Karate Angles

From Move to Learn · 2015

Karate Angles
6 min4th5th6thMathBrain Breaks
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Summary

A karate-themed movement break about angles. Kids throw kicks and chops that form right, acute, and obtuse angles along with the coach -- geometry you can feel in your body.

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All ages

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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Angles and talk

  1. What kinds of angles did you make with your body (right, acute, obtuse)?
  2. Where do you see a right angle in the room?
  3. How can you tell an acute angle from an obtuse one?

Quick work-a-long

Try it: Make a right angle with your arms, then open them wider to make an obtuse angle.