Stop and Go and Jump

Define the playing area and invite students to walk silently around the space. Encourage students to be aware of their pathways and change walking patterns often, while remaining aware of the rest of the group. Introduce the prompt “stop”: students freeze their bodies in place. Then, introduces “go”: students continue walking. Rehearse the prompts until they are understood. Next, introduce “jump”: students make a small jump in place, as bodies are able. The final prompt is “name”: students state their name out loud once. Once all the vocabulary and responses are clear play the game by alternating through different prompts. Next explain that prompts will begin to swap beginning with swapping “stop” and “go” with each other, so that when students hear “stop,” they start walking and when they hear “go” they freeze. Switch the actions of “jump” with “name.” If desired add a third set of actions “arms”: lifting arms up and “knees”: hands on knees, into the game.