Balancing
Pre K - 1 Musical Line Movements 1 - 6 Eraser Tag
K - 2 Agility Ladder Challenge 1 - 6 Yardstick Limbo
1 - 5 Spelling Roll 3 - 8 Chinese Get-Up

PPEP-PALS Lesson Sharing
Teacher & School: Tyson Steeves, Meadow Elementary
Activity Grade Level
Musical Line Movements PreK-1
Equipment Needs
  • Upbeat music
  • boom box
  • lines to move on
Facility/Playground Needs Open Space such as a multi-use room or blacktop with lines already painted on the ground.
Lesson Objective (Psychomotor and/or Cognitive):

To work on balance by traveling along lines on the floor; and by starting and stopping a variety of locomotor movements with control.
Teaching Hints:
  • Note the students who lose their balance or are unable to stop with control when the music stops.
  • Watch for correct execution of fundamental locomotor skills.
Description:

Children find a spot on any line on the gym floor.

Allow a reasonable amount of time, then instruct them to "freeze." Start the music.

The children walk forward, following lines on the floor.

Stop the music. The children freeze like statues.

Comment on the "great statues" as they freeze without moving.

As the activity continues, challenge students to travel on the lines using different locomotor skills.
Alternatives/Modifications
  • Challenge students to travel in different directions along the lines.
  • Use music with different tempos and ask students to match that speed.
Reference Irwin, Carol. PE Central