Undokai - Japanese Sports Day: Lesson 1
Subject: Physical Education / Other Topics
Level: Key Stage 1 / Key Stage 2 / Key Stage 3
Age: 5-7 years / 7-11 years / 11-15 years
Resource Type: Activities / Presentations / Videos / Other
Lesson 1: Radio Taiso Warm-Up
In the first lesson, students are introduced to the Radio Taiso exercises that are performed by the whole school as a warm-up before sports day. At the end of the lesson, the students’ own Radio Taiso performance can be recorded and played back at sports day in the future.
Learning Objectives
- To understand and experience the characteristics of Radio Taiso
Learning Outcomes
- Perform movements from Radio Taiso
- Select Radio Taiso movements into group exercise routine
- Apply Radio Taiso routine to open an event
Resources
- Lesson Plan: L1 Radio Taiso Warm-up - PDF (513 KB)
- Radio Taiso Movements Card - PDF (467 KB)
- About Radio Taiso - PowerPoint (4 MB)
- Radio Taiso Video (link to YouTube)
Additional Resources
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