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For ideas on how to customize the activ8 activities to fit the equipment and space you have available, check out the activities below that Morton Way Public School adapted to meet their students' needs and interests.

Run Both Ways

(Adapted from the Warm-Up Activity found on page 14 of the Grades 1-3 activ8 module)

Instructions:

Students will be in their own personal space in the gym or classroom. This rhyme will ask a series of healthy living questions.If they answer "yes", they stand up.If they answer "no", they continue to sit. After the first question, students switch positions whenever they answer "yes" to a question.

Morton Way, lets activ8
Stand up tall if you're feeling great!

This morning did you eat breakfast?
Do you like to eat broccoli best?

This morning have you eaten fruit?
Have you played "Popcorn Chicken on the Parachute?"

Yesterday, did you play outside?
When you came to school, did you walk or bike ride?

Are you wearing running shoes?
Would you always drink milk, if you got to choose?

Last night did you get more than 7 hours of sleep?
Do you like to run and dance and leap?

Yesterday did you watch less than 3 hours of TV?
Have you played hide and seek, and made it home free?

This week have you drunk more than one glass of pop?
Do you like SummerActive games on the school blacktop?

This morning did you brush your hair?
Do you walk to school for cleaner air?

To clean your teeth, do you use dental floss?
At Play All Day, will you play ring toss?

Do you brush your teeth every day, two times or more?

That's all my questions, please sit down on the floor.

Can you do it?

(Adapted from the Challenge Development Activity found on page 28 of the Grades 1-3 activ8 module)

Instructions:

CD playing beat in the background.Students respond to a series of challenges given to them by the teacher.

Come on Morton Way, you know we're hot
Come on Morton Way, let's show what we've got

Stand up now, get up on your feet
Stand up now, get off your seat…

Can you try do a light, quick walk?
Make sure you listen Morton Way, don't talk

Now try to climb like a monkey in a tree
Lookin' good Morton Way, just listen to me.

Can you crouch down low and leap like a frog? (wait)
Can you stand on the spot and try to jog?

Can you reach up high and touch the sky?
Can you flap your wings and try to fly?

Morton Way, you're looking good
Just exactly like I knew you would.

Can you crouch down low(wait) then stand really straight?
Can you try to pick up that heavy weight?

Can you jump up and down?
Now can you jump and turn around?

Now you need to stand really tall
Now try to dribble that basketball.

Wave your hands up high in the air
Morton Way, let's wave to Claire!

Now it's time to have a seat

Sit down Morton Way, take a load off your feet.

Jump and Stick

(Adapted from the Challenge #8 Activity found on pages 28-29 of the Grades 1-3 activ8 module)

Instructions:

With the whole class, tell this story that the students can act out, encouraging moves with one and two-foot hops and jumps and solid landings.

Every time "activ8" is announced, everyone must swoop their hands (palms down) in front of their hips, bring them up, cross in front of their chests and touch the back of their fingers together, representing the number 8. This will get the students' attention to focus on the next moves.This will be demonstrated before the story begins.

It's time to activ8 your body and your mind.Stand up and stretch.Go for a walk across the field.(walk on the spot) Look, there's the baseball diamond. (point)Let's go over to it.(walk on the spot)Here we are!Pick up the ball and bat.(bend down to ground and pretend to pick up ball and bat)Throw the ball into the air and swing the bat at the ball.Watch that ball go way out to centre field!(hand shading eyes) Quickly!Run the bases!(run on the spot) First base….second base….third base…HOME PLATE!activ8 The crowds are jumping up and down to cheer you on!(jump and down with hands in the air)activ8

Let's walk through the long grass to the creek.(walk on the spot) We have to go through the mud.You'll have to balance on that rock.(balance) You'll have to pick up the smaller rocks and throw them into the water for stepping stones.There's a good one…throw it in.Here's another one.Throw it a little farther.Over here is another one.Heave it over to the far side.(pretend to pick up and throw each rock into the water) Now carefully step on the stones to crossthe creek. (balance on one foot, then the other, then first foot, as if stepping on stones) Climb up the bank on the other side. (climbing action) activ8 Follow the path. (walk on the spot) Step over the fallen tree.(big step) Jump over the big puddle. (big jump) activ8 Can you climb up that big tree? (point up and climb) Let's jump down and land softly.

Freeze!Did you hear that?Crouch down low, I think it's a bear.Hide behind this rock.Quickly, run the other way! (run on the spot) Keep going down the hill to the river. activ8 Lift the rowboat into the water.Climb into the boat and row…row…row!Oh no!There's a hole in this boat!Bail out the water.(one hand bailing)Faster!Use both bailing cans!You're sinking!(plug nose and wiggle down to the floor) Swim for shore.(stand up and do front crawl)It's a long way but you can do it.Great, you made it. activ8 Try to climb out of the water.It's too slippery.Grab that vine and pull yourself out. activ8 Look at you all dripping wet and muddy! (stand looking at self with arms and legs bent and hanging) activ8Sit down and rest for a while.

Additional activities

Principal's Coming! Students respond to the signals as quickly as possible by doing specific actions.
Principal’s Coming!	Sit in the chair with hands folded and keep feet moving.	Teacher's Coming!	Sit in the chair, raise one hand and keep feet moving.
Recess	Jump up and run on the spot.	Forgot Homework	Run in circles on the spot.
Rest	Lie down on the floor.	Field Trip	Bounce up and down in chairs, pretending to ride the bus.
Submit a new signal!	info@activ8.org	Submit a new signal!	info@activ8.org

Pick-up Truck

The goal of the activity is for each team to collect as many balls as possible.

Equipment

Many different kinds of balls.

A basket/bucket or hula hoop per team.

How to Play

Each team has 1 basket/bucket or hula hoop to collect the balls.

Players in each group line up behind one another and hold onto each other’s waists.

The group then moves towards any ball.

The first player rolls the ball backwards through the legs of their teammates “truck,”and runs to the end of the line to retrieve the ball.

That player returns the ball to their collection depot, joins the end of the line and the team proceeds to collects the next ball.

Continue until all balls have been retrieved.

Frogger Players jump from hula-hoop to hula-hoop and try to retrieve beanbags.
Equipment	Hula-hoops, beanbags.
How to Play	Designate someone as “it”. Players start in a home base on one side of the playing area. Players jump from hula-hoop to hula-hoop without being tagged. Once inside a hoop, players are in a safe zone. Players try to retrieve bean bags from far end of playing area and bring them back to their safe zone without being tagged. If player is tagged, bean bag is returned to the far end of playing area and the player becomes “it”.
Variations	Increase or decrease the number of hula-hoops. If touched, player switches position with player who touched them. Modify the jump (ex. one-leg jump). Modify the mode of carrying (ex. carry beanbag between legs). Modify the size of the playing area.