- Definition
A two-point balance is when your child holds a steady position with only two parts of their body touching the ground, like standing on one foot with their other foot in the air.
Standing still on your two feet is the most common two-point balance.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A two-point balance is like trying to stand like a statue, using only two body parts to touch the ground.
Ask your child: Can you try to balance on one hand and one foot?
Common mix-up: Kids may think a two-point balance only means standing on two feet. Any two body parts touching the ground can create this balance, like a hand and a foot or even two hands.
Examples
- Balancing on one foot and the opposite hand.
- Balancing on two hands, like you are about to do a cartwheel.
two-point balance is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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