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ACTIVITY PLAN FOR PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION SUBJECTS

COUNTRY / CITY Portugal – Torres Novas

SCHOOL Assentis and Chancelaria School Centre

LEVEL / AGE GROUP 3-5 years old

THE NAME OF THE ACTIVITY

TITLE OF THE LESSON

Physical Activity : shift / movement and balance

TOPIC / MAIN IDEAShifts and Balance:

- Crawling

- Jumping

- Flip-flaps

Skill and Handling:

- Throwing balls

SUBJECT

Physical Education

MATERIALS

bows, blocks, mattresses, Swedish banks, balls

OBJECTIVES

- To increase physical activity between children

- To develop global physical motor skills

- To develop coordination and balance

METHODS AND TECHNIQUES

The proposed activities were suitable to the age of the different groups. They first did the warming-up and then they developed individual physical exercises or in groups. At the end, they did an activity that brings together the several exercises.

ACTIVITY

1. Warming –up

2. Crawling

3. Jumping from a superior plan with a balanced reception

4. Jumping over obstacles

5. Doing flip-flaps ahead

6. Throwing the ball with one or two hands and manipulating bows /arches

At the end: the complete circuit with different types of exercises

ASSESSMENT These activities were considered very significant and essential since they increase physical activity between children.

The children participated actively and the objectives of the lesson were all achieved, as all children were able to do the exercises.