Age: Kindergarten
Equipment: None
Space requirements: On-the-spot
Activity Description:
- Have children march on the spot.
- Ask a series questions that have a “Yes” or “No” answer. For example, “Have you ever gone swimming?”, “Do you have a brother?”, “Do you like the colour blue?”).
- Each time a child answers “Yes” to a question, they perform a quarter turn and continue to move on the spot while facing the new direction.
- The movement changes based on how many turns they have done from their original position:
1/4 turn = running on the spot
1/2 turn = stride jumps
3/4 turn = walking with high knees
Skill development:
- Physical skills: marching; running; changing direction; balancing
- Non-physical skills: processing information; critical thinking; recognizing fractions
Adjust the challenge:
- Children continue to march on the spot regardless of how many times they turn.
Activity modified from: Government of Ontario – Education Daily Physical Activity in Schools Grades 1 to 3
