Rainbow Shield Deluxe Totes

Organize a wide variety of gear or activities by color! Made of high-density polyethylene for dependable, long-term use. The totes include handles for easy transportation, locking lids, and stack when not in use. They also feature drainage holes, allowing moisture to escape and increase the longevity of the equipment inside.

• 7-gallon are 15-3/4"L x 11-1/2"W x 12-1/2"H; 4 lb
• 16-gallon are 18-3/4"L x 15-3/4"W x 15-1/2"H; 5 lb

15 Fundamental Movement Skill Activities Using Rainbow Shield Deluxe Totes

The Rainbow Shield Deluxe Totes are extra-durable, spacious, color-coded totes with large, smooth-rolling wheels and molded handles for easy transport. Their standout feature is their added size and strength compared to standard totes, allowing for heavier or bulkier equipment to be easily stored, moved, or used within activities. These totes are also equipped with locking lids, enhancing safety and organization. Below are 15 creative and engaging activity ideas designed for physical education classes that incorporate these totes in fun, skill-building ways across all fundamental movement skill categories.

1. Tote Tug Twist: Students pair up and stand on opposite sides of a Rainbow Shield Deluxe Tote. They twist and rotate their torsos while gripping the handles, attempting to pull the tote slightly toward their side without stepping. This activity targets twisting and pulling while promoting core stability.

2. Push and Plow: In teams, students push the loaded tote across the gym or field to a cone marker using both hands, then race back. This builds pushing strength and dynamic balance.

3. Gallop and Grab Relay: Students gallop to their team’s color-coded tote, grab a small item inside (like a beanbag), and gallop back to tag the next runner. Reinforces galloping and coordination.

4. Lid Lift Lunges: Students use the tote’s lid like a shield and perform walking lunges while holding the lid overhead. This teaches stretching, core stability, and coordination.

5. Rainbow Runners: Assign teams a tote and place it at a distance. Students run to the tote, retrieve an item, then run it back. The race continues until all items are retrieved. Focuses on running and teamwork.

6. Skipping Supply Scouts: Students skip to various totes to "gather supplies" (equipment inside each tote). Enhances skipping and decision-making.

7. Slide & Sort: Students laterally slide to a tote, sort a colored item into it (matching its rainbow color), and slide to the next. Reinforces sliding and color identification.

8. Target Toss Tote Challenge: Students use Rainbow Beanbags to throw into matching color-coded totes from various distances. Reinforces throwing and aiming accuracy.

9. Bouncing Relay Race: Teams bounce a ball toward their tote and try to land it inside. Builds rolling, coordination, and aim.

10. Tidy Tote Tower: Students race to stack smaller items inside their tote using balance and coordination. Encourages fine motor control, balancing, and organization.

11. Leapin' Lid Launch: Place a lid on the floor. Students leap over it to simulate jumping over hazards. Use increasing lid widths for challenge. Focuses on leaping and power.

12. Kick the Color Tote: Using Rainbow UltraPlay Soccer Balls, students kick balls into the tote that matches their ball color. Works on kicking and targeting.

13. Balance & Block: One student balances on the tote while teammates gently toss beanbags for them to catch. Encourages balance and catching under mild pressure.

14. Swing & Sink: Students swing a foam bat and aim to hit a ball into the tote. Builds swinging, striking, and timing.

15. Freeze Tote Frenzy: Music plays and students move around the totes using a locomotor skill (run, skip, hop). When music stops, they freeze next to the nearest tote. Builds stopping and spatial awareness.