As we are not in school at the moment we won't be able to run our annual Active Schools Week this year. In it's place, we will be running our Active Home Week. Each day there will be challenges and initiatives for the children to take part in. Each day will be dedicated to a fundamental movement skill.
Keep track of your progress for the week on the Active Home challenge card and send it to your teacher at the end of the week
Best of luck to all!!
Please let us know how you get on or if you've any questions ask us at activeschool@naomheoin.ie
Day 1 - Monday 27th
Sock n basket championships4 pairs of socks and washing basket needed
Focus on object control skills of throwing
4 levels
4 shots score 3 to move on to next level
- Level 1 6 big steps back. Underarm throw. Land socks in basket = 1 point. 3 points needed
- Level 2 10-12 big steps back. Overarm throw. Land in basket = 1 point. 3 points needed
- Level 3 8 big steps back. Basket against a wall. Socks must rebound off wall into basket =1 point. 3 points needed.
- Level 4. Create your own challenge with sock’n’basket. Invitation to record and send it to activeschool@naomheoin.ie and we will share some of the ideas.
Day 2 - Tuesday 28th
Ball skills challenges
Focus on object control skills bouncing/catching/ball handling
Basketball v Gaelic football
4 challenges to be uploaded for basketball and for Gaelic football. Challenges range in difficulty. Children pick sport and complete challenges in order 1-4. Can do both sports if they would like to.
Challenges scored most in 30 seconds. Keep scores as classes.
Following the video practice the Green shoots 6 challenges for basketball. When you've practiced each of them. Time yourself for the figure of 8, front/back and side to side challenges. Complete each for 30 seconds and count how many repetitions of each you can do. Send your score into activeschool@naomheoin.ie CLick HERE for the video! |
Football challenges with Shane Walsh Click this link and attempt challenges 1-5 with your own ball at home Complete all of the challenges. Then when practiced. Time yourself for 30 seconds doing challenge 1 and challenge 4 and send your score to activeschool@naomheoin.ie |
Day 3 - Wednesday 29th
New Skill Challenge
Today is about trying a new skill. Juggling is a good example which is also great for hand/eye co-ordination. Skipping, striking a tennis racket/hurl are also good examples if you have the space and equipment. Send in your new skill attempts to the active school email.
Run Around Ireland – We want to make a big effort to try an run some distance as well today. If we can’t track distance, we can run laps of garden or even room and send in how many to active schools page and we will calculate accordingly.
Focus on locomotor skills running
Day 4 - Thursday 30th
Focus on striking with an implement.
Brush Golf
You need a sweeping brush, a basket or target, pairs of socks and toilet roll.
Challenge 1
10 shots. 5 big steps back from basket. How many can you score into the basket. Basket on its side to allow socks to roll into it. Strike socks with brush like a golf club.
Challenge 2
Course must be between 2 rooms of house. Start at end of one room. Count how many shots it takes to get through the two rooms and into the basket on its side.
Challenge 3
Stack 6 rolls of toilet paper into a pyramid, 3 on bottom, 2 in middle and 1 on top. Line up sock 8 steps back. How many can you knock over with your shot. Take 5 shots
Day 5 - Friday 1st
Focus on
stability skills30 second challenges
- With a partner, or against the wall, how many times can you throw a small ball or pair of socks to each other.
- Squat jump land – in 30 seconds, how many times can you squat down, jump as high as you can, land with your knees bent and jump again straight away
Plank footballNeed at least two players. If you have more you can play several games and make it a competition. 2 players facing each other. One player starts with small ball or pair of socks. Get into press up position/plank position and the aim is to score between opposition players arms. Play game up to 5.
Tumble and roll variationsTry some of the following tumble and roll variations, click
HEREWe are running our Active Schools Week from 7th - 10th May 2019
