Practice · Week 07 · Program week 19
Dash the Rabbit
Start and stop · Self-control
Start on “go” and freeze on “freeze” with soft knees.
35 minutes · ages 3–8
Try this at home
We started on “go” and froze with soft knees.
- 1A parent says go and freeze in a hallway.
- 2Fast-walk only.
- 3Bend your knees when you freeze.
Stay on the floor. If it feels wobbly, make the challenge smaller.
Talk about self-control
What helps you wait for the signal instead of jumping ahead?
Look for this: They wait for the word and can stop when it changes.
The story
Dash listens. He does not go when he feels like it. He goes on “go,” and his knees soften when he freezes.
Go when it’s time. Stop while you still can.
What happens in class
Gather and story · 4 min
- Dash listens. He does not go when he feels like it. He goes on “go,” and his knees soften when he freezes.
- Today the voice is in charge. Go means go. Freeze means soft knees and still feet.
- Children sit where they can see you and the equipment. Show the careful version once.
Warm-up · 5 min
- Practice the freeze in place: knees bend, arms quiet.
- False start game: wiggle, but don’t go until “go.”
- Three soft-knee freezes.
Skill practice · 14 min
- Children stand on a start spot.
- They travel only on “go,” toward an empty end.
- On “freeze,” knees bend and feet stick.
- If they keep moving, the next round is walking.
Game · 7 min
- Add “ears,” which means hands on head and listen, between rounds.
- Partners take turns being the caller with the coach’s words on a card or just two words you allow: go, freeze.
- Celebrate listeners.
Cool-down and character · 5 min
- Slow arm circles.
- Self-control listened before it moved.