Activity

Equipment

Learning Objectives

After this lesson children will have:

Teaching Tips

Demonstrate balances to children if they are unsure of the correct technique. Some balances may be difficult for adults to demonstrate. If there is a balance that you are unable to demonstrate, choose a different balancing activity.

Activity

How to play

Ask the children to find a space in the room where they can’t reach anyone else. Talk to the children about what it means to turn. Ask them to show you how to turn their bodies.

Ask them to turn in the ways listed below:

  • Turn yourself around to the right (one way). Now turn to the left (the other way)
  • Can you turn yourself very slowly?
  • Can you turn yourself very fast?
  • Now turn while making yourself as tall as you can
  • Now turn while making yourself as small as you can
  • Can you turn while sitting on your bottom?
  • Can you turn on your knees? (Do this only if there is a soft surface for their knees!)
  • Can you jump and turn at the same time?
  • Now turn with your hands out straight
  • Now turn with your hands close to your body. What happens?
  • Can you turn just your head?
  • Try turning your hands, elbows, wrists, arms, knees
  • Can you turn with a partner?

Set Up For Success

This activity can be easily performed within a small space such as the classroom. Ensure that children have enough space, however, to turn without touching others.

Give children enough time between each task so that they don’t get dizzy!

Enrichment

Play “Teddy Bear” from the Move ‘N’ Groove Kit.

Attention Teachers!

Following this activity, please fill out the teacher’s weekly log form for this lesson.

Weekly Log

Attention Teachers!

Following this activity, please fill out the teacher’s weekly log form for this lesson.