Movement skills/concepts

Turning, rotation, space and body awareness, time and energy.

Set-up

Music.

Children are spread out freely in a defined grass or hard area.

Activity

Who can rotate, turn or circle …?

• body parts – arms, legs, one at a time, both at a time
• whole body, upper body only, lower body only
• the body in space – up high, down low, forwards, backwards, sideways
• fast/slow, gradually increasing speed, decreasing speed
• strongly, weakly, gently, tightly, relaxed
• in a tall/small/bunched position
• while standing, sitting, kneeling, lying
• like a leaf blowing in a gentle wind, on a windy day and in a cyclone

Can you see …?

• having fun
• care in rotating joints – no rotation/twisting of hinge joints

Variations

Add music: Turn and move in time to the music.

Add turning like a theme: Turn, spin or rotate like a merry-go-round, a drill, a clothes line.

COOL DOWN/ CLOSURE

Review Skill/Activity, stretching, and questions.