Organize the students into the same number of groups as there are stations. Provide each station with enough equipment for each student within the group. For example, if there are four students at a station, four hula-hoops should be provided. Explain, demonstrate, and discuss the correct form of station activities prior to student participation in this activity. If students use score sheets, provide instruction on their use and have the sheets and pencils at each station. The activity can take 10 to 60 minutes to organize, depending on how familiar you and your students are with the use of the equipment and the availability of equipment. Demonstration and explanation time can take an initial 5 to 20 minutes, depending on the activity familiarity. This activity might take several weeks of class time, so that students are able to get to all stations, and are allowed the practice time at repeated stations.

Use the items listed below to equip each station. Each station will contain the equipment needed for each child in the group.
Small box
Step box
Styrofoam hurdles
Hula-hoops
Traffic cones
Station signs (optional)
Tape
String
Gymnastic mat
Basketball, soccer ball, baseball bases
30 record sheets
Jump ropes
Course map (optional)
Individual record charts (optional)
Cardiovascular posters or instructional materials (optional)
Sample Score Sheet

Group students evenly at each station. Around 4 to 5 students per station are optimal. Students participate in 4-6 activity stations that require them to do a set cardiovascular activity for a determined amount of time (perhaps a minute). Rotation through the entire circuit may last around 10 minutes. Students may move independently through stations or be directed through a set rotation with their group using verbal or musical cues. Some stations may ask students to do many repetitions of a skill in the allotted time, while at others may ask them to hold stretches for a set number of counts. Consider ball skills, rope jumping skills, and other continuous movement, high-energy activities during the circuit. Stations may be linked by having all students do the same activity such as running a lap or jumping rope for thirty seconds. If the activities are vigorous, students should warm up and stretch before participation in the circuit. Beginning students may need help with appropriate pacing of the activities. Walking for a short time between stations or limiting the number of repetitions at each station help students self-pace. Individualize activities so that students can proceed at their own pace. Signs with pictures of proper technique, precautions, and performance levels may be posted at each station. Students may keep a written record showing their progress by charting the number of repetitions, seconds exercise is sustained, etc. from day to day.

A sample circuit might be:

1. Jumping    "Skier jump" from side to side over a small box jump in and out of a hula-hoop placed on the ground.
2. Step Box    Basic step: up-up, down-down, etc.
3. Loco motor traveling:    Select a mode of travel and sustain if for a number of seconds, i.e., skipping, jogging, galloping, hopping, etc.
4. Walk/Jog     Intersperse walking and jogging or sustain jogging with minimal walking for the set time limit. (Courses using curved, straight or zig courses may also be used)
5. Agility Run     Set up a course of styrofoam hurdles and parallel rows of hula-hoops in an obstacle course. For example, 3-5 hurdles in one direction are placed parallel beside 5 double rows of touching hoops. Students may first leap each hurdle then turn to jump or hop through the hoops, with one foot allowed in each hoop at a time. Allow appropriate spacing between students to ensure safety and allow for resetting of equipment.
6. Crawl     Belly crawl underneath a series of parallel cones. Tape or string provides the height limit.
7. Crab Walk     Crab Walk back and forth on a mat.
8. Continuous movement activities     Participate in basketball jogging and dribbling, soccer cone dribbling, volleyball rotation, and baseball base running.

Students will:

Change activities at a few of the stations periodically in order to give students a broader field of activities from which to choose and engage.