Pam Palmer & Joel Hickerson

2.2 a) Use the concept of relationships (e.g., over, under, around, in front of, behind, and through) in dynamic

movement situations.

Equipment: 1 Hoola-Hoop per child

Over, Under, Around, & Through2nd Grade

Assessing Movement Education

Vocabulary Vocabulary

• BehindBehind• In front ofIn front of• Locomotor skills Locomotor skills • Non-Locomotor skillsNon-Locomotor skills• OverOver• UnderUnder• AroundAround• ThroughThrough

PreassessmentPreassessment

• Prepare directional cards with arrows Prepare directional cards with arrows • Hold up cards and ask students to Hold up cards and ask students to

demonstrate the direction indicatingdemonstrate the direction indicating OverOver, , under,under, aroundaround and and through through

using various obstacles. using various obstacles. • Observe student movement and note Observe student movement and note

levels of success.levels of success.

Locomotor skills & Locomotor skills & Non-locomotor skillsNon-locomotor skills

To teach the students the difference of loco-To teach the students the difference of loco-motor and non-locomotor skills we ask: motor and non-locomotor skills we ask: What is What is a locomotive?a locomotive? An engine of a trainAn engine of a train..

What does a locomotive do?What does a locomotive do? It moves and goes It moves and goes from town to town.from town to town.

So if a locomotive moves, So if a locomotive moves, what type of skill is a what type of skill is a loco-motor skill?loco-motor skill? A moving skillA moving skill..

What is a Non-locomotor skill?What is a Non-locomotor skill? A “not” moving A “not” moving skill because we have learned that the skill because we have learned that the prefix non means NOT.prefix non means NOT.

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AROUNDAROUND We ask our students: We ask our students: How many ways can you move How many ways can you move

around your hoop?around your hoop? Walking, crab and bear walking, Walking, crab and bear walking, skipping, jogging, running.skipping, jogging, running. They can use any loco-They can use any loco-motor skill (moving skill) or animal walk. Have the motor skill (moving skill) or animal walk. Have the students move students move aroundaround their hoop and their hoop and aroundaround all all the other hoops in the room. If you see someone that the other hoops in the room. If you see someone that is zig-zagging then you stress that they must go all is zig-zagging then you stress that they must go all the way the way aroundaround their hoop and get back to where their hoop and get back to where they started, before moving to a different hoop. they started, before moving to a different hoop.

How many ways can your hoop move How many ways can your hoop move aroundaround you, you, usingusing different body parts?different body parts? Arms, legs, ankles, neck, Arms, legs, ankles, neck, waist.waist.

AROUNDAROUND Variation:Variation: With assigned partners, one student With assigned partners, one student

stands while the other student sits criss-cross. stands while the other student sits criss-cross. Have the standing student do as many loco-Have the standing student do as many loco-motor skills motor skills aroundaround their sitting partner as their sitting partner as possible. Have them move doing loco-motor possible. Have them move doing loco-motor skills skills aroundaround every other sitting partner in the every other sitting partner in the room. room.

After everyone goes After everyone goes aroundaround all the other all the other partners in the room, then they will go back to partners in the room, then they will go back to their partner and trade places with them and their partner and trade places with them and give their partner a turn.give their partner a turn.

OVEROVERGive each student a Hoola-hoop and discuss how Give each student a Hoola-hoop and discuss how

we are going to work on the concept of we are going to work on the concept of overover.. Have each student move Have each student move overover their hoop. their hoop.

How many ways can you move How many ways can you move overover your hoop? your hoop? They will answer by walking, skipping, They will answer by walking, skipping, galloping and using any type of loco-motor galloping and using any type of loco-motor skill.skill.

Can you leap and jump Can you leap and jump overover?? Discuss proper Discuss proper landing techniques bending our knees and landing techniques bending our knees and using our arms to help us to get height and using our arms to help us to get height and distance on our jump.distance on our jump.

Can you move Can you move overover all the other hoops in the all the other hoops in the room,room, as long as no one else is using that as long as no one else is using that hoop?hoop? Have them go back to their own hoop. Have them go back to their own hoop.

How many ways can the hoop be over YOU?How many ways can the hoop be over YOU?

UNDER / OVERUNDER / OVER• Have students get with their assigned partner.Have students get with their assigned partner.

• Can one student be Can one student be underunder while the other while the other student is student is overover??

• Have them switch partners. Have them switch partners.

• Can this partner think of a Can this partner think of a differentdifferent way to way to use these concepts?use these concepts?

THROUGHTHROUGH• Have partner 1 make a space for partner 2 to Have partner 1 make a space for partner 2 to

crawl under and crawl under and throughthrough that space. that space.• Have the students go Have the students go throughthrough all the other all the other

partners’ spaces in the class and quickly partners’ spaces in the class and quickly return.return.

• Switch partners so that the other one can Switch partners so that the other one can move move through.through.

• Stress that if we stay in that space Stress that if we stay in that space wewe are are underunder and and theythey are are overover. We must start on . We must start on one side and go all the way to the other side one side and go all the way to the other side before we are before we are THROUGH. THROUGH. Similar to a car or Similar to a car or train going through a tunnel.train going through a tunnel.

IN FRONT OF IN FRONT OF & &

BEHINDBEHIND• Have students with their partner show how Have students with their partner show how

one can be one can be “in front of ”“in front of ” and the other be and the other be “behind” “behind” their partnertheir partner..

• Have one partner stay stationary while the Have one partner stay stationary while the other partner goes and stops in front of each other partner goes and stops in front of each of the other partners in the room. They should of the other partners in the room. They should not stay more than 5 seconds at each partner. not stay more than 5 seconds at each partner. Have the students go back to their original Have the students go back to their original partner and switch places.partner and switch places.

Over Under Around and Over Under Around and ThroughThrough

In front of and Behind In front of and Behind

ResourcesResources• Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children

– by Robert P. Pangrazi and Victor P. Dauerby Robert P. Pangrazi and Victor P. Dauer

• Lesson Plans for Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary Lesson Plans for Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School School

Children – by Robert P. Pangrazi and Victor P. DauerChildren – by Robert P. Pangrazi and Victor P. Dauer

• Physical Education Standards of Learning for VA Public Schools Physical Education Standards of Learning for VA Public Schools – Board of Education Commonwealth of VABoard of Education Commonwealth of VA

• Physical Education Curriculum Activities Kit for Grades K-6Physical Education Curriculum Activities Kit for Grades K-6– By Keg Wheeler & Otto H. SpilkerBy Keg Wheeler & Otto H. Spilker

Photos by Pam Palmer