Locomotor Combinations 3rd-5th

Locomotor & non locomotor Combinations

3rd-5th

Locomotor skills

These are movements where you are traveling. Moving while traveling, or starting in one place and ending in another.

Some examples are jogging, walking, running, skipping, galloping, bouncing, jumping, leaping, sliding and rolling.

Multiple Choice

Which movements are locomotor movements?

• Running, hopping, and jumping rope.

• Hopping, jumping and running

• skipping, bending and running

Non locomotor movements

These are movements that are done in place. You are not traveling.

Some examples are bending, reaching, jumping in place, hopping in place, twisting, punching, jumping jacks, and kicking.

Multiple Choice

Which movements are non locomotor?

• Reach, bend, roll

• Bend, twist, stretch

• Bend, jump in place, leap

We do locomotor movements all day.

Walking at school or in our house

Running outside or while playing a game.

Rolling over in bed, or while laying on the floor.

Dancing...as long as you are moving from your spot.

We do non locomotor movements all day.

Typing on the computer.

Writing or drawing with a pencil or crayon.

Reaching for a book or a dish.

Twisting or turning to look behind you.

Kicking or punching in karate class.

Shooting a basketball.

Open Ended

What locomotor skill do you do every day?

Open Ended

What non locomotor skill do you do every day?

Let's get ready to move. You will warm up first with combinations of locomotor and non locomotor movements.

• make sure you have space

• set your computer where you can see the screen standing up and sitting down

• don't forget to have water

Poll

Is your heart rate faster?

• yes

• no

Next your will move with some more combinations!

Your heart rate should already be elevated from the warm up. You will mostly be working on cardiovascular endurance.

Poll

Did you feel like you worked more on cardiovascular endurance or muscular endurance?

• cardiovascular endurance

• muscular endurance

Health Fitness Components

Cardiovascular endurance and muscular endurance are two of the five Health Fitness Components.

Cardiovascular endurance exercises work on your heart muscle. The more you exercise the longer you can last with your heart rate elevated.

Muscular endurance is how long your muscles can last while you are exercising or working. The more you work your muscles the longer they will last before they get tired.

You just worked on both muscular endurance and cardiovascular endurance.

Let's get ready to move again!

• you will be working on cardiovascular endurance

• you will be working on muscular endurance

• pay attention to the locomotor and non locomotor movements

Multiple Choice

What was one of the locomotor movements he did in the video?

• slide

• twist

• hop

Multiple Choice

What were some of the non locomotor movements he did in the video?

• pull, twist, slide

• jump in place, pull, wave

• wave, pull gallop

Get ready to cool down and stretch.

Hope you got a good work out and enjoyed it. See you in class!