Easy Movement Ideas

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MATH

Group clusters representing answers to addition, subtraction, multiplication, etc.

Kinesthetic discovery of circumference and radius

Dance representing Order of Operations

LANGUAGE

Kinesthetic literary analysis and character charades

"Twister" game with vocabulary words, English or foreign language

Moving Editor: walk, pause, bend to demonstrate punctuation and mechanics

HOW CAN I USE MOVEMENT In MY CLASS?

Teaching Content

SCIENCE

Timed relay race representing neural network activity

Human tectonic plates and earthquakes

Physical representation of atomic structure

BRAIN BREAKS

Simple stretches/sun salutations

Hot Potato

Human Rock-Paper Scissors

2-minute dance party

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Reviewing Content

Hula hoop Venn diagram with notecards

Create a dance or song reviewing content

Relay review in groups using varying locomotive skills to get back to the board/desk

Tennis ball bounce review

Adjusting for Skill/Age

Simplify or complicate the rules to suit the group's needs

Allow group work or individual participation as is appropriate

Choose an appropriate object, i.e. a beach ball vs. a bean bag

Focus on participation or elimination

Vary the speed