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Jump Rope Tic-Tac-Toe

(adapted from the following website http://www2.mesa.k12.co.us/physed/JRlessond.htm)

To play this activity, students need a 3x3 Tic-Tac-Toe card, a partner, and a jump rope. The objective for each student is to get three marked squares in a row. To use the boards over again, print the Tic-Tac-Toe board on cardstock and laminate the boards. Have the students use dry erase markers when writing on the cards.

  1. The students decide who will be an X and who will be an O.
  2. Students must complete five repetitions (or a number designated by the teacher) of the move (or trick) listed in the square. If they are successful (the student is able to complete the move without missing) then they can mark an X or O to occupy the square.
  3. The partners switch after each completed turn. Once play is completed, the students can wipe the board clean and play again or get a new card.
  4. Modification: There is one board that does not have jump rope moves listed in the spaces. Students can use this board to write in their own move that they would like to perform.