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Backyard Olympics · OSHC · Week 2

Build & test lab

Materials checklist

  • Cones
  • Hoops
  • Balance beam
  • Tunnels
  • Stopwatch
  • Mats

Step by step

  1. Build from the blueprint.
  2. Educator checks setup.
  3. Time runs.
  4. Find bottlenecks and adjust.

Look for & extend

  • • Notice persistence — record improvement times.
  • • Add a challenge for balance skills.
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Backyard Olympics · OSHC · Week 2

Cut out along the dashed lines and laminate.

Build & test lab

Where will the slowest part of your course be?

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Build & test lab

How could you make this safer?

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Build & test lab

What would you change after testing?

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Build & test lab

Notice persistence — record improvement times.

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Build & test lab

Add a challenge for balance skills.

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Backyard Olympics · OSHC · Week 2

Observation record — Build & test lab

Child / group:
Date:
Educator:

What I saw and heard (child's voice)

Learning I noticed (outcomes)

Where to next / how I'll extend

Outcomes this week: 4.1 · 4.2 · QA1 · QA2