Did you know that 3 out of 4 children ages 5 to 10 get less than one hour of physical activity daily? (Source) Our school offers an indoor physical activity program for students called UPLAY: Ultimate Play Sports and Movement. Each week, our school coach arranges games and activities within a theme including sports like lacrosse, soccer, baseball, basketball, tennis, football, and more! This sports program helps a child’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical abilities. Take a look at some of the activities we did this week. . .
For this activity, the children got to pretend to be fly catchers. Each child was given two plastic cones and as the coach blew the bubbles (which are flies) the children had to “swat” or pop them. They had a blast pretending to squish the bugs!
For this activity, the kids got to learn about the game of lacrosse. Each child learned to cradle the ball in the net and run back and forth between two stars. Some of the kids got really good at the game and were all smiles when they finished the game without dropping the ball. 
For this activity, the coach held out a tether ball from a pole for each child to practice bouncing the ball off of their head. The children learned how soccer players have to jump up and hit the ball outward in a game. It was interesting to watch the kids grasp the concept of jumping to the ball rather than letting the ball bounce to them.
For more information about Ultimate Play, check out their website below by clicking on their logo. All thoughts and opinions are solely my own and do not reflect upon the Ultimate Play program.
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