Colors and Exercises

     Place different colored construction paper on each wall.  Call out a color and all the children face that color followed by calling out a movement like "marching in place."  After a minute or so, the teacher says "stop!"  Another color is called out like "red" and all the children face "red."  This time the children "walk in place."  Add other movements for the other colors like "swimming motion," "funny walk," “running in place," "bending," "jumping," "turning," "arms up and arms down," or "one step forward and one step back."   

Crisscross Carpet Squares                                                                 

     Have two different colored carpet squares and place the two carpet square colors on the floor side by side.  Reverse placing of the color squares for the second, fourth, and sixth rows.   For example:  one side of carpet squares will be red, blue, red, blue, red, blue, red.  The child walks up the colored carpet squares and has to crisscross with the feet.  When the child crisscrosses to the top colored carpet squares, the child next needs to try to walk backwards down the colored carpet squares.  By crossing the midline of the body, balancing and walking backwards, it becomes a real challenge and it may be difficult for some children to accomplish.