Practice In PE Class With Mini Air Track Mats (Part 5)

In the previous four articles we have shared with you some information on how gymnastic mats can be used in PE classes. We have learned that the mat can be used for basic exercises, as a support exercise, to facilitate classroom teaching and as a game prop for students. In many PE classes, the air track is the perfect tool for students to experience various sports games.

However, this is the last article in this series. I would like to tell you that the mini air track mat is not only used for tumbling, tricks and quality exercises, but also has the following functions in the classroom.

Putting together polygons

The teacher should give full play to the students' intelligence and creativity by guiding them to put together a number of mini mats to form a polygon or a variety of shapes. The teacher will then call out the number of students and the distance between them to run around the mats or intersperse them between the gaps to make a snake run. If the teacher calls out "1", all "1" students play the game as a chase or snake run. The pattern changes are entirely designed by the students and their interest is high. In the classroom, the teacher can also select the shapes created by the pupils with the small mats for the chase or snake race to stimulate their creativity and interest in participating.

Piecing together a chess board

Use the mats to make a Chinese chess board and divide students into 2 groups to practice jumping to simulate the moves of the chess pieces. The two groups of students can choose, try or challenge themselves according to their ability. For example, each group can arrange for 5 people to practise the pawn move, or 2 people each to practise the other moves, or 1 person to practise the general move. In addition, in order to increase the density and effectiveness of the exercises, students can use small mats to set up pieces to practise individually, and after a period of time they can exchange their positions.

It should be noted that when jumping on 2 or more mats, students need to step on the starting and landing mats for protection to prevent the mats from slipping and becoming dangerous.

Recommendations

If you are a public school operator or manager, I would recommend the air tracks as they can be used as floor mats for gymnasiums as well as small customised mats for use as game props or lifebuoys, or even for students to practice yoga on the water. If you are interested in these, Kameymall welcomes you.