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Week 4: Sept. 8-12, 1997

IA Name: Animal Antics

Grade Level: PreK-2

Equipment: Cones, animal pictures

Directions:

Scatter cones around the activity area. Attach various animal pictures to these cones. As the students enter the activity area there is a sign posted with the picture of an animal of your choice. The students must move as they perceive that animal to move to get to one of the other cones. Upon arriving at another cone they look at the picture on the cone and move towards the next cone of their choice as they perceive the next animal would move. They do this until until the conclusion of the activity is announced by the teacher.

Variation:

  • Animal identification. While most of the class is moving in animal actions, a few students try to identify the animal being imitated by the movement. If they are correct they become the mover and the student whose movement was identified becomes the next to try to identify an action.

    Teaching Tips:

  • May want to discourage students from making the sounds of the animals as that can get very loud. If you want them to do it however, please encourage them to use quiet voices.


    Submitted by Allen Russell who teaches PE at Columbine Elementary School in Grand Junction, CO. Thanks for contributing to PE Central!

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