Clap to different time signatures. Have students notice the accents when clapping. Explore walking, running, skipping, sliding and galloping to an external beat. Use the beat to give signals for the action required. Have students experience moving to an external beat.
Relationships Have students look at the way they are arranged in their classroom.
If the teacher stands, she is higher in relationship to those seated. In a line at school, someone is in front or behind someone else. In a circle facing in, students might be facing someone, or they might be beside someone. Have students travel through space. Draw their attention to the relationships they are experiencing, such as near, far, meeting and parting.