You and Me
Based on lesson by Eloise Elliott, a Doctoral student in the Health and PE Program at Virginia Tech.
Duane Gunkler
Grade:
Pre-K to 2.
Purpose:
To have students explore space awareness concepts in a fun and interesting way.
Materials Needed:
Cones to define general space if in a large area.
Organizational Pattern:
Randomly scattered in pairs.
Description of the Activity:
Students are paired up. One student is named "Over" and one is named "Under" The students are instructed to move around the general space together (skipping, walking, etc. side by side) On the signal, Over goes over Under, or Under goes under Over. Change Over to Around, and Under to Through. On the signal, if the teacher says around, Around goes around Through, if I say through, Through goes around Around. Throughout the activity, continue to travel around the general space using different locomotor movements.
Modifications:
For older students, different types of locomotor movements could be used. Another way to modify this activity would be to have the students blindfolded while participating. If a blindfold is used, students should be kept in a restricted area and only use simple locomotor skills such as walking.