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title: Balancing Plates | Coordination Activities | Extended Notes
description: Learning to balance plates is a fun physical fitness activity for kids, and a great way to test their balance and core strength! Learn more!
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# [Balancing Plates | Coordination Activities | Extended Notes](https://www.extendednotes.com/blog/after-school-activities/balancing-plates)

 Written by [Admin](https://www.extendednotes.com/blog/author/admin) | Jun 3, 2015 4:00:00 AM

This physical fitness activity for kids is a great way to test their balance and core strength!

 

**Materials:**

 

- Large space
- Paper plates

**Instructions:**

 

- Give each student a paper plate.
- Challenge students to walk around balancing the plates on their heads.
- If a student drops his plate, he must freeze until another student picks it up and places it back on his head – while keeping her own plate in place, of course!
- If the second student drops her plate while helping the first student, both are out of the game.
- Keep playing until there is only one student left balancing a plate on his head.

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