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We have decided to make our full online classes 5 days per week available for FREE to every child in the country for the WHOLE month of February. We have Gymnastics, Gaelic Football, Irish Dancing, General Fitness and “Yo- Gaeil- Ga”, our Yoga as Gaeilge class. For February we are adding Hurling, Karate and Zumba to the line up..

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Our After School Club is designed to be a safe and structured place that kids can virtually visit every single day after school, and be taught to stay active by our coaches who strive to encourage kids in their fitness journeys.

While each class will have a different focus, like with all of our programmes, there will be a progressive element each week,
so that they will be learning as they're doing!

If you have any queries about the classes, coaches or School Fitness in general, please don't hesitate to get in contact.

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Our After School Club is designed to be a safe and structured place that kids can virtually visit every single day after school, and be taught to stay active by our coaches who strive to encourage kids in their fitness journeys.

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Indoor Gross Motor Activities for Play school and Kindergarten

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If you are limited in space and our good old Irish weather stays true to form these activities might come in useful for regulating and burning off energy!!

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Looking for simple gross motor activities you can do indoors? This is the mega list!

I know how the winter goes - whether you're experiencing it now, or you're in the southern hemisphere and looking forward to it in a few months. You need things for your learners to get those wiggles out, or you're going to go a little crazy!

Here's a list to keep on hand! These are perfect for both the home and the early childhood classroom.
1 - Toss bean bags into baskets
Provide laundry baskets. Then get your learners in several rows, and have them take turns tossing bean bags into the target.

2 - Move on paper plates

Buy some colored paper plates. Then get creative! Place them in a row (red, green, red, green) and have students step on just the red ones. Or have them get down on all fours and "skate" with a plate under each hand. Put the plates in a row to get your students moving around the classroom. Put the plates far apart for biiiig steps. Or put them close together for tiny steps.

3 - Learn with a ball toss

If your learners are able to catch a simple toss, put them in a circle. Then think of a way to incorporate learning with a ball toss. For example, you can throw a ball to a student and name a word. Then s/he names a rhyming word and tosses the ball back to you. Toss it to another student with a new word for him/her to rhyme.

4 - Play "f ind and tag it"

This is a versatile game that can be used to review many different skills. Just tell your learners to find something and tag it. For example, "Find and tag something blue." Or "Find and tag something that starts with /s/."

5 - Move like an animal

You'll need some open space, but this is a great way to get kids using new muscles. Here are some ideas:

Move like a bird (run with arms outstretched)

Move like a snake (wiggle on tummies on the floor)

Move like a bear (walk on all fours)

Move like a frog (get down on haunches and hop)

Move like a kangaroo (take big leaps with arms in front of chest)

Move like an elephant (with heavy stomping)

Move like a penguin (waddle with ankles close together and arms pinned to sides)

Need more ideas? Check out 15 animal walks for sensory input, from Lemon Lime Adventures

6 - Have f un with painter's tape

Painter's tape is one of the best inventions ever. It goes on (and comes off) easily - whether you've got a smooth floor or a carpeted one (but be sure to test it first just to be sure). And there's so much you can do with it! Put it on the floor like a ladder. Then have students see how many rungs they can jump. Can they jump farther with a running start?

See how many rungs they can stretch - or how far they can go on one foot. Need more ideas? Check out this post at Hands on As We Grow.

7 - Play indoor hopscotch

I really think painter's tape is the way to go on this one. Create a simple hopscotch board with numbers. Then have students toss a bean bag on a space and jump to get there. Another idea is to use cardboard squares that you can pull out at any time.

Tip: Change the skill that learners review with hopscotch; instead of putting numbers on the squares, consider letters, shapes, or sight words.

8 - Use balloons

Blow up enough balloons for each of your learners (plus extras, because you know you'll need them after the inevitable popping). Have them put a balloon between their knees and walk like a penguin. Or they can toss the balloon and catch it so that it never hits the floor.

Can they balance the balloon on a part of their body (like an outstretched arm) and walk a few steps - or across the room?

9 - Alphabet action cards

Print our free alphabet action cards - then get active while reviewing the alphabet one letter at a time.

10 - Copy me!

This is where you can get in your workout for the day. Simply do a series of exercises or silly actions, and have your students copy you. Jump like a kangaroo. Scratch like a monkey. Run in a place. (Whatever it takes to get that heart rate up!)

11 - Create a wiggle jar

Print action cards and place them in jar. When your students need a movement break, pull a few cards for everyone to do. Here are some ideas for a preschool wiggle jar:

Jog in place while you sing the alphabet.

Touch the sky and then your feet five times in a row.

Pretend you're playing the drums.

Fly around the room like a bird.

For wiggle jar ideas, visit Homeschool Share.

12 - Tape balance beam

This is ultra simple, but surprisingly fun! Grab several rolls of colorful painter's tape, and set it on the floor in different lines; make the lines zigzag, curvy, straight, or shaped like a circle, square, or other shape.Then challenge your learners to walk each colored line from beginning to end.

13 - Dance like this

If your learners like to dance, put on some music - but give them instructions to dance a particular way. They can dance slow, fast, in a circle, silly, etc.

14 - Roll and move

Grab a large soft die (like this one), and write a list of simple exercises on cards. Have one learner draw a card, and another roll the die. The die tells you how many times to do the exercise. Here are some ideas for the exercise cards:

Touch your toes

Do arm circles

Run across the room

Hop on one foot

Jump forward

Take big steps

Take tiny steps

15 - Be an athlete

Have your learners pretend to do one of these sports. Think of it as heart-pumping charades!

16 - Be the weather

Children can use their bodies to be different kinds of weather, such as:

17 - Learning scavenger hunt

Write things your students are learning on sticky notes - they may be letters, numbers, shapes, sight words, etc. Put the sticky notes in various places around the room (some hidden and some obvious), and see how many your learners can find and identify.

18 - Sing active songs

Sing one of these classic songs, and add some actions!

I'm a Little Teapot

If You're Happy and You Know It

The Hokey Pokey

Ring around the Rosie

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around

Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush

19 - Do alphabet yoga

If you have nap mats or towels, pull them out and challenge your learners to do a yoga pose for various letters of the alphabet.

A - Airplane (hold still and move arms to the side)
B - Bicycle (lie on your back and pedal your feet)
C - Cat pose (get on all fours; then round your back while tucking in your chin; release)

For a list of yoga poses from A-Z (and how to do them!) visit Pink Oatmeal.

And for even more gross motor ideas, check out 3 Dinosaurs' gross motor printable list.

We hope this list gets your learners moving and saves your sanity at the same time!

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Indoor gross motor activities for preschool and kindergarten - The Measured Mom

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It's hard to know what to do with active kids on a rainy day! Thankfully, this post has a huge variety of indoor gross motor activities for preschool and kindergarten. No more crazies! #grossmotor #preschool #kindergarten #rainyday #largemotor

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Keep those kiddies moving! A few ideas to burn some energy during the school closures.

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Some of the good old fashioned games that we used to play...

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When I was a kid, we played outside with the other kids in the neighborhood with most of our free time. We also made the most of recess at school. We kept ourselves quite occupied without any of today's modern technologies. Listed below are some no-tech games that you may have enjoyed as a kid. I sure did. Some can be done indoors. Some can be done by yourself or with just one friend. But most of them are best when done outside with a group of people. Also, most of these games can be changed or improved by making up your own rules. Use your imagination!

Hide and Seek

Everyone has played this one. Most parents have played with their kids, since hiding and finding is a common interest of small children. I've heard of all kinds of variations on this game. Sometimes you count to twenty, sometimes ten, sometimes one hundred. Sometimes there is a home base that you can run to and tag, becoming "safe," sometimes you just wait to be found. The general idea is that one person is "it," that person closes his or her eyes and counts to a certain number without looking and then he or she tries to find the others. Number of Players: Ideally at least three. Equipment: None.

Kick the Can

This game is a variation of tag and hide & seek. One person or a team of people are designated as "it" and a can is placed in the middle of the playing area. The other people run off and hide while the "it" covers his or her eyes and counts to a certain number. "It" then tries to find everyone. If a person is tagged by "it", they go into a holding pen for captured players. If one of the un-captured players manages to kick the can, the captured players are released. The game is over once all the non-"it" players are in the holding pen. Number of Players: Ideally at least three. Equipment: A metal can.

Capture the Flag

This game is most fun when played with a large group. Split the group into two teams, each team having a flag or other marker at the team's base. The object of the game is to run into the other team's territory, capture their flag and make it safely back to your own territory. You can tag "enemy" players in your territory, sending them to your jail. They can be sprung from jail by a member of their own team running into your territory, tagging them and running back, with one freed person allowed per jail break. It is sometimes played that all the people in jail could hold hands and make a chain back toward their own territory, making it easier for members of their team to tag them. We also played a similar game called Steal the Sticks. It had almost the same rules, but several sticks were used instead of one flag. Number of Players: A large group. Equipment: Two flags or other markers.

Parachute

Fun for kids of all ages, this game involves a large round parachute, preferably with handles, with people holding the parachute all around the edges. It helps if someone is in charge telling people what to do. Players can just ruffle the parachute up and down a little bit, they can go all the way up and all the way down, or all the way up and then run underneath, sitting on the edge of the parachute, which can create a bubble of air with everyone inside. Players can also place light objects such as wiffle balls or beanbags on top of the parachute, and make them jump by ruffling the parachute. Also, one person can sit in the middle of the parachute and everyone ruffles it near the ground. If there is a smooth floor and a light child, the child can sit in the middle on top of the parachute and everyone else can walk partway around still holding the parachute edge. Then everyone pulls backward, spinning the child. There are countless variations. Number of Players: Depends on the size of the parachute, but usually eight to ten. Equipment: A play parachute. These aren't as hard to find as you would think. Try here and here.

Traffic Cop

This game works best on a street with little to no traffic, or in a large paved area of some kind. You need bikes, wagons, pedestrians, scooters or whatever is available. One person directs traffic to make sure kids don't run into each other. It is more fun than it sounds, and helps kids learn about waiting to cross the street and about traffic safety. Number of Players: A small group. Equipment: Bikes, wagons, scooters, anything on wheels.

Four Square

This ball game is played on a square court further divided into four smaller squares, numbered one through four. One player stands in each of the squares, with the highest ranked player in number one, lowest in number four. You bounce the ball among the players, bouncing once in the other person's square before that person catches it. When I played this as a kid, we had countless additional rules to choose from. The person in square one got to choose the rules. Anyone who violates the rules will have to move down in the ranking, or be eliminated with another player rotating in to square four. Number of Players: Four, unless you take turns. Equipment: A four square court or sidewalk chalk, a playground ball.

Hopscotch

Use some sidewalk chalk and make a hopscotch grid. Number the squares from one to nine. Pick a rock that is good for tossing. Small ones can bounce too much, and larger ones are hard to throw. Start by tossing the rock onto Square 1. Hop over the rock and hop with a single foot or both feet (to follow the hopscotch pattern) all the way to the end. Turn around and come back, stopping on Square 2. Balancing on one foot, pick up the rock in Square 1 and hop over Square 1 to the start. Continue this pattern with Square 2. And so on. If you toss your rock and miss the correct square, your turn is over. This game can be played with any number of people, but only one person can go at a time. If it's raining or dark or too cold, you can get indoor hopscotch mats or foam pieces, or just find a pattern on the floor to follow, perhaps using a beanbag instead of a rock. Number of Players: One at a time. Equipment: Hopscotch grid, rock or beanbag.

Jump-Rope and Double Dutch

One of the biggest ways I spent my recess time as a young girl was jumping rope. I got quite good at it for my age, both in speed and in skill. It was fun to jump by myself, but it was even more fun to have a long rope and jump with a couple of friends. That's where jump-rope rhymes come in. They turn a simple exercise into a fun game, to compete against yourself and others. Then there's double dutch. I was always in awe of the older girls who could do double dutch. The first time I tried it, I got tripped up almost immediately. However, once you understand how to do it, it isn't as hard as it looks. Number of Players: One for single jumping, three with a longer rope or for double dutch. Equipment: One or two jump-ropes.

Chinese Jump-Rope

This game requires three people, or just one or two people with really good chairs. It is easily done inside, assuming a sturdy floor. This game resembles regular jump rope in that you jump. A lot. But you jump in a pattern. Two people (or chairs) put their feet inside the rope and stretch them out, standing far enough apart for the third person to jump between them. The third person, or jumper, faces one of the people holding the rope and jumps in a pattern of left, right, inside, outside and on the ropes. What pattern you use is up to you, but all the players should use the same one. The game is started with the rope around the ankles. Once the jumper does the jump correctly, the rope is moved up to the calves. Then to the knees, then the thighs. Usually it doesn't get any farther than that. Once you miss, it is someone else's turn. Number of Players: Preferably three, but it can be done with one or two. Equipment: A stretchy-type rope or 5 to 6 meters of rubber bands tied together in a circle.

Jacks

This game can be played on any flat surface, indoors or out. The player scatters the jacks on the playing surface, often by just tossing them out of one hand, as if rolling dice. The ball is then tossed up, is allowed to bounce once, and is caught before the second bounce. The player tries to scoop up jacks and catch the ball with one hand before the ball's second bounce. The number of jacks to be picked up goes in order. First you pick up one ("onesies"), then two ("twosies"), then three and so on. There are many variations to the rules of this game including things like "pigs in the pen" and "double bounces." Jacks is one game I wish I had played as a girl, but it was much more common when my mom was a child. Number of Players: Any, taking turns. Equipment: A set of jacks and a small rubber ball.

Marbles

The general rules specify that you draw a circle in the sand or on the sidewalk, and then take turns trying to knock each other's marbles out of the circle with your one large marble. As with the other games, there are countless variations. I haven't played this game at length, though, because I always seem to hurt myself flicking the large marble into the ring! You can also use a marble mat which contains different point zones. Number of Players: At least two. Equipment: Chalk, large and small marbles.

Red Light, Green Light

With enough room, this game can easily be played inside. One person is the traffic light at one end, and the other players are at the other end. When the traffic light faces the group, he or she says, "Red light!" and everyone must freeze. The traffic light then turns his or her back and says, "Green light!" while the group tries to get as close to the traffic light as possible. The traffic light turns around quickly, again saying, "Red light!", and if anyone is spotted moving, they have to go back to the starting place. The first person to tag the traffic light wins and gets to be the next traffic light. Number of Players: A small group. Equipment: None.

Mother, May I

This game is set up in the same way as Red Light Green Light. One person in the group asks the person in the front, "Mother, may I take steps forward?" The person at the front then says, "Yes, you may." or "No, you may not." You can vary your requests by including options such as taking baby steps, spinning steps, leaps or whatever strikes your fancy. Again, the first person to tag the person in the front wins and is the next person in the front. Number of Players: A small group. Equipment: None.

Simon Says

This game can be played anywhere, even in a car or other small space. One person is Simon and starts by saying, "Simon says, '[insert action here]'. " Everyone must then do the action. However, if Simon makes an action request without saying, "Simon says" to begin the request, anyone who does that action is out. The last person still playing in the end will be Simon for the next round. Number of Players: A small group. Equipment: None.

Tag

It seems that everyone knows how to play tag, but just in case it wasn't in your childhood game playing repertoire, here is how you play. A group of kids decides who will start out as being "it." That person chases the other people around, trying to tag one of them with their hand. The newly tagged person is now "it." There is often the rule of "no tag-backs" where you can't tag the person who just tagged you. The game ends when everyone is tired of playing. Number of Players: Any size group. Equipment: None.

Shadow Tag

In this fun version of Tag, you tag each other's shadow with your feet instead of tagging their body. Thus, it must be played on a sunny day. The closer to noon, the greater the difficulty. Number of Players: A small group. Equipment: None.

Freeze Tag

This is a variation of Tag where if the person who is "it" tags you, you have to freeze where you are. Another participant can tag you to unfreeze you. Number of Players: A small group. Equipment: None.

TV Tag

A variation of Freeze Tag where the person unfreezing the frozen player has to call out a TV show title. That show then can't be used again during that game. Number of Players: A small group. Equipment: None.

Marco Polo

This variation of tag is played in a swimming pool. Whoever is "it" closes their eyes and yells "Marco!" The other players then yell "Polo!" The "it" person has to tag one of the others, and then that person is "it." Be sure to play in a pool that is not too deep for any of the players. Number of Players: A small group. Equipment: A swimming pool.

Blind Man's Bluff

A favorite game in Tudor and Victorian England, this game is yet another variation on tag. The person who is "it" wears a blindfold and tries to tag the other players. Be sure to play this in an area safe from obstructions and other hazards. Number of Players: A small group. Equipment: A blindfold.

Red Rover

Divide everyone into two teams, each forming a long line, holding hands, facing the other team. The two teams should be around 20 or so feet apart. The teams take turn calling out, "Red Rover, Red Rover, let come over!" That child leaves their team's line, runs as fast as they can toward the other line and tries to break through the held hands. If they break through, they get to take someone back to their team. If they don't, they join the new team. When a team only has one person left, that person tries to break through the other team. If they do not, then their team loses. If they do, they gain a player and play continues. Number of Players: Any decent size group. Equipment: None.

Heads Up, Seven Up

Dating back to at least the 1950s, this game is one we played in elementary school. In my experience, it was usually done in the classroom with everyone at their desk. To start the game, seven players go to the front and the teacher says, "Heads down, thumbs up!" Everyone still at their desk puts their head down, extends an arm and stucks their thumb up. The seven kids that were at the front go around and each press one person's thumb down. Then they all go back to the front of the room and the teacher says, "Heads up, seven up!" The players at the desks raise their heads and the seven whose thumbs were pressed down stand up. Each in turn names the person they think pressed down their thumb. If they are correct, they change places with the presser. Then the game can start again. Number of Players: Minimum of 14. Equipment: Desks at which to sit.

Spud

This outdoor game is a lot of fun. Every player gets a number and crowds around the person who is "it" for that round. "It" then tosses the ball straight up and the other players run away. As the ball reaches the top of its toss, "it" calls out the number of one of the other players and then runs away also. The player whose number was called must run back and catch the ball (or chase after it if it is bouncing around). Once that person has the ball, they yell, "Spud!" Then everyone else must freeze. The person with the ball must try to hit one of the players with the ball. If they do, that new person gets a letter (first S, then P, then U, then D) and is now "it." If they miss, the person who threw the ball is "it" for the next round. Number of Players: A small group. Equipment: Playground ball.

Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?

Played inside or outside, the group sits or stands in a circle and holds their hands together in front of them. One person takes the button and goes around the circle, pretending to put the button in someone else's hands. They actually deposit the button in one person's hands, but then continue the rest of the way around the circle, pretending to put it in everyone else's hands. Then going around the circle, each player tries to guess who has the button now. Before each person's guess, the group asks together, "Button, button, who's got the button?" Then the player can state their guess. Once the player with the button is finally guessed, that person distributes the button during the next round. Because a button is used in this game, be sure that all the kids playing are old enough so as to not choke on the button. In another version of this game (and the one that I am more familiar with), one child stands in the middle of the circle, and the button gets passed around the backs of the rest of the group. Those without the button pretend to pass it. When the passing stops, the player in the middle has to guess as to who actually has the button. Number of Players: Any size group. Equipment: A button.

Cat's Cradle

This incredibly portable game can be played anywhere. If you are playing alone, you can make various string shapes on your own hands. With two people, you can play a bit of a game, transferring the shapes back and forth and creating new ones. Learn from someone if you can, but otherwise there are some good books on the subject. Make your own string, or buy a book on how to do it, which often comes with a string! Number of Players: One or two. Equipment: A string, approximately 36 inches long, tied in a circle (length varies, so find one that works for you!).

Hand-Clap Games

The first hand-clap game most people have played is Pat-a-Cake with their parents. Songs and patterns get much more complicated from there. Usually there are two people involved, doing a series of clap patterns on their own and each other's hands while singing or chanting a rhythmic song. There are many rhymes listed online, but if you can learn from someone else or see it in a video, that is best, so that you can get the notes of the song and the rhythm of the clapping. From "Miss Mary Mack" to "Miss Susie" to "Say, Say, My Playmate," there are countless hand clap games to learn. Number of Players: Usually two, but creativity can allow for a third or fourth person. Equipment: None.

Crack the Whip

Though often played on ice while wearing skates in the winter, this game is much safer, though possibly less fun, when played on grass. All the players hold hands in a line. The person at one end of the line skates or runs around, changing directions quickly. The tail of the "whip" of players tends to get moved around with a lot more force than players closer to the front. The longer the tail, the harder it is to hold on. If the players at the end fall off the end of the tail, they can attempt to get back on, perhaps in a position closer to the front. Number of Players: A small group. Equipment: None.

Musical Chairs

In a circle, arrange chairs facing outward to total one fewer than the number of players. An additional player needs to be in charge of the music. When the music starts, the players walk around the chairs. When the music stops, players sit down in the nearest chair as soon as they can. The one player who does not have a chair is out. One of the chairs is then removed, and the game continues in this manner. The player that sits in the final chair is the winner. This game is traditionally played inside, but it can also be played outside with outdoor furniture and a portable music player. Number of Players: A small group. Equipment: Music player or person making music, chairs.

Telephone

This game is one in which most people end up laughing quite a bit, so if you're in the mood for silliness, give it a go. Players sit in a circle. One person thinks up a sentence or phrase and whispers it to the next person. That person repeats it to the person on their other side. This continues around the circle. When it finally reaches the last person, that person says the sentence out loud. Hilarity ensues. The ending sentence is usually quite changed from the beginning sentence, since errors tend to compound as they go around the circle. Number of Players: A small group. Equipment: None.

Freeze Dance

Choose one person to be in charge of the music. When the music starts, everyone else dances, the crazier the better. When the music stops, the dancers must freeze in their position. Anyone caught moving after that is out. Play continues until there is one person left, the winner. Number of Players: Any number. Equipment: Music player or person making music. You can find more activities in The Dangerous Book for Boys and The Daring Book for Girls, as well as some jump rope and hand clap rhymes.

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From perennial favorites Hide and Seek, Telephone and Capture the Flag to the less common Blind Man's Bluff, Spud and Crack the Whip, this list has something for everyone.

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Simply Soccer: Soccer Drills You Can Do Indoors

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Take advantage of time spent indoors by honing your soccer skills! Simply soccer’s seven-minute YouTube video shows you how to work on some fancy footwork skills from the comfort of home.

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Football Drills For Kids - Essential Soccer Drills For Kids

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Get fit with a little monkey business! Moovelee is an animated monkey that leads 4-10 minutes workout videos for kids ages 3-5. With a focus on meditation, yoga, and cardio, Moovelee will get your kids moving.

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Not all screen time has to be unhealthy! 💪 Moovlee is all about using exercise, meditation and breathing techniques to help children with their emotional and physical development. Our aim is to create a catalogue of exercise and movement animations that children (and adults!) will enjoy watching and copying.

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PE with McSport GET THE KIDS MOVING AT HOME

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PE with McSport GET THE KIDS MOVING AT HOME

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We've teamed up with star athletes to bring you weekly at home PE classes to get you and your kids moving while home-schooling through lockdown.

PE with McSport’s guest coaches – World Champion Boxer Kellie Harrington, Irish Gaelic footballer Dean Rock, and five-time All-Ireland winner with Kerry Aidan O'Mahony – are super-excited to get Irish schoolchildren learning new moves while having fun, with drills, games, and skill work, incorporating elements of the star athlete’s own sport in class.

Each video will be a 20-30 minute PE class that you and your children can do from home – no equipment needed.
Train this week with Irish Champion Boxer, Kellie Harrington! PE classes are released every Wednesday at 12 noon on McSport's Facebook and YouTube channels

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PE with McSport - Coached by Kellie Harrington

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PREMIERSHIP RUGBY LAUNCHES ONLINE LESSONS TO HELP PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN #LEARNWITHUS

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Premiership Rugby has launched an innovative and engaging platform to help parents with home-schooling.

As households across the country continue home-schooling, Premiership Rugby has launched twice-weekly online lessons to support parents and teachers in keeping children engaged with learning.
Click below to watch Episode One which was on Nutrition - Tackling Health Click below to watch Episode Two which was on Numeracy - Tackling Numbers Click below for Lesson Three - Tackling Health - On the Ball with Bossy Verbs! Click below for Lesson Four - Tackling Numeracy - Numbers, Knock-Ons & Numeracy Made Fun! Click below to watch Episode Five which is all about Healthy Eating Click below to watch Episode Six where you can become a Master of Measurements Click below to watch Episode Seven Here's the final programme before half-term - Episode Eight: Click below to watch Episode Nine - Tackling Health - Sandwiches & Scrummaging Click below to watch Episode Ten - Tackling Numeracy - Healthy Hearts & High Knees Click below to watch Episode 11- Tackling Health- Sending Sugar to the Sin Bin! The kickstart to a healthy heart - High Knees, Hand-Off's & Hygiene!
Designed and delivered by Premiership Rugby Champions teachers, the live lessons will use rugby to inspire KS2 primary children to learn mathematics and PHSE. Themed Tackling Numeracy and Tackling Health.

Wayne Morris, Premiership Rugby Community and CSR Director: "We understand the pressure on parents to keep children engaged in learning during this latest lockdown, and we want to help - which is why we are launching these online lessons. Home-schooling can be a struggle and we hope that these new online lessons will help parents engage, educate and entertain their children whilst at home.

"Premiership Rugby is passionate about improving the lives and prospects of children and young people across England, using the power of rugby to inspire the current generation to learn, be active and to help them achieve their potential.

"Every child deserves the right to education, and this has been severely impacted for nearly a year, in so many ways. Whether used by teachers as part of remote lesson plans, or by parents to supplement home-schooling, to help, even in the smallest way, children maintain not only their levels of numeracy but also their health. When things are far from normal, our physical health and mental well being can be neglected. Our Tackling Health lessons will get children moving and thinking about the healthy choices they can make."

Based around sport, the lessons are designed to bring learning to life in a short, fun and interactive way, engaging primary school-age children in both numeracy and health and well-being. With the decline in physical activity levels as well as learning in core subjects amongst young children being widely reported, lessons are designed to hopefully help reduce the impact further by making learning engaging and fun for both parents and children alike.

Premiership Rugby Champions has been helping teachers deliver fun sessions both within the classroom and at home through our app and downloadable resources since 2019. The content has been created with the help of expert learning technology company Aspire 2Be, with experienced Premiership Rugby Champions teachers and trainers presenting the lessons online. Premiership Rugby Champions is also supported by the Greggs Foundation, the BT Supporters Club and the CVC Foundation.

Premiership Rugby Champions Learn with Us lessons will be streamed live, every Wednesday and Friday at 10am. These can be accessed if you click this link either to watch live or on-demand. #learnwithus

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Premiership Rugby launches online lessons to help primary school children #LearnWithUs

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Premiership Rugby has launched an innovative and engaging platform to help parents with home-schooling. As households across the country continue home-schooling, Premiership Rugby has launched twice-weekly online lessons to support parents and teachers in keeping children engaged with learning.

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Who wants to be a ninja? Join Abbey Manser on her YouTube channel to learn basic karate skills for kids.

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Karate for Kids Lesson 1 | Ninja Life: Kids Edition!

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Go noodle is free. Kids love to use the Go Noodle Kids app to get moving in the classroom. Interactive videos combine movement with mindfulness, helping kids center themselves for learning. The modules are short, making GoNoodle ideal for kids that need a quick energy boost through exercise

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Ideas to get moving inside and outside your home.

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Spell your name or any word and complete the exercise for each letter.

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Free Printable Scavenger Hunt for Kids – Ideas

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Free Printable Scavenger Hunt for Kids – Ideas

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Are you looking for ways to keeps kids active? Scavenger hunt provides plenty of entertainment and fun for the kids of all ages.

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While schools, markets, playgrounds and parks are closed, we parents need something to keep children moving. To solve the problem we have made some fun scavenger hunt for kids that will keep children away from boredom. They have always been a big hit among kids of all ages.
Are you looking for ways to keeps kids active? Scavenger hunt provides plenty of entertainment and fun for the kids of all ages. Children can play in teams or alone. From indoor to outdoor, science to maths and senses to textures we got everything you need. Keep the children away from the TV and help them stay active.
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Fun Scavenger Hunt for Kids.

Winter Indoor Scavenger Hunt:

Are your kids bored while staying inside this winter? We have made a fun printable scavenger hunt which will surely entertain the kids and can be used over and over again.

My Favourite Things Scavenger Hunt:

What's your child's favourite food? or What's their favourite toy? Know everything about your child with this lovely "My favourite things" Scavenger hunt.

Father's Day Scavenger Hunt:

Celebrate Father's day and all he does with this amazing scavenger hunt. We have made two different styles to suit your child.

Summer Scavenger Hunt:

Keep children occupied this summer with this amazing summer scavenger hunt.

Rainbow Scavenger Hunt:

Hand over this fun colour scavenger hunt printable to your children and get them moving.

Materials Scavenger Hunt:

Reinforce the understanding and identification of materials with this colourful Materials Scavenger Hunt.

Book Scavenger Hunt:

Garden Scavenger Hunt:

As we are entering the warmer days, this fun garden scavenger hunt will definitely be a super-duper hit. Ask your children to go out explore and tick as many items as possible.

Math Scavenger Hunt:

Teach your children math with this fun Math scavenger hunt. Ask your children to use books, magazines and boxes around the house in search of the things listed below.

Science Scavenger Hunt:

Take your child to a science adventure with this fun scavenger hunt.

Gratitude Scavenger Hunt:

Let children appreciate all the good things and people they have in their life with this wonderful Gratitude Scavenger Hunt.

Shapes Scavenger Hunt:

The shapes scavenger hunt requires children to search for 2d and 3d shapes around the house or in the garden. Help children build their knowledge of shapes with this fun activity.

Phonics Phase 2 Scavenger Hunt:

Our fun Phase 2 Phonics Scavenger Hunt aims to make learning fun and enjoyable for children. Kids have to read the words, find the words and finally colour the pictures given.

Phonics Phase 3 Scavenger Hunt:
Related: 50 Kids Educational Activities to do at home while schools are closed. My Amazon picks:
Phase 4 Scavenger Hunt:

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Free Printable Scavenger Hunt for Kids - Ideas - The Mum Educates

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While schools, markets, playgrounds and parks are closed, we parents need something to keep children moving. To solve the problem we have made some fun scavenger hunt for kids that will keep children away from boredom. They have always been a big hit among kids of all ages.

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Get active with these fun obstacle course ideas for kids – and get them to help you build it too!

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Obstacle courses are such fun for kids, and a great way to get them off the couch and active. Ask them to run around the garden a few times, and you'll get no response, but challenge them to an obstacle course, and they are ready and waiting at the start line before you've finished the sentence! Get active with these fun obstacle course ideas for kids - and get them to help you build it too!
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Kids of all ages (and plenty of adults too!) seem to love obstacle courses. Maybe it's the variety of obstacles, or the fun of slithering on the ground under nets, or walking tightropes, or getting wet, or just the thrill of running against the clock - either way, they're generally a winner with kids, and you are guaranteed much laughter, from you and them!

Kids also love creating obstacle courses, so challenge them to use their imagination with objects, garden toys, etc that you have lying around at home, to come up with exciting new challenges. Remember, the only limit is their imagination, and anything goes - but here are some obstacle course ideas to get you started!

Get Active With These Fun Obstacle Course Ideas for Kids

Take into consideration mixed ages, and consider using an item in an easier way for younger kids, and in a more challenging way for older kids.

We've got a few ideas here, for objects to consider, and options for how to use them. You can use any variety or combination of these and as many or as little as you like.

Once your course is assembled, get an older kid to demonstrate each obstacle's requirements, and then it's just a matter of sitting back with your stopwatch, and enjoying the fun.
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Ball Ideas

Bounce a ball on a racket x times.

Bounce a basketball for x times.

Dribble a ball either kicking/bouncing from A to B.

Toss/kick a ball into a net/target.

Do a ball toss/beanbag into baskets/boxes.

Ladder Ideas

Lay a ladder on the ground, and run through it, lifting knees up, without hitting the rungs.

You could also hop through each space on one foot.

If you don't have a ladder, just lay out sticks in a row for kids to hop over.

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Rope Ideas

Lay rope in a curved snaky shape and have the kids walk the 'tightrope) without falling off.

Lay 2 pieces rope in a parallel line and have the kids jump the 'river'.

If you have a sturdy tree, you could hang a rope from it and get them to swing on it for a few seconds. Alternatively, just hang something like a rope/ribbon up high and get kids to jump up to touch it.

With rope/string, make a 'laser' course that the kids must cross.

Old Clothes/Wellies Ideas

You could get the kids to dress-up in old clothes, wellies at a starting point, and then take them off in the reverse order at the next station/point.
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Hula Hoop Ideas

Lay hoops on the ground in a row/pattern, and kids must hop/step/jump from one to next etc.

Lay a hoop on the ground and have kids jump in and out of it 10x - you could also use inflatable pool rings or tyres for this activity.

Hula hoop for a certain time / amount e.g. 10 seconds, or 10x.

Hold hoop in 2 hands and get kids to skip with it.

Roll the hoop from one place to another.

Walk The Plank

If you have a plank of wood, place it on the grass for younger kids and get them to 'walk the plank'.

For older kids, support it on raised solid surfaces (like blocks) and get the kids to walk the beam. Or leave it on the ground and get the kids to 'walk the plank' blindfolded/backwards/hopping on one foot etc. to make it more challenging.

Rest one end of the plan up on a higher surface and get the kids to walk up frontwards, and down backwards, or balance a beanbag on their head while walking up and down.

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Crawl Under

If you have a kids crawl-though tunnel, this make a perfect obstacle. In the absence of that, you could use tyres, pool noodles, a large cardboard box, an old blanket, or a large cargo net is fun and a lot trickier.

You could also limbo under a piece of wood laid across the backs of 2 chairs.

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Pool Noodle Ideas

Pool Noodles are perfect for many obstacles - you could assemble them like a tunnel and have the kids crawl through, or balance them on boxes and limbo under them/jump over them like hurdles.

Learn, Play Imagine has lots more great ideas for use on their pool noodle backyard obstacle course article.

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Get Wet

Use a water pistol to knock over some objects.

Fill up a paddling pool and have the kids fish for 3 items with a fishing net - you can make this as difficult as you like depending on ages.

If you've a sprinkler, try run past without getting wet.

Have a water relay if running the course in competing pairs - move water from one bucket to the next using a plastic bottle with holes in it, or a sponge, and all water must be gone from starting buckets before can move on to next obstacle.

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Other Ideas

Balance an egg/potato on a spoon and weave your way through cones/obstacles.

Do x jumping jacks on the spot.

Do x push-ups on the spot.

Do x tumbles/cartwheels/squats or any combination of them.

Do you have any more obstacle course ideas to share with us? Leave a comment below and let us know - we'd love to hear from you!

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Kid-friendly versions of today's biggest pop music hits, a great way to get children moving to their favourite songs.

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Exercise with Emer
Join Múinteoir Emer from Home School Hub for Exercise with Emer as she gets everyone moving!
This is the place to see all the Active Hub classes.

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The PE Shed provides you with Physical Education  videos that will help you children learn coordination  and skills while having fun.

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Donna Dunne Fitness gives live PE classes for all the family. Donna has a live workout for 10 minutes at 9am and 12pm for children. 🤸🏼‍♂️🏋🏿‍♀️👇🏻

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A place for fitness, workouts, and wellness … just for kids. Need a simple way to get your kids moving? Simply choose the age category, press play and stream to any device. Find over 100 sessions categorized by age group.

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It’s 10@10 time starting January 22nd at 10am on RTÉjr. Every Monday to Friday for the next three weeks Gráinne Bleasdale and Micheál Ó Ciaraidh are getting active while having fun for 10 minutes, every morning at 10 o’clock and again at 3pm on RTÉjr. They will be showing us how a little exercise every day can make a big difference! With exercises that can be done in the classroom so it doesn’t matter what the weather’s like outside. We hope you’ll join us every morning and afternoon for your 10@10!

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The official website of RTÉjr & RTÉ Kids Online - Streaming shows, Podcasts and much more fun!

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Get fit with a little monkey business! Moovelee is an animated monkey that leads 4-10 minutes workout videos for kids ages 3-5. With a focus on meditation, yoga, and cardio, Moovelee will get your kids moving.

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Not all screen time has to be unhealthy! 💪 Moovlee is all about using exercise, meditation and breathing techniques to help children with their emotional and physical development. Our aim is to create a catalogue of exercise and movement animations that children (and adults!) will enjoy watching and copying.

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This 30-minute-long exercise YouTube video is the perfect excuse to get moving along with your kids. HIIT, or high-intensity interval training, is a workout that combines intense bursts of exercise and short, active recovery periods. Think marching, jumping jacks and squats. No equipment needed! Just put on a pair of athletic shoes and press play.

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Joe Wicks will be starting online PE lessons during the school closures. The videos will start on Monday and run through till Friday on his YouTube channel. “It’s called PE with Joe. It’s a workout specifically designed for kids because when the schools are closed there is no PE.”

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Welcome to the Body Coach TV where I post weekly home workouts to help you get, stronger, healthier and happier.