Classroom Teacher Integrated

Students are in groups of 3-5 stationed at different cones. The cones are placed in a large circle (35' diameter).

Cards with the letters on them are placed upside down in the center of the circle. On each card a locomotor or non-locomotor movement activity is written for the children to perform(ie...pushups, burpees, water break, jumping jacks, curl ups, heavenly stairs, jog around the circle, skip, hop or gallop).

The teacher plays recorded music or plays music for 20 seconds with 10 seconds of silence. During the music playing, all students perform a movement that is on a card (for the first one, the teacher will need to identify a movement for everyone to do), while one student from each group performs a designated locomotor skill (i.e. hopping, galloping, sliding) to the center of the room to pick up a card and return to the group.

During the silent music section, the group identifies the letter on the card and the activity. When the music begins again, everyone in the group performs the movement activity listed, while a different child goes to the middle to pick up a new card. The game continues until the group determines that the letters they have selected spell one of the predetermined spelling words. When they have enough letters to finish spelling a word they show the teacher.