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Basic 2 · Physical Education · Rhythmic Skills

Moving Weight from Feet to Hands

In this topic you will move your body weight from your feet to your hands and back, landing with control.

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

  • Explain weight transfer
  • Do bunny jumps and bear walks
  • Land softly and with control

What you already know

  • Balancing on different body parts

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 & Movement Patterns
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Rhythmic Skills
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B2.1.5.1.5 – Transfer weight from feet to hands and from hands to feet landing with control

Introduction

When you put your hands down and kick your feet up like a bunny, your weight moves from your feet to your hands. This is called weight transfer.

1. Weight Transfer

Weight transfer: Moving the weight of your body from one part to another.

2. Moves to Try

Weight transfer moves
MoveHow to do it
bear walkwalk on hands and feet with straight arms and bottom up
bunny jumpput hands on the mat, kick both feet up a little, land feet softly
side weight transferput hands down to one side and swing feet over to the other side
A child doing a bear walk and another doing a bunny jump on mats
Figure 1: Bear walk and bunny jump Draw a bunny jump.Illustration: Sirbus

3. Landing with Control

  • Keep your arms straight and strong.
  • Land on your feet softly with bent knees.
  • Look at the mat between your hands.

Safety: Always use a mat. Keep your head up, not tucked under.

New words

weight
How heavy your body is.
transfer
To move from one place to another.
land
To come down onto the ground.
control
Moving the way you want, safely.

Summary

  • Weight transfer moves body weight from one part to another.
  • Bear walks and bunny jumps move weight to the hands.
  • Land softly with bent knees.

Class activity: Animal Moves

  1. Bear walk across the mat.
  2. Do three bunny jumps.
  3. Try a side weight transfer over a rope on the ground.

You need: Woven exercise mats, Printed side-weight-transfer sequence cards, Sticks of chalk

Exercises

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

  1. 1. Walking on hands and feet is a…

    • A. Bear walk
    • B. Skip
    • C. Hop
    • D. Roll
    Show answer
    Answer: Bear walkLike a bear.

  2. 2. How should you land after a bunny jump?

    • A. Softly with bent knees
    • B. On your head
    • C. With straight stiff legs
    • D. On one hand
    Show answer
    Answer: Softly with bent kneesThis protects your joints.

  3. 3. Arms should be straight and strong.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueStrong arms hold your weight.

  4. 4. We do bunny jumps on hard stones.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalseUse a mat.

  5. 5. Moving your weight from one part to another is weight ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: transferThat is weight transfer.

  6. 6. Name two weight transfer moves.

    Show answer
    Answer: Any two: bear walk, bunny jump, side weight transfer.These move weight to the hands.

Homework

  1. Do five bear walks on a soft surface at home.