Exercise Breaks

How to play

Talk to children about how their clothes get clean. Talk to them about whether they have been to a Laundromat or if they have a laundry room at home. Instruct the children to go through the actions listed below:

• Can someone tell me what we do in the laundry?
• Who can make the sound of the washing machines?
• Let’s use our arms to make the shape of the soap bubbles
• Can you twist your hips like the movement of a washing machine?
• Show me how you can use your feet to stomp out the dirt.
• Move your body back and forth as if you were the clothing being washed.
• Can you spin your body like the washing machine when it rinses the clothes?
• Use your hands and pretend to squeeze the extra water out of the clothing.
• Is it possible to move your body very quickly like the clothes dryer?

Group Activity: Make the movements of the washing machine, clothes and bubbles. Have some children stand in a large circle and make the movements of the washing machine. Have other children stand in the middle of the washing machine and move like the clothes being washed. Have a third group pretend to be the soap bubbles. Make large, round soap bubbles with your arms. Challenge the children to try the movements together. Exchange roles.

Enrichment

Encourage your children to ask their parents/ grandparents if they can help with the laundry.

Attention Teachers!

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

Teacher’s Weekly Log Form

Attention Teachers!

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

Teacher’s Weekly Log Form