Control · Week 05 · Program week 29
Bramble the Bear
Bear crawl · Steadiness
Crawl slowly with hips steady and head up enough to see the end.
35 minutes · ages 3–8
Try this at home
We crawled slowly and kept our eyes toward the end of the path.
- 1Slow bear crawl toward a toy.
- 2Look at the toy while you move.
- 3Stop halfway and check that your head is still up.
Stay on the floor. If it feels wobbly, make the challenge smaller.
Talk about steadiness
How do you keep going slowly when you want to hurry?
Look for this: The crawl is slow enough that they can still see ahead.
The story
Bramble crawls so slowly the leaves do not shake. He can see the end of the path the whole time.
Strong and unhurried.
What happens in class
Gather and story · 4 min
- Bramble crawls so slowly the leaves do not shake. He can see the end of the path the whole time.
- Control is a slow bear. If the head drops, we stop and lift the eyes.
- Children sit where they can see you and the equipment. Show the careful version once.
Warm-up · 5 min
- Freeze in bear shape.
- Look at a cone while on hands and feet.
- Slow steps: move one hand, then the opposite foot.
Skill practice · 14 min
- Crawl a short lane to a four-count.
- Eyes find the cone at the end every few steps.
- If hips wag hard, they take fewer steps at a slower count.
- Finish by standing without using a jump.
Game · 7 min
- The class listens for soft hands.
- Each child does one slow crawl while others sit still.
- They name one thing they could see at the end.
Cool-down and character · 5 min
- Stretch wrists and shoulders gently.
- Steadiness is speed you chose, not speed that happened.