Plan for Sunday, January 17

Let's continue our work on skating tomorrow for the older or more advanced groups. The temperatures should be much warmer, with very little wind. Might be nice to do a little technique work, like practicing V2 for older kids or practicing gliding on a flat ski.

Suggestions:

For the kindergarten group, the weather should allow for playing some games. For that group, here is a simple plan - no poles for any of this:

1. stomp on your skis like an angry giant
2. turn around while stomping on skis like an angry giant (little bit of turn each step until full circle is achieved)
3. play "simon says," incorporating skis, like "simon says stand on one ski"
4. practice getting up after falling down - I like to have little kids roll onto their back once they are down, put their skis in the air (to untangle them), and then gently let skis fall to the side, keeping them untangled. then stand up from being next to the skis (not behind them)
5. play "fishy-fishy cross my ocean" in an open space (adults are the sharks initially, joined by children as they get caught)
6. practice stomping up the little hill in front of the lodge and then gliding down with hands on knees, showing how to snowplow if balance is good enough

1st and 2nd Graders:

In addition to the above games, try "predator and prey" - children stand in two groups, facing each other, about 10 feet apart. Leader (adult) points at one group and says the name of a predator (e.g. wolf) and then points at the other and says the name of prey (e.g. rabbit). Prey group turns around and skis away to the safety point (identified by a pole or another adult), predators chase and try to tag the prey. NO POLES.

See you all tomorrow,
Chris

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