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Move to the Front

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Students form moving trains; when they hear a drum beat the caboose moves to the engine space. They keep the train moving through all transitions.

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locomotor skills, gross motor skills

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locomotor skills, physical education
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Resource Details

Grade
2nd - 5th
Subjects
Physical Education
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
Year
2001
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