challenge
Day twenty seven: Star Jump Challenge
Day twenty eight: Plank Challenge
Day twenty nine: Bouncy Ball Challenge
If you have a go at one of the challenges, why not video yourself doing it and ask your parents to send it to school? We can add it to our 'challenges gallery'!!! (Parents can join in too!!!)
Joe Wicks is running a 30 minute 9 a.m. workout every morning, Monday to Friday. This is a great way to stay healthy and be ready for the day ahead. Please follow the link to his Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6r99N3kXME
Gonoodle has lots of dance videos. Children have used these before at school so will be used to what to do. Free for parents. www.gonoodle.com
Leicestershire and Rutland Sport has launched a new website, Healthy at Home. This is being added to all the time and is for both children and parents: www.lrsport.org/HealthyAtHome
Cosmic Kids Yoga provides opportunities for some physical activity together with mindfulness.
Table Tennis England has produced some fun activities which you can do at home - and you don't need to have a table tennis table - you can use a frying pan or saucepan and another type of ball instead!
Kidz Fit have the Kidz Zone on their website where children can play games, create posters/leaflets/stories, colour in, and do a set plan of exercises to videos.
The Youth Sport Trust (YST) is providing some free home learning resources.
Leicestershire County Cricket Club have produced some home exercise challenges. There is also a design a T shirt competition for their mascot to wear.
The Skip2bfit program now has an app. On it they have one free song where they time two minutes and shout out the times for the children who are going for it!
North West Leicestershire School Sports Partnership is putting together a weekly set of resources for use at home (see below). Each week there are three categories: Personal Best, the Virtual Competition and a Creative Challenge. The Virtual Competition will be aimed at a different year group each week. Have a go at the challenges!!!!
You can see Mr. Holyland's results from Weekly Challenge 1 here.
