Climbing & Scrambling: 23 Station Cards for Physical Education

Here are station cards for climbing and swinging in physical education, designed for equipment that can be found in most sports halls. Children can climb up a rope and a vertical bench, cross a gorge, or swing on rings and bars.

What is included

• Station cards for setups with mats, benches, boxes, parallel bars, climbing frames, rings, ropes, ladders, and stall bars, each with an activity, required equipment, safety instructions, and setup diagram
• Guidance on lesson planning regarding equipment selection, setup, and group formation
• Template for creating your own station card with fields for the activity, equipment, safety instructions, and setup diagram

Tips for using the material

• Select stations: The cards can be combined to suit the equipment available in your sports hall.
• Check the setup: It is recommended that the teacher checks the setup again before the children try out the stations.
• In small groups: The class can work in small groups at the stations to avoid congestion; it is advisable to allow enough time for each station.
• Different ways: At several stations, children can try different ways of climbing up or over.
• For physically active groups: Most of the cards can be used with particularly physically active groups as early as primary school or at the beginning of secondary school.

These skills are developed

• Arm and grip strength when swinging on rings and bars and climbing a rope
• Coordination when climbing over benches, boxes, parallel bars, and floor mats
• Precise movement when tires, stall bars, or mats must not be touched
• Body control at height when climbing up and jumping onto the floor mat

To complement this: station cards for climbing, swinging, and overcoming obstacles in a parcours, station cards for equipment involving risk, and station cards for jumping equipment.