Scooter License: Station Cards for the Ride-On Scooter Course in Children's Gymnastics

The Bobby license is a package with stations for children's gymnastics, where the children ride their ride-on cars through a course in the sports hall. Along the way, they can weave through cones in a slalom, drive through tunnels and a car wash, refuel at the gas station, park, and carefully roll down a hill. Road signs turn the hall into a little traffic world, and anyone who follows the traffic rules can receive their own license at the end of the session.

What is included in the material

• Instructions for the session with checklists for preparing and conducting the session
• Station cards with the task, an illustration, and the equipment required for each station
• Road signs matching the stations, plus a sign for a pedestrian crossing
• Setup plans for a course, a race track, and a relay race
• Licenses to be filled out, with space for the date, the driving candidate, and the examiner

Tips for using the material

• Course or race track: The stations can be set up into a course in the hall according to the setup plans; alternatively, a race track can be created; a suitable outdoor area is also possible.
• Vehicles: In addition to ride-on cars, the children can also ride a tricycle or a balance bike.
• Pedestrian crossing: Optionally, pedestrian crossings can be added, where the children stop when another person wants to cross the road.
• Pushing off from a kneeling position: The children can kneel with one leg into the seat of most ride-on cars and push off with the other leg.
• Age group: The material is intended for children aged two to five, with or without adult supervision; however, it can also be used with older children.

These skills are promoted

• Steering and control during the slalom, in the roundabout, and when parking between the boxes
• Braking by coming to a full stop in the cone square
• Balance when riding over the bumpy track and down the hill
• Observing traffic rules, for example at the road signs and the pedestrian crossing

Organizational notes

• The stations require equipment from the sports hall, such as cones, boxes, long benches, gymnastics mats, and springboards; alternative equipment can be considered in advance.
• Each child needs a clean vehicle, which should be checked for defects before starting.
• Adults help with the setup and during the session; the instructors and parents secure the children at the downhill station.
• The road signs can be printed, laminated, taped to a slalom pole, and placed in front of the respective station.

More ideas for riding in the hall can be found with Riding scooters in the sports hall and the Skateboard license, as well as more stations for children's gymnastics in the Movement landscapes.