New skill in 5 minutes - ideas, please?

clearingout

My 8 year old has to learn a new skill and teach it to someone else in 5 minutes in school. I was thinking something like a basic origami figure but wondered if anyone else had any ideas? He's dyspraxic and therefore some what unco-ordinated and I'm concerned he'll get disheartned quickly with origami as it will need to be precise and that's not something he's very good at! Any ideas welcome - thanks!

moneysaymoneydo

Juggling 3 tangorines?

sophietb

cats craddle

clearingout

for a co-ordinated child, maybe, but we're talking about a child who struggles to not fall off the floor!

Radish72

How to make a paper aeroplane

clearingout

cats cradle is a good idea - a bit girly? It was in my day - I'll google it. Thanks!

turtlemoose

How about how to say "hello" in semaphore?

clearingout

turtlemoose wrote: »

How about how to say "hello" in semaphore?

ooh, I like that one! great idea! thanks

moneysaymoneydo

What about the alphabet backwards

Ladyhawk

How to flip a pancake?

How to stand on ones hands for five minutes ( ie just crouch down and lay his hands on the floor, then place his feel gently on them)

How to get away from someone grabbing your wrist? Get someone to grab grab his right wrist with their left one. He steps back with his left leg, shifting his body weight down slightly at the same time as bringing his hand up as if he is going to run his right hand through his hair just above his right ear.

How to remember how many days there are in a month by using his knuckles ( I still use this on a regular basis)

How to do his 9x table using his fingers - hold both hands out in front of you with palms facing you. Start counting the number you are multiplying by, starting with your left thumb. So if you are multiplying by 4 then you would bend your ring finger on your left hand. The "tens" would be the number of fingers and thumbs to the left and the units would be those to the right of the bent finger....

clearingout

can you teach someone the alphabet backwards? I'm not sure that will work - he would have to master it himself by Wednesday..will need to think on that one...