- Definition
The "body base" is simply the part of your child's body that is touching the ground or supporting their weight at any given moment. For example, if they're sitting, their bottom is their body base.
When a child is sitting on the floor, their bottom is the body base.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A body base is like the bottom of a toy that keeps it from tipping over.
Ask your child: When you stand up, what part of you is your base?
Common mix-up: Kids might think the body base is always your feet. The base is whatever part of the body is supporting your weight, and it changes as you move into new shapes.
Examples
- When you do a crab walk, your hands and feet are the body base.
- Balancing on one foot makes that one foot your body base.
body base is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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