WEEK 24: ADVANCED JUMP ROPING

3rd - 5th grade

A...Classes will continue to work on their Jumprope routines. Students will be given advice and encouraged to work out their own team and skill problems. 4th grade classes will miss all week because of testing.

B...Jump Rope For Heart on Thursday and no school Friday

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2nd grade

A...Groups will again work on long rope skills and be challenged to come up with a quick trick routine. The routine will be presented at the end of class and rated.

B...Jump Rope For Heart on Thrusday and no school Friday

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K - 1st grades

A...Students will practice short rope skills, then long rope skills in groups of three, and then "Helicopter" with groups having one student swing the rope around and the others in the group jumping over as it swings by.

B...Jump Rope For Heart on Thrusday and no school Friday

WEEK 23: MORE JUMPING ROPE!

2nd - 5th grade

A...The long jumpropes will be introduced to these grades this week. We will talk about the importance of the jumper and the turner and how the turner has control of long jumproping success. Groups of three will practice skills to music. Skills will include general jumping, jumping in and out of moving ropes, and assorted tricks. We will also apply skills to how they will be used in "routines" that will follow in the next week or two.

B...Class will begin with a short discussion on stretching and the muscles that we stretch. Students in 3rd through 5th grades will choose groups of four and begin work on developing a "Jumprope Routine". We will discuss what a routine is and how the routine will be score when presented to the class. During their routine, groups will be graded on skills and creativity. One or two points are awarded for tricks and a point deducted for rope stoppage. Creativity points are awarded for getting everyone involved, performing creative tricks, and having a good routine flow. Advice will be given to individual groups as they practice. This will continue for the next week. 2nd grade will continue to work on long jumprope skills.

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K - 1st grades

A...Students will be introduced to the short jumpropes. We will begin by swing the jumpropes to the side with the right hand then the left to show students how the turn should feel. Students will then attempt to jump rope by themselves. Special attention and encouragement will be given to students struggling with jumproping. Several talks about "Trying" will be given as those that have trouble will become frustrated and many times attempt to give up. We will advacne slowly to backwards jumping and then jumping while running.

B...Students will continue using short jumpropes. Similar strategies will be used to get students to understand, such as keep the head up, keep hands to the side, turn rope and catch with feet, and keep arms moving in circles. We will give students free jumproping to music the last 5 to 10 minutes. 1st graders may group in three to practice longjumping.