Classroom Teacher Integrated

After talking about the importance of using letters to make words, say the alphabet together slowly with your class. (Having all the letters of the alphabet written out in banner-like paper would be most helpful for beginning alphabet learners!)

When the music starts, the students move around the gym doing the locomotor movement specified by the teacher. When the music stops, students freeze and look and listen to the teacher. The teacher calls out a letter of the alphabet while holding up the corresponding paper that reads the same. The students are to immediately start jumping in place while saying the alphabet. One jump corresponds to one letter starting with "A" and ending with whatever letter the teacher called out. For example, if the letter shown and said was "K," then the students would jump and count out 11 letters until they got to "K."
Once they reach the letter, they sit down to show they are done. When everyone is sitting, the teacher knows to announce the next locomotor pattern and the activity continues with new letters being displayed. This activity can be a warm-up or can be played as long as the teacher sees fit.