Instant Activity

Set up cones to establish boundaries and spread out the Polyspots in the playing area. Have students find a Polyspot. Before the music starts, tell students what locomotor movement you want them to perform and what muscle (or body part) needs to touch a Polyspot when then the music stops. For example, the teacher tells the students to "walk" when the music begins and then touch your "elbows" on a Polyspot when the music stops. Students who don't find a Polyspot are not out of the activity. They must stand by a cone and check to make sure the other students are touching their elbows on a Polyspot.

Note: If a student is not touching the Polyspot with the appropriate muscle or body part, another student can then "take over" the Polyspot by tapping the shoulder of the student who is not touching the Polyspot correctly.

The teacher then continues the activity by telling the students the next locomotor skill and muscle (or body part). The students standing by the cones perform the designated locomotor skill "around" the perimeter of the playing area while the other students are allowed to move "inside" the playing area. When the music stops, then ANY student can find a Polyspot. Remember that students who don't find a Polyspot are not out of the activity; they must stand by a cone and check to make sure the other students are touching a Polyspot with the appropriate muscle or body part. Continue to play the activity for 2-3 minutes.