- Make a game out of it by counting how many seconds you can stand on one foot then counting how many seconds your child can stand on one foot. Switch feet. Repeat a few times if the child still wants to continue.
- Include standing on one foot as a direction in games such as: Follow The Leader, Mother May I, and Simon Says.
- Do log rolls.
- Do somersaults.
- Sit on a mat and hug knees. Rock forward and backwards.
- Put a beanbag on the floor in front of students. Have them
bend at the knees to pick it up. Have them bend at the waist to pick it up.
- Play Simon Says. Play it again but have students stand on
one leg the whole time.
- Have standing student lift one leg and point ther toes. Can
they do this with their eyes closed?
- Stand like a stork or flamingo.
- Play the statue game.
- On a line on the floor challenge students to:
- Stand with their feet together
- Stand heel to toe
- Stand on one foot
- Stand on the other foot
- Stand on one foot with their eyes closed
- Pick up a beanbag off the floor without moving off the line
- Throw a beanbag from one hand to the other
- Perform the above task with a be
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