Year 5 – 6 | SunSmart Relay
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Background
This is a fun activity that involves students exchanging SunSmart clothing and items instead of a baton. Students must
Slip on a long sleeve shirt, Slop on sunscreen (carry the bottle), Slap on a broad-brimmed hat, Seek shade by opening an
umbrella and Slide on some sunglasses before they can run to the next opponent and repeat the process.
Physical literacy elements include:
- Object manipulation
- Accuracy and speed
- Strategy and tactics
- Hand eye coordination
- Reflexes
- Stability and balance
- Motivation
- Coordination
- Self-regulation (emotions)
- Rules
- Reasoning
Resources
- Large long sleeve shirts to fit over student’s uniform (easy to put on and off)
- Bottles of sunscreen
- Broad-brimmed hats
- Umbrellas
- Sunglasses
- Hoops
Instructions – How to play
- Divide students into teams of four or more.
- On command, one member from each team puts on all the SunSmart items and then runs to the opposite end and
places all the SunSmart items in the hoop and tags the next team member. - Next runner for each team may only proceed once they have been tagged by their teammate and put on all the
SunSmart items. - The game continues until all team members have completed their turn.
- The winning team is the first to shout the SunSmart message: Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, Slide!
Variation
- Students may bring in their own items.
- Students carry the sunscreen mini tube instead of applying.
When completing activities and lessons outdoors when the UV Index is 3 or above, please remember to be SunSmart