Activity Name: It’s Your Move

Activity Name:  It’s Your Move

Grade Level: K-5^th

Fitness Area Addressed: Muscular Strength & Endurance

PE GPS: PE K-5.3  Participates regularly in physical activity.

Equipment Needed: Ball

Safety Considerations: Have students perform the exercises in a slow and controlled manner with good form.

Description: Have everyone sit on the floor and follow your lead in performing muscular strength and endurance exercises such as: side leg raises, push-ups, curl-ups, squats, lunges, calf raises or squat jumps.  At the same time, pass a ball around the room.  When the leader yells “It’s your move!” the one holding the ball is the new leader, and does whatever exercise he chooses.

*Adapted from Aerobics With Fun, Principles of Exercise Leadership, 1984