Colors, Numbers, Letters, NSEW Meaningful Movement Mats Improve School Success - Move to Learn -

2 Number Adventure Rhyming in Number Order Go to number 1 and run Go to 2 and touch your shoe Go to 3 and touch your knees Go to 4 and stomp the floor Go to 5 and do a hand jive Go to 6 and do your best kicks Go to 7 and reach up to heaven Go to 8 and stand up straight Go to 9 and wiggle your spine Go to 0 and jump like a heroVariations: Try out of number order Try out of number order Then state only the number to see if participants can recall the actions Then state only the number to see if participants can recall the actions –(remind them that the action will rhyme with the number)

3 Number - Challenges & Variations Go to number 1 and twist like a washing machine -try to twist fast -now twist slow -can you twist high -how about low Go to number 7 and bend and straighten your arm –can you bend and straighten one leg –try the other leg –bend and straighten at your waist

4 Body Part & Number Balance Use 3 body parts to balance Use 3 body parts to balance – one hand on 1 – one hand on 7 – one foot on

5 Body Part & Number Balance Ask participants to balance on specific numbers and body parts: Place one hand on 3, one hand on 1, one foot on 7 Place one hand on 3, one hand on 5, and one foot on

6 Before, Middle, and After Before, Middle, and After Run on the number that comes before 1 Run on the number that comes before 8 Run on the number that comes before

Color Adventure Go to green and squat down low Go to blue and wiggle and shake Go to purple and sway back and forth

Color Recognition – Animal Moves Flap like a chicken around the mat …………………………….and find the color red Gallop around the mat like a horse ……………………………. and find the color orange

Color Recognition – Geo Says Leader / Teacher is “Geo” and will lead game. Example: “Geo Says” go to the color red and touch your knees “Geo Says” go to the color yellow and jump on two feet “Geo Says” go to the color orange and stomp your feet Go to number blue and reach your hands up high If a participant moves when “Geo” did not say to move – they must jump each number to continue in the game.

Body Part & Color Boogie

Echo with Colors and Rhythm To reinforce the understanding of music, different tempo’s and rhythm, patterns may be used. Repeat pattern 3 times. pink Quarter Notes red Quarter Notes

Echo with Colors and Rhythm To reinforce the understanding of music, different tempo’s and rhythm, patterns may be used. Repeat pattern 3 times. yellow Half Notes purpleWhole Notes

Echo with Colors and Rhythm Try to put 4 patterns together. pink Quarter Notes red Quarter Notes yellow Half Notes purpleWhole Notes

Primary Colors Ask participants to say their primary colors while moving Jump on your Primary Colors -Red, Blue, Yellow Try a different order - Jump on your Primary Colors - Blue, Red, Yellow How about – Jump on your Primary Colors – Blue, Red, Yellow Balance on 3 body parts on Blue, Red, Yellow Balance on 3 different body parts on Blue, Red, Yellow

Secondary (Intermediate) Colors - Purple Explain that when you blend two colors together you get different colors. Ask participants to say the primary colors they are mixing and put one foot on each, then show the new color that is made. Jump with one foot on Red and the other on Blue – If you mix them you get – Jump to Purple Put one foot in Red and the other in Blue – place both hands in Purple

Colors in Life Jump to the: Jump to the: Color of the sky on a clear day Color of the sky on a clear day ……………………………………………. …………………………………………….blue Color of chocolate ice cream Color of chocolate ice cream ……………………………………………. …………………………………………….brown Color of the sun Color of the sun ……………………………………………. or …………………………………………….yellow or orange

Letter Adventure – Rhyming In Alphabet Order Participants move and perform actions as a letter is called. Go to A and begin to play Go to B and stand tall like a tree Go to C and scratch the flea Go to D and touch your knee Go to E and count to three Go to F and look to the left 12 ABC 3 DEF 4 GHI 5 JKL 6 MNO 7 PQRS 8 TUV 9 WXYZ 0

First Letter Action Body Parts Find the body part that begins with the first letter and place that body part on that letter. Hand Ear Ear Knee Knee Toe Toe Finger Finger Chin Chin Hip Hip 12 ABC 3 DEF 4 GHI 5 JKL 6 MNO 7 PQRS 8 TUV 9 WXYZ 0

Letter Recognition – Letter Mystery Analyze and solve the mystery of the letter –trace the letter – different body parts may be used. A letter that has 2 lines with one point at the bottom …………………………………………………………………………..(V) A letter with 2 curves in it’s line …………………………………………………………………………..(S) A letter that has 3 lines – 2 lines with a point at the top and a line that goes across to join the 2 lines …………………………………………………………………………..(A)

Change It Change the first letter in the rhyme. The word will change every time. I N G is the next rhyme to do. The first letter is "S" for you. s-i-n-g Sing Ch ch change it “D" d-i-n-g Ding Ch ch change it “Z" z-i-n-g Zing Ch ch change it “R“ r-i-n-g Ring 12 ABC 3 DEF 4 GHI 5 JKL 6 MNO 7 PQRS 8 TUV 9 WXYZ 0

N, S, E, W - Jump Stand on 5 and face North Stand on 5 and face North Jump ¼ turn and face East Jump ¼ turn and face East Jump ½ turn and face West Jump ½ turn and face West Jump ¼ turn and face South Jump ¼ turn and face South Jump ¾ turn and face East Jump ¾ turn and face East Jump and face North Jump and face North