Divide the class into 2 teams. One student from Team A begins at the bottom of column 1 (“May”), and one student from Team B starts at the bottom of column 10 (“Find”). On the signal to start, both students begin walking up their columns, saying each word as they step on it. Teammates may […]
Similar to “Race to the Top” but with only one student from each team. When a student reaches the top of the column, he/she turns and goes down the next column. When he/she reaches the bottom of that column, the student turns and goes up the following column. Thus, the pattern of travel is up, […]
Ask a few students to stand on their favorite words. Direct them to travel in a random direction using a specific type of locomotor movement when you say, “GO.” They are to keep moving until you say, “FREEZE!” At that point, each student says the word he/she is standing on 5x while jumping on it. […]
You or a student throws a bean bag onto the mat. Have the student jump to the word, say it, and spell it. Class repeats the spelling while jumping or clapping. (Grades K-1) Student throws a beanbag while blindfolded or with his back turned. Class or designated buddy reads the word. Thrower then has to […]
Toss a bean bag onto the mat. Direct a student to jump on each word in that column up to the bean bag, saying each word as he/she jumps on it. For the bean bag word, the student should do 5 jumping jacks while saying the word 5x. Next, the student tosses the bean bag […]
Toss a bean bag onto the mat. A student jumps to the bean bag without saying the words along the way. The student jumps 5x on the bean bag word while saying it. Then the student comes up with a sentence using that word. Next, the student tosses the bean bag onto another word on […]
Can you find all of the words that rhyme with _____? One at a time, students jump to each word and put a sticky note on it. Everyone jumps/claps 3x while saying the word. Once all the words have been identified, students jump and say the words in sequence a few times. For younger students, […]
Choose two adjacent columns and call out their colors. Have a student start at the bottom of the mat with each foot under one of the two colors. The student travels to the top of the mat, alternating a jump with 2 feet on two blocks (saying the two words) with a hop on one […]
Give several students a sentence to build, either a statement or a question, by distributing index cards for words that will make a sentence. Have them study the words and then find them on the mat. Have them jump to each word in sequence, labeling it with a sticky note listing its number order and […]
Put your left foot on the word _____, your right foot on the word _____, your left hand on the word _____, and your right hand on the word _____.
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