ABC Exercises

Good Morning St. Clare Friends!

Well spring sure is taking it sweet time to show its face! Sure is chilly this morning! However, looks like the sun will be shining shortly! 😎

Before you begin your Google Classroom today why don't you get the blood flowing and heart pumping with our ABC Activity Cards?
Below are exercises for each letter of the alphabet. Spell your name and complete the exercises for each letter of your name before you sit down to complete your school work!

A- alternating knee lifts
B- balance on any 3 body parts for 10 seconds
C- calf raises (rise & lower on your tip toes 10 times)
D- duck walk for 10 seconds
E- energizer bunny jumps for 10 seconds
F- free dance! Do your favorite moves for 10 seconds
G- gorilla squats 10 times
H- hop on each foot 10 times
I- intense marching on the spot for 10 seconds
J- jumping jacks 10 times
K- kangaroo jump 20 times
L- lunge 5 times on each leg
M- mountain climbers 10 times
N- make a horn with your arm like a narwhal for 10 seconds
O- octopus crunch (lay on your back & spread your arms & legs out to crunch up to reach your fingers to your toes 10 times)
P- hold a plank for 15 seconds
Q- quick feet for 20 seconds
R- run on the spot for 10 seconds
S- slither like a snake on the floor for 10 seconds
T- twist your upper body while walking around the room
U- You stretch it! Reach up high for 10 seconds and then reach down to the floor for 10 seconds
V- V-sit for 10 seconds
W-walk around the room  on all fours like a wolf for 10 seconds (Can you howl too?)
X- jump over a line on the floor crossing your legs back and forth 10 times
Y- do the YMCA dance for 10 seconds
Z- zig-zag jump from side 10 times

** You can download and print these as cards from Ever Active Schools website (www.everactive.org) under resources. Scroll down to "Animal Activity Alphabet Cards" and then download for free.

Stay Active! Stay Strong! Stay Positive!

Kind Regards,
Sherri Anwender

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