:Ladder Activities
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Approach:  Open space Level: Year 4 and year 8 
Focus: Body control. 
Resources: Video recording on laptop computer, fabric and plastic ladder, 4 bibs.
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Questions/instructions:

% responses
2002 ('98)
y4
y8
1. In – Out - Slow Start outside ladder – face ladder – feet together.
Jump feet together in the square.
Jump feet together out of the square.

   
Accuracy/control:
always
4 (4)
22 (17)
mostly
28 (27)
40 (33)
sometimes
50 (57)
30 (42)
other
18 (12)
8 (8)
Style/fluency:
very good/excellent
5 (2)
24 (14)
good
34 (28)
45 (48)
fair
52 (53)
28 (35)
poor
9 (17)
5 (3)
2. In – Out - Fast Start outside ladder – face ladder – feet together.
Jump feet together in the square.
Jump feet together out of the square.
   
Accuracy/control:
always
3 (1)
13 (10)
mostly
22 (24)
44 (40)
sometimes
54 (61)
36 (42)
other
21 (14)
7 (8)
Style/fluency:
very good/excellent
5 (4)
22 (17)
good
35 (26)
40 (41)
fair
48 (52)
34 (37)
poor
12 (18)
4 (5)
3. Side Jump - Slow Start beside the ladder – feet together.
Jump feet together into the square.
Jump feet together out of the square.
   
Accuracy/control:
always
5 (7)
18 (17)
mostly
38 (39)
45 (55)
sometimes
46 (45)
30 (37)
other
11 (9)
7 (1)
Style/fluency:
very good/excellent
4 (5)
19 (18)
good
31 (39)
50 (53)
fair
51 (45)
24 (24)
poor
14 (11)
7 (5)
4. Side Jump - Fast Start beside the ladder – feet together.
Jump feet together into the square.
Jump feet together out of the square.

   

Accuracy/control:
always
5 (4)

16 (17)
mostly
31 (35)
46 (54)
sometimes
49 (49)
32 (27)
other
15 (12)
6 (2)
Style/fluency:
very good/excellent
4 (8)
23 (25)
good
36 (36)
50 (50)
fair
48 (44)
23 (22)
poor
12 (12)
4 (3)
 
Total score:
28–32
2 (4)
15 (12)
24–27
7 (6)
31 (17)
20 –23
26 (27)
24 (48)
16–19
41 (36)
21 (18)
12–15
19 (23)
8 (4)
0–11
5 (4)
1 (1)
Commentary
About 30 percent more year 8 than year 4 students performed at a high level on each task component. There was little change in performance between 1998 and 2002 for year 4 students, but a small improvement for year 8 students (on the first pattern only).
 
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