School-Age
FromEarly Elementary Children Moving & Learning,
Rae Pica
What to have
Provide large letters on poster board for children to follow. An alternative activity is to invite partners to create various letters and numbers with a rope on the floor, and then to replicate the shape with their bodies. They can also follow the pathways created by the shape with a variety of loco-motor skills.
What to do
Begin the activity by discussing the difference between the straight, curving, and angular lines that make up letters. You may wish to have the children demonstrate with their bodies the three different types of lines. Ask the children to pair off, and then assign letters that they can easily form with two people. Possibilities include A, H, O, D, P, J, L, S, T, V, W, and Y.
Why
Child can realistically replicate letters and numbers. The child differentiates among, straight, curving, and angular lines.
For more activities check out
Early Elementary Children Moving & Learning: A Physical Education Curriculum
By Rae Pica Copyright 2014 School-Age