Practice · Week 01 · Program week 13
Mango the Monkey
Climb · Curiosity
Repeat one climb pattern three times with the same hand and foot order.
35 minutes · ages 3–8
Try this at home
We practiced the same climb three times so our hands remembered the order.
- 1Three cushion climbs, same way each time.
- 2Count together: one, two, three.
- 3Then switch which foot goes first.
Stay on the floor. If it feels wobbly, make the challenge smaller.
Talk about curiosity
Why does doing something again help you get better?
Look for this: The order of hands and feet stays the same across the three tries.
The story
Mango likes the climb he found. Today he does it again, and again, until his hands know where to go.
There is more than one safe way up.
What happens in class
Gather and story · 4 min
- Mango likes the climb he found. Today he does it again, and again, until his hands know where to go.
- Practice means the same safe climb, not a taller one. We will count three calm trips.
- Children sit where they can see you and the equipment. Show the careful version once.
Warm-up · 5 min
- Animal walk to a line and back: bear, then crab, then tall walk.
- Finger touches: touch each finger to the thumb.
- Two slow squats to wake up the legs for the step-down.
Skill practice · 14 min
- Agree on one pattern: hands, right foot, left foot, stand, step down.
- Each child completes three trips. Coach counts out loud with them.
- If the pattern breaks, they reset on the floor and start that trip again. No extra height.
- Switch the first foot and do two more trips.
Game · 7 min
- Partners: one climbs, one counts the three trips.
- Swap jobs.
- Cheer the pattern, not the speed.
Cool-down and character · 5 min
- Shake hands out. Roll shoulders.
- “Which trip felt the most familiar?” Familiar is the goal.