General Space and Creative Movements

Young scholars perform basic tumbling activities.  In this movement lesson, students practice tumbling and balancing moves while listening to music.  Young scholars are "frozen" into place while in certain positions.

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Students practice mirroring human moves by performing a dance in class.  In this physical education lesson, students utilize different spaces around them to perform a dance expressing their full motion.  Students cooperate in pairs or...

Students explore the different themes and strategies of dancing by performing in class.  In this physical education lesson, students practice moving specific joints and muscles as they train to perform a dance.  Students perform a dance...

Explore how waves move in the ocean with your young learners. Fill a two-liter bottle half full with colored water, and have the youngsters move the bottle to make waves inside of it. Then have them listen to the song "Wipe Out"....

Split the class into two groups—the meteors and the satellites—with the majority of the class being satellites. The inner circle in the gym is "inner space" while the court around it is "outer space." When satellites are in inner space...

Young athletes practice various locomotor movements. They use locomotor skills as directed by the teacher to move between "Olympic rings" (hula hoops). Students participate in a discussion about Olympic events prior to playing the game.

Students learn the components of personal space by using hula hoops and role playing fire engines, police cars, taxi cabs, and cars.

Students experience dance and movement. For this kinesthetic lesson, students practice movement of their limbs and joints. They use a hula hoop to identify personal space.

Students learn their personal space in order to listen to the teacher.