Start by having two children stand and move within the square. Keep adding more children to the square until you have the desired number of participants. They must try to keep everyone inside the square, stressing cooperation. The student moves to different places around the room. The rest of the class looks at the student as she moves around the room, focusing their attention on the mover at all times.
Students balance paper plates on specific body parts while moving around the room.
If one student's paper plate falls to the floor, she must freeze until someone gives it back. Once an environment for movement activities has been established, teachers can look for ways to incorporate movement into content areas. For spelling and vocabulary development, for example, teachers can place vocabulary or letter cards on the floor in front of students. Skip to the letter s. To reinforce grammar, ask students to move around the room following an instruction, such as skip.