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Jump Rope 500

To play this activity, you need a jump rope for every student, a cone for each team, and a pencil and piece of paper for each team. The goal for the team is to accumulate 500 jumps or a set number of laps (the total jumps or number of laps are designated by the teacher). If possible, try to divide students into equal teams.

  1.  The students write their names on the paper and then they put a number beside each name to determine who will go first, second, and so forth. (Look to JR 500 recording sheets.) The diagram below shows how the cones will be placed. The cones represent the pit stops (similar to what they might see on NASCAR). The volleyball court is the track.
  2. The first person on the list starts at the cone and the other students on the team get ready to begin jumping rope. The first person from each team runs around the volleyball court as the other students begin jumping rope (these students should count every jump).
  3. When the first student gets back to the cone, the other students write down how many jumps they were able to complete. As soon as these numbers are totaled the second person begins to run around the court as the other students on the team jump rope. This sequence continues until a team reaches 500 jumps.
  4. Modifications: The teacher can select a different number of jumps, laps or a different ‘track’ to run around (basketball court, soccer field, etc.). A teacher could also have students complete 50 laps (teams of five so each student completes 10 laps) or complete 5000 jumps. This way there could be a team who completes the laps first or the number of jumps first.

Drawing of game board