Move your body parts

Topic
- Movement & sports
Learning skills
- Self-awareness
- Body awareness
- Coordination & flexibility
- Gross motor skills
Activity type
- Teambuilding game
- Energiser & ice breaker
Materials
- Printable downloads
Age
- 0 - 5 years
- 6 - 11 years
5 - 15 minutes
2 - 4 players
Easy
Medium
Medium (classroom, square)

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Everything you need to play this game

Rotation disc template Download rotation-disc-template.pdf (51kb)
MOVEMENT A1 rotation disc panel Download movement-a1.pdf (582kb)

Make it yourself

Step 1

Print the rotation disc

Print the rotation disc template attached. Make sure it is printed in full size, or it is scaled the same way as the panel you will use it with.

Step 2

Cut out the rotation disc and make holes

Cut out the red disc and cut or pinch out the white holes so that answers will be visible through the holes of the rotation disc.

Step 3

Attach the rotation disc to the panel

Attach the disc to a panel with a split pin. Make sure the arrow is visible. You can now see the answers through the white holes while spinning the rotation disc!

Good job!

A step-by-step guide to play the game

Spin the disc to select a body part (e.g. feet).

The players name and point out this body part.

Spin the disc again to select a contradiction (e.g. slow/fast).

The players now combine the movement of the selected body part with the selected contradiction (e.g. stomp their feet slowly and then quickly).

Extra game information

MOVEMENT A1

The panel is based on the Sherborne Methodology. The panel depicts pictures of a boy pointing at different body parts and four contradictions in the corners of the panel (fast/slow - hard/soft - silent/with noise - big/small) that indicate possible variations of a movement.

Variations

The players spin the disc twice and find creative ways to combine the two movements.
Create a choreography: The players spin the rotation disc several times in a row to select different movements. Write down or remember the movements and put them together to create a dance. To make it more difficult, you can make the sequence longer and always add a contradiction as well.
Teach the song 'head, shoulders, knees and toes'.

Specific learning objectives

Practice gross motor skills.
Recognise different body parts.
Develop body awareness.
Stimulate physical exercise.

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