Balance Twister
Balance Twister
Age:
3-5 years, 5-8 years, 8+ years
Participants:
1 - 20
Time:
5 minutes
Setting:
Home, School, ECEC

Skills
Set Up:
- Place coloured flat markers in a grid arrangement 4 x 4 or larger with approximately 30cm between each marker (set-up a number of grids if you have a large group)
- Children begin by standing around the outside of the grid
Description:
Children move around without touching markers using different locomotor commands such as hopping, jumping etc.
When the coach blows the whistle, children freeze.
Coach then calls out specific directions:
- Put one hand on a red marker
- Stand with one foot on a yellow marker
- Jump over a blue marker
- Place two hands and a foot on different coloured markers
- Balance on 1 arm and 1 leg on a green marker
- Make a bridge only touching yellow markers
- Balance on your bottom only on a red marker

Variations:
- If children know their left and right, you can play this more like a game of twister e.g. place left hand on red, right foot on red. You could make your own twister spinner
- Keep going until everyone is twisted up and then have the children gallop around the area until you start again
- Incorporate partner balances e.g. 4 feet all on a blue marker
Teaching Points:
- Keep body still and tight
- Head and eyes look ahead