- [Narrator] This module sponsored by the
Children's Services Council of Broward County.
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- C'mon.
Hi.
- Hi.
- I'm Penny and these are the KidVision VPK kids.
- Hi kids. - Hi.
- And they're here today to find out about ice skating.
- Welcome to Pines Ice Arena.
I'm Ms. Jen, this is Ms. Christine.
Are you guys excited?
- Yeah. - Yes.
- Wonderful, well we're gonna to ice skate today.
We're gonna learn all about how to put our skates on,
march on the ice,
and then we're gonna learn how to glide and skate,
but we have to make sure we're dressed for the warm,
cold, cold, cold air, okay?
- Okay.
- Does everyone have gloves on?
- Yes. - No.
- Gloves keep your hands warm.
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Jackets keep your body warm.
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- Why would we wear winter clothes in here?
- So we don't get cold.
- Right. - Exactly.
So we can stay warm in the cold,
so we can be safe and happy while we learn to skate.
That's great cause wherever you're ice skating
there must be ...
- Ice. - Ice.
- And does ice happen in cold weather or hot weather?
- Cold.
- In cold weather.
What do we wear on our feet?
- We wear skates.
The blade, here,
makes a line behind it in the ice,
it carves lines in ice.
The boot is to keep your foot nice and sturdy
and the buckles are for tightening.
- What do we have to know in order
to get the right size of skate?
- Our shoe size. - We have know our size.
- Your shoe size - Excellent.
because they're shoes.
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- Alright guys before we get on the ice,
first we have to learn a couple of things off the ice
to make sure we're safe.
Sound good?
- Yes.
- So, first thing in ice skating,
if you keep your feet all the way out here on the ice,
what do you think is gonna happen?
- You're gonna fall. - You're gonna do a split.
- Yes, you're gonna fall down and you're gonna do a split,
not a good idea.
So what I'd like to say is
rule number one of ice skating: keep your feet together
but not touching because then you'll also lose your balance
so a little bit of space in between your feet.
Rule number two is this:
if you feel like you're gonna fall down,
don't start leaning back going crazy with your arms
because then you're gonna lose your balance, right?
- Yes.
- So instead of doing that,
what you do is you take your hands
and put them on your knees
if you feel like you're gonna fall,
that's called safety zone.
So let's all stand up and try a safety zone.
So you feel like your gonna fall,
take your hands and put 'em on your knees.
Perfect guys, alright sit back down, we're good.
Instead of sliding back and forth,
what we're gonna do is pretend that we're marching
that we're just lifting our knees up and down
like little soldiers, up, down, up, down.
So let's stand up and try marching.
Alright so up, down, up, down, up, down,
good, perfect team.
Let's try it on the ice, let's see your marching.
Up, down, up, down, up, down.
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- What's an ice rink?
- An ice rink is like being in a gigantic freezer
but the ice is frozen water.
When you skate on it you glide across.
- So an ice rink is a place where people can go skating?
- Yes.
Ready?
- Yeah.
(everyone cheering)
- Okay, here we go.
- Okay, so everybody sees my cones around the circle?
- Yeah.
- Okay so here's what my game is.
We're gonna march, march, march around my red line
and every time we get to a cone
we're just gonna bend down and touch the cone.
So watch me do it really quick.
With feet together we're gonna go up, down, up down,
up, down, here's my cone.
I bend down, touch, after I do that one
I march, march, march along my red line
and then I bend down and touch the cone.
We're gonna go one at a time
so I make sure you guys all understand.
Devin, do you wanna go first?
Awesome, alright so arms out.
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- Alright guys, since we had an awesome time
in our ice skating class,
the last couple of minutes you guys are gonna play a game.
So here's what we're gonna do.
Does everybody see my stuffed animals out in front of us?
- Yes.
- Yes, okay.
We're gonna march, march, march, march all the way
to grab a stuffed animal
and then as your marching back make sure you don't fall,
but we're gonna have some bubbles going,
you can pop a couple of bubbles on the way.
If you make it all the way back without falling
you get ten bonus points.
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Alright, well guess what?
If you do some lessons and you practice really hard
you can become really, really good at ice skating
like two of our professionals at the rink;
we have Ethan and Lexi, come on out guys.
Let's say "Hi" to our really good skaters
over here at the rink
and one day maybe we can be like them.
- Hi. - Hi.
- Hi guys. - Hi.
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- Whoo!
(everyone cheering)
- That was amazing, how do you feel?
Congratulations.
How does skating make you feel?
- It makes me feel free.
- It does?
It makes him feel free.
What do you think about his performance?
- Good.
Did you love it?
- Yes.
Did you have a wonderful time?
Thumbs up.
- Yay.
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- What kind of things do ice skaters do here
at the end of a performance?
- The bow.
- The bow, let's all bow or do a curtsy, either one.
A curtsy, oh my gosh.
A curtsy.
(giggles)
I think I'll bow.
(everyone laughs)
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