Let's get active and try Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange!
This jumping activity is suitable for children in Early learning and childcare (ELC) or Primary 1 (Early level Curriculum for Excellence).
Watch this
Learn how to take part in the Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange activity with help from primary school teacher, Danny Denholm.
DANNY Hey, I'm Danny and welcome to Let's Do This where we will get active together.
This activity is called Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange.
This activity will develop your balance and control and your stamina.
You will need a partner, cones or socks.
Fortunately, I've got some help today from Jarell and Ella to help me show you what we are going to do.
Step one.
Set coloured cones out in a diamond shape around one meter apart.
Step two.
Player one starts in the centre of the diamond.
Step three.
Player two shouts either red, blue, yellow or orange.
Player one jumps with two feet towards that cone, then returns back to the middle.
Now, that was a lot of steps.
So let us show you how to do it first.
Let's do this.
Yellow, orange, blue, red.
Let's see you give this a go.
NARRATOR Too tough?
DANNY Too tough?
Change the distance between the cones so you don't have to jump as far or move in a way that feels more comfortable.
NARRATOR Go up a notch?
DANNY Want to develop your skills?
There are several ways you can take this up a notch.
Firstly, increase the distance between cones so that the moving player is running.
Instead of turning round, keep facing your partner so you have to jump forwards, sideways or backwards.
This is great for improving agility, but make sure you are careful with your movements in this one
This activity could be made more sport specific by having the moving player lunge towards the cones.
For example, when you lunge forward to reach a shuttlecock in badminton or a ball in tennis.
Great effort, guys.
Now you give it a try.
NARRATOR Danny’s Challenge
DANNY For my challenge count how many jobs you can get in 30 second
Count how many jumps you can get 30 seconds.
NARRATOR Final thoughts
DANNY This activity will improve your stamina in PE and sport, and in our day-to-day life.
For example, climbing a steep set of stairs or running around with your friends.
Can you think of an activity where good stamina would be useful?
NARRATOR Let’s do this
What we will learn:
This activity can help young children develop their motor skills.
It is also a great activity to help children with balance and control in sport and physical activity.
What you need:
| Equipment | Alternatives |
|---|---|
| Cones | Balled-up socks, tins or pieces of paper |
Try it yourself
Follow these step-by-step instructions and give it a go!
Image caption, Get ready
Set your coloured cones out in a diamond shape. If you don't have cones, you can use balled-up socks, tins or pieces of paper as markers. One player (the caller) stands to the side ready to call out colours. The other player (the moving player) starts in the centre of the diamond.
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Playing on your own
If you want to practise this on your own, you don't need a partner to shout the colours. You can choose your own colour to move towards.
Make it easier or harder
We are all unique and have different strengths and skills. Some of us may find some skills easier than others but we can all develop and improve.
You can adapt Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange to make it easier or harder. The most important things are giving it a go and having fun!
Make it easier
Try these tips to make the activity a bit easier.
- Shorten the distance between the cones.
- Move in a way that feels more comfortable for you.
Make it harder
Try these tips to make this activity more challenging.
- Increase the distance between cones so that the moving player has to run to them.
- Instead of turning round, keep facing your partner so you have to jump forwards, sideways or backwards.
- Make the activity more sport specific by having the moving player lunge and tap cones.
Danny's challenge
Set a time challenge.
Ask someone to use a stopwatch and time you for 30 seconds.
Count how many jumps you can get in 30 seconds.
Keep a record of your score and try to beat it next time you play.
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