K-2 PE Lesson Ideas

The teacher will begin the lesson by asking the students about their favorite pet or animal. (S)he will comment on the types of movements animals make and describe to the students how we make some of the similar flow patterns. The teacher will then explain free flow (ex. monkey swinging) and bound flow (ex. elephant stomping).

The teacher will continue by reading the book to the class, stopping at every animal and asking the class, as a whole, to demonstrate the movement it might make.

The teacher will then pass out flash cards with a different animal on each card. To music, the students will act out the movements of the animal. When the music stops the students swap cards with each other, and continue with the activity when the music starts again.