Long Rope: 25+ Jump Rope Cards for Jump Rope in Primary School and Lower Secondary School

These jump cards show everything that can be done with a long rope – from simply running through it to Double Dutch. Two people swing the rope, while the others jump in at the right moment. Younger children can develop basic movement skills through jump rope in primary school, while older children and adolescents can turn jumping into a sporting challenge. Learners can jump one-legged, with a turn, or in pairs with the rope, switch places, and finally perform their own group choreography.

What is included in the material

• Methodological tips with three ways to use the jump cards and challenges in class
• Reference sheet and warm-up exercises for swinging the rope evenly and jumping at the right moment
• Jump cards with an illustration and difficulty level of easy, medium, or hard, some with a tip on when to start running
• Counting rhymes and chants for jump rope, such as “Teddy bear, teddy bear,” as well as the games “The Clock” and “Mommy calls the children in”
• Posters showing the jumps organized by difficulty level
• Challenges for checking off completed jumps, speed challenges with an evaluation sheet, and the Galaxy Challenge, a journey through the solar system with increasingly tricky tasks for the whole group
• Possible series of lessons “Developing a choreography,” from the first jumps to the final performance
• Choreography criteria as an overview and on individual posters
• Planning sheets for the choreography, with space for sketches, notes, and music titles
• Evaluation sheets for the group and for individual performance in presentation and teamwork
• Music playlist with songs that have a clearly audible rhythm and a suitable tempo for jump rope

Tips for using the material

• Lay out the cards: The jump cards can be hung on the wall or laid out so that children in groups of three can choose which jump forms they want to try.
• As a challenge: Small groups can use the printed challenge to try the jumps and check off what they have achieved.
• Teacher-led: Alternatively, the teacher can lead the jumps, and the children try to perform them.
• Switch roles: In the groups, everyone can take turns jumping and swinging the rope, helping each other along the way.
• Vary the counting rhymes: The difficulty can be increased with faster rope movements or more complex jump sequences; original rhymes, additional movement tasks, or larger groups are also possible.
• Series of lessons: If long rope jumping is to be covered in detail, small groups can develop, practice, and perform a group choreography according to the given criteria after their initial jumping experiences; four people per group are recommended.
• Presentation without pressure: Especially with younger children, the choreography can initially be shown only to the teacher or filmed by the children themselves.
• Jumping and hopping games at the beginning and end of the lessons can round off the series.

These skills are promoted

• Rhythm and timing when running in and jumping at the right moment
• Coordination when jumping with closed eyes, bouncing a ball in the rope, or doing Double Dutch
• Endurance during the endurance challenge with as many jumps as possible
• Cooperation when swinging the rope together, during the Galaxy Challenge, and when coordinating the choreography
• Movement design through a choreography with a clear starting position, transitions, and ending position

More ideas for jumping: Jump rope with a short rope, Jumping and hopping games for the beginning and end of the lesson, as well as other jump forms at stations.