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Scooters
1. Scooters are not skateboards, no standing on them.
2. Get on your scooter and move in one of the six ways listed below.
3. Start moving when you are on your scooter (Never run and jump on your scooter).
- Set this up in your gym by putting half of your class spread out on the line at one end of the gym and the other half on the opposite end. Students will practice moving using all of the following methods. It's important that students know that these are the only safe ways to move on your scooters. It also helps to have students make the effort to avoid collisions at the center of the gym. If students want to play the games they have to show that they can be safe when doing this activity.
- The students follow the directions for each of the following movements by moving to the opposite end of the gym on the teacher's signal, turning around and waiting for the next direction.
1. Walk Forward: Pull forward with feet only - Hands on side handles2. Walk Backward: Push backward with feet only -hands on handles, turn head around slighltly to see behind you.3. Arm Pull Forward: Lie on scooter and balance, use hands only to pull your body forward.4. Alligator: Lie on scooter - Use hands and feet5. Double Knee Coast: Both knees on scooters -6. One Knee On: Use the foot on the floor to propel yourself forward, while both hands hold onto the side handles.Use hands to pull yourself forward
Musical Scooters Warmup Activity
- When the music stops, spin yourself by using your hands only
- Variation: Do a dead bug, by flpping on to your back, holding the scooter in the air and shaking your scooter and legs in the air.
Pickle on Scooters - All Grades