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Take out mats.

Run in and out of the mats changing from heavy to light running. The next stage is to ask the children to bounce over the mats and ask the question how many bounces in a minute.

The final progression is to do a bug jump on to the mat.

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Ensure that the children have squashy landings - bend their knees.

Ask children to bounce over mats using any bouncing action.

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Layout the mats.

Ask the children to run in and out of the mats with no bumping into each other. Then ask the children to move around using tiny steps then making as bigger steps as possible.

Get the children to stop on a mat and make as smaller shape as possible before moving off again. Then encourage the children to make as bigger shape as possible on the mat.

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Take out the benches one at a time.

Run in and out of the benches before stopping with one hand touching a bench and waving with the other. Repeat a number of different body parts touching the bench e.g. hands / feet.

The next stage is to get the children to step over a bench and then slide back through it on their tummies.

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Layout the mats.

Get the children to start by running in and out of the mats then ask them to do the same with tiny steps.

Ask the children to take it in turns to do big bounces over and across the mats. How big can they make their bounces ?.

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Show the children how to carry a mat.

Get the children to assist in getting the mats out. Ask the children to walk and run in and out of the mats making sure that they do not step on them.

On the teachers command stop and ensure that one foot is on a mat.

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