Practice · Week 09 · Program week 21
Acorn the Squirrel
Roll and recover · Resilience
Roll or rock, stand, and reset the feet the same way twice.
35 minutes · ages 3–8
Try this at home
We practiced standing up the same calm way after a roll or rock.
- 1Sit on the floor, stand, and show ready feet. Twice.
- 2Look at a picture on the wall when you are up.
- 3A parent says “ready” when your feet look calm.
Stay on the floor. If it feels wobbly, make the challenge smaller.
Talk about resilience
How do you reset after a mistake so you can try again?
Look for this: The stand-up is calm and repeatable, with eyes up.
The story
Acorn practices the ending. Feet under him, knees soft, eyes up. He does it until the ending is familiar.
Down is not done.
What happens in class
Gather and story · 4 min
- Acorn practices the ending. Feet under him, knees soft, eyes up. He does it until the ending is familiar.
- The skill we repeat is the recovery. Same stand-up, twice.
- Children sit where they can see you and the equipment. Show the careful version once.
Warm-up · 5 min
- Stand up from the floor in slow motion.
- Find a strong foot position: feet under hips, knees soft.
- One easy rock on the mat.
Skill practice · 14 min
- Roll or rock once.
- Stand and place feet in the “ready” shape. Eyes look at a spot on the wall.
- Step off the mat so the next child has it, then come back for a second round.
- The second stand should look like the first.
Game · 7 min
- A partner watches only the feet at the end.
- They say “ready” when the feet look calm.
- Swap.
Cool-down and character · 5 min
- Shake out.
- Resilience you can repeat is more useful than a dramatic fall.