Write a simple sentence on the board. Have students jump on the mat while identifying the parts of speech in the sentence.
Cover the parts of speech on the mat. Have students recall what each is based on its description and example.
Tell the class that you are thinking of a number. Then, describe either the shape of the number or the letters in its name while the class guesses the number. For example, “This number has five letters in its name, it is made of only straight lines, and its name begins with an S.”
Tell the class that you are thinking of a number. Then, describe the position of the number relative to other numbers on the mat. For example, “This number is above the three and below the five.”
Use the ‘Trace the Number’ worksheet found on the following pages. Have students crouch down on the mat and trace each numeral and/or number word with two fingers. After they trace on the mat, have them trace the same numeral or word on the worksheet.
Have the student begin on START HERE. Have a student read the first word. Have the student jump on the word while simultaneously saying the word. Be sure that the student says the words correctly. Tell the student the word if they don’t recognize a word on the mat. Have them continue hopping and reading […]
Have a student begin on START HERE. Have the student read the first word. Have your student hop on the word with one foot while simultaneously saying the word. Have the student read the next word. Have your student jump with two feet on the mat while simultaneously saying the second word. Be sure your […]
Have a student toss a bean bag on the Number Word Hop. Be sure the bean bag lands on one word. Have the student jump to the bean bag alternating between one and two-footed hops. Then, have them pick up the bean bag and say the word underneath the bean bag.
Create word cards that match the words on the Number Word Hop (or print the words on the following pages). Put the words in a pile and mix up the pile. Have students match the word cards with the words on the floor mat by placing the word card on or beside the word on […]
Follow the instructions for the ‘Word Match’ activity. Instead of shouting the word, the student jumps on the word that amount of times, saying the word and clapping simultaneously. For example, when the student lands on the three, they will jump up and down three times while they clap.
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