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ANIMAL WALK! Pre K, Kinder-2nd Locomotor BRAIN BREAK Warm Up Activity with Voice Over and Music!

From PE with Coach Smith

ANIMAL WALK! Pre K, Kinder-2nd Locomotor BRAIN BREAK Warm Up Activity with Voice Over and Music!
6 minPre-KK1st2ndPhysical EducationBrain Breaks
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Summary

A follow-along locomotor movement warm-up from PE with Coach Smith. Students watch the screen and travel through different locomotor movements as they are called out — a quick, no-equipment way to start a PE lesson or reset the room.

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Discussion

This PE with Coach Smith warm-up gets everyone moving through different locomotor movements.

  1. Which locomotor movement felt the easiest, and which was the hardest?
  2. How did you keep your body in control and stay in your own space?
  3. Can you name three ways to travel across the room using only your feet?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: locomotor movement, general space, personal space, control.

Try it: Follow along with the whole class in a cleared space. Afterward, pick your three favorite locomotor movements and put them in a short travel pattern to show a partner.