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Basic 1 · Physical Education · Locomotive Skills

Moving Over, Under and Through

In this topic you will move over, under, in front of, behind and through objects.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Warm up before moving
  • Move over, under and through objects
  • Move in front of and behind a partner

What you already know

  • Walking, running and jumping (KG)

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

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Motor Skill And Movement Patterns
Sub-strand
Locomotive Skills
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B1.1.1.1.1 – Travel (move) over under in front of behind, and through objects using locomotor skills

Introduction

In the playground there are ropes, cones and sticks. You can step over them, crawl under them and run through them. Let us move safely.

1. Warm Up First

Before we play, we warm up. Warming up gets our body ready and stops injuries.

Warm-up ideas

  • march on the spot
  • swing your arms
  • jog slowly round the field

2. Ways to Move Around Objects

Moving around objects
WordWhat to do
overstep or jump across the top
undercrawl or bend below
throughgo in between
in front ofstand ahead of
behindstand at the back of
Children stepping over a rope, crawling under a rope and running through cones
Figure 1: Over, under and through Draw a child going over a rope.Illustration: Sirbus

Safety: Keep a safe space from others. Do not push.

New words

warm up
Light exercise to get your body ready.
over
Across the top of something.
under
Below something.
through
In one side and out the other.

Summary

  • We warm up before we play.
  • We can move over, under and through objects.
  • We can stand in front of or behind a partner.

Class activity: Obstacle Path

  1. Set up cones, a rope and chalk lines.
  2. Step over the rope, crawl under it and run through the cones.
  3. In pairs, take turns to stand in front and behind.

You need: Plastic-bottle cones, Rope, Sticks of chalk

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. What do we do before playing?

    • A. Warm up
    • B. Sleep
    • C. Eat a lot
    • D. Sit down
    Show answer
    Answer: Warm upWarming up gets the body ready.

  2. 2. Crawling below a rope is moving…

    • A. Under
    • B. Over
    • C. In front
    • D. Behind
    Show answer
    Answer: UnderUnder means below.

  3. 3. Warming up helps to stop injuries.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueIt prepares the muscles.

  4. 4. We should push others in a race.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalsePushing can hurt people.

  5. 5. Stepping across the top of a rope is moving ______ it.

    Show answer
    Answer: overOver means across the top.

  6. 6. Name two ways to move around objects.

    Show answer
    Answer: Any two: over, under, through, in front of, behind.These are ways to move.

Homework

  1. Make a small obstacle path at home with safe objects. Move over and under them.