Mat games (2)

The mat is thick and soft like a quilt, so children can play, jump or sleep on it without worrying, and sitting and sleeping are the most stable postures for people, so the mat gives a sense of security and intimacy. For young children, physical education lessons on the mat will not make them feel afraid, and when children lift the mat together, it is also the beginning of the game. Because the mat makes the child feel safe so children love to play on the mat, such as walking on the mat, rolling - crawling, jumping or oil stripes side roll, or even let the children lie down on the mat to form a line, a child rolled over them and thus have skin contact, the child will have a lot of fun.

When learning front roll for the first time, you can mark the position of hands, feet and head on the mat so that the child can know how to do it more easily. When the first step to learn, and then slowly instruct the child in the roll, the head should be so that the eyes can see the back of the seat, and the legs should be contracted, the body into a ball shape in order to roll easily, and then again and again after repeated practice, the rolling speed will naturally become faster. Then you can challenge the front roll without touching the ground, using the power of the hands to press the mat to roll, and then use the back to touch the mat. Finally, the challenge of the highest level is not to use both hands to do forward roll, rolled over and then immediately stand up or can continuously roll several, that can become a forward roll master!

For a child who is a master of the mat, when he encounters danger, his body will naturally react with self-protection actions, and the chances of injury can be minimized.

To achieve flexibility, a mat is the best way to train your body! You can stretch and contract freely on the mat to achieve flexibility training.

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Author:Hong Nanhai, Taiwan (Founder of Renhe Kindergarten in Tainan City, secondary school physical education teacher, invested in early childhood education in Tainan for decades, one of the pioneers of soccer in Taiwan; had beenExpedition to Koshien on behalf of Taiwan)

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