momto10blessings Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I took over leading a boys sports class in our co-op for boys ages 9-10. Wouldn't you know it, this next class is going to be rainy and cold, so no way will we be able to go outside. Anyone have ideas for things for 9-10 year old rowdy boys to do inside that do not include running around. I'm really not looking forward to an hour of this! I have lots of boys at home and they always have friends over, but this makes me nervous for some reason! Oh, there's about 15 of them and they probably won't want to play with play dough for an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Jump ropes. Bring a nerf football and have them play catch. Have them practice handstands and cartwheels. Actually, I'm surprised how many kids can't do a cartwheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I know. Teach them to play Chinese jump rope. Play Twister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Exercises like sit-ups, push ups, etc. Stretching. Maybe look at YouTubes of warm ups for martial arts classes. Do you have any funds to bring in outside people (martial arts dude who gets free advertising from the deal)? Yoga for kids DVD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 I love all these ideas, but forgot to mention that the activities have to be quiet without much moving... There is a class in the room next door and below us, so we can't be loud or too active! I don't do yoga, so... Co-op is friday, so probably not enough time to bring someone in... Plus I don't get much money to spend on this class since it's a PE class... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Exercises like sit-ups, push ups, etc. Stretching. Maybe look at YouTubes of warm ups for martial arts classes. Do you have any funds to bring in outside people (martial arts dude who gets free advertising from the deal)? Yoga for kids DVD Maybe I can contact some martial arts places and see if they want some free advertising! We don't have internet access or cell coverage at co-op, but maybe I can check the library for videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 My son's cub scout troop did a fitness challenge thing. They had partners, and timed how many push ups and sit-ups they could do in a minute. (Might have included burpees/squat thrusts too.) They also did a vertical and horizontal jump. Then the goal was to check each week to see how much they improved. You could also do things like the yoga tree pose or just balancing on one foot. Could also add in arm wrestling. We use this DVD as part of our homeschool fitness. My son likes it. https://workoutkid.com/fun-for-kids/videos/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I always find boys do well with contests. I might set up several different things that they can compete in - tossing balls in a bucket from a distance, walking a line of tape blind folded, basketball free shot record, a contest balancing on one foot for the longest, most sit ups, etc. But I also think that if you have the right kind of space, an exercise DVD would work - my DH had my whole extended family doing P90X once - and it wasn't that large of a space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Wouldn't you know it, this next class is going to be rainy and cold, so no way will we be able to go outside. Can't you tell them ahead of time to bring rain gear? I love all these ideas, but forgot to mention that the activities have to be quiet without much moving... There is a class in the room next door and below us, so we can't be loud or too active! That's a fairly unreasonable requirement! Do PE quietly without much moving?? I'd rather take them out in the rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share Posted March 12, 2014 Can't you tell them ahead of time to bring rain gear? That's a fairly unreasonable requirement! Do PE quietly without much moving?? I'd rather take them out in the rain. Well it's supposed to be outside... Our weather this time of year is usually much warmer. The boys class just switched over from board games to PE, but it looks like they may have another week of board games. Oh well, I tried. I would take them outside, but then I'd have to leave my 1 year old screaming her lungs off in the nursery... She's been quite clingy lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasionally Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 It might be a good time to teach them how important stretching is to keeping your body working well for sports, complete with examples! And you can do a more pencil-and-paper type of thing like designing a circuit program to do at the next class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Yoga dvd. Stack cups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I took over leading a boys sports class in our co-op for boys ages 9-10. I got side-tracked by your opening sentence and I'm in awe of your intrepid self :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linders Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Tower challenge See who can build the highest tower using marshmallows (or gumdrops) and uncooked spaghetti. Bridge challenge Give them sheets of paper, 2 large plastic cups, and pennies (lots). See who can build the strongest bridge across the cups as measured by how many pennies it can hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Since it's a sports class, maybe you could teach them all the signals given by officials for different sports. They can stand up and practice all the signals, so it's active, but it could still be done quietly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebastianCat Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 4 Square Charades Hopscotch (use tape on the floor to mark the grid) Marbles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 LOL This struck me funny. I wouldn't have a clue what those signals are and what they mean! Me either…which is probably why it's good to know. :) Softball http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/umpiring/signal_chart.asp Football http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/signals Basketball http://www.ducksters.com/sports/basketball/referee_signals.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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