Activity

Purpose

The purpose of this lesson is for children to be active. Preschool children should accumulate at least 60 minutes of structured physical activity every day and 60 minutes of unstructured physical activity every day.

Equipment Required

Before the Lesson

Ensure there is enough space for children to move as they please.

Learning Objective

For children to accumulate at least 5–10 minutes of structured physical activity.

Enrichment

  • Read How Can You Dance? by Rick Walton, and have children try out the moves described in the book.
  • For a field trip, consider a children’s dance show.

Activity

How to Play

Instruct children to spread out through movement space so that they can’t reach anyone else. Tell children that when the music is playing, they are free to move around as they please. When the music stops, they must “freeze” like statues. Continue the game until the children tire.

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.