Smart PE

- Smart P.E.
- Unit 1. Starting a new academic year
  - Materials
  - Actions
  - Basic equipment
  - Behavior
  - P.E. places
- Unit 2. Traditional games
  - Pétanque
  - Ropes
  - Bowling
  - Stilts
  - Sack race
  - Handkerchief
  - Tug of war
  - Final activity
- Unit 3. Health
  - The human body
    - Human body parts
    - Human body bones
    - Human body muscles
    - Body movements
    - Body axis
  - Food
    - Food pyramid vs Food plate
- Unit 4. Physical condition
  - Speed
  - Endurance
  - Strength
  - Flexibility
  - Agility
  - Activities
- Unit 5. Chess
  - Pieces
  - Chess board
  - Special Rules
  - Basic strategies
- Autoría y fuentes

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# Ropes

JUMPING ROPE

Greater Louisville Medical Society. Patriot Game VIII (CC BY)

The goal of this game:

Skip the rope continuously, as many times as possible, you should never touch the rope with your feet or it will be lost.
Group size:

It depends on the game variation, minimum 1 player, maximum 12 players.

Rules:

- Do not step on the rope or touch it with your feet or legs while jumping.

-     Jumping continuously as many times as possible.

- It depends on the variation.

Benefits:

- Improves coordination.

- Decreases foot and ankle injuries.

- Burns major calories.

- Improves bone density.

- Improves cardiovascular health.

- Improves breathing efficiency.

Variations:

- Single-Rope basic skills.

- Doble hops.
- Jumping jacks.
- Cross jumps: land with feet crossed like an X, then apart, then crossed again
- Scissor jumps: land with one foot forward and the ther forward, then on the next jump switch feet.
- Butt kicks (heels to the butt)
- High knees.
- Left left right right.
- Side to side.
- Criss cross.
- etc.

Jump Rope Dudes. Criss Cross Jump Rope Tutorial (CC BY)
Jump Rope Dudes. Jump Rope Feet Front To Back & Side To Side Tutorial (CC BY)
Jump Rope Dudes. Jump Rope Double Under Tutorial (CC BY)

- Jump Rope Rhymes.You need a small group of kids and a big rope. You can sing different traditional spanish songs such as El Cocherito Lere, La reina de los mares,... or english songs like Teddy Bear
- Jump rope in pairs or in groups.

Double Dutch TV. 【Double Dutch TV】DOUBLE DUTCH CONTEST WORLD 2015 「Dream Mix China」 (CC BY)
Double Dutch TV. 【Double Dutch TV】DOUBLE DUTCH CONTEST WORLD 2015 「NEW KIDS」 (CC BY)
Double Dutch TV. 【Double Dutch TV】DOUBLE DUTCH CONTEST WORLD 2015 「Afro Ladies」 (CC BY)

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