The students would benefit from knowing these rhymes before they begin using them in skipping and elastics games. They could be incorporated into handwriting activities, circle reading sessions, reading comprehension activities, writing their own jingles, substituting words in the jingles or spelling activities a week before this lesson is attempted. If not they could be incorporated into the English program the following week after the lesson is taught.

It is recommended you set these activities up each morning for a week or attempt every second day over 2 or 3 weeks.

Skipping can be performed as single skippers or pairs with ropes linked or as a small group with a handle tied to a pole and the other end worked by a student or teacher. Set up each station well away from the others to ensure the students are not whipping each other. If you can’t find commercial elastics to use, just lengths of elastics tied into a knot will suffice.

Materials:

A copy of each skipping rhyme enlarged to A3 and laminated to ensure they last for a few weeks.

A copy of each elastics activity with pictures of feet placement. Laminate these also.

BluTac to stick the posters to the walls or onto poles for students to read.

Skipping ropes – 4 large ropes and 2 elastics

or 3 large ropes and single ropes for 1 station and 2 elastics

or 2 large ropes and single ropes for 2 stations and 2 elastics

ACTIVITY 1