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  • Place markers / cones all around the floor.

    • The children have to find a marker of their own and then look at the teacher. On the command the children then have to slowly walk towards the teacher until the teacher says stop.

    The next stage is for the children to walk backwards to their marker, ensuring that they look over their shoulder as they do it.

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  • Make sure that the children look over their shoulders when walking backwards.

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    Ask children to walk anywhere in the hall and then stop on a signal from the teacher. Then ask the children to use different parts of their feet to walk around i.e. heels, toes.

    Ask the children to move around the room by skipping, hopping or bouncing.

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  • Place markers around the floor to aid the children with finding space.

    • Start off the lesson by asking the children to walk around the hall and wave at the teacher with their right hand then their left. The next stage is to get the children to stop and remain very still on the teachers command.

    Ask the children to walk around and on the command get them to sit down and wave their hands. The next progression is to get them to sit down and wave their hands and feet.

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  • Demonstrate the actions to the children before the game starts.

    • This game is called the Bean Game. There are three types of bean.

    Runner Bean - Children run around.
    Chilli Bean - Children shiver / wobble.
    Baked Bean - Children lay down in the sun.

    The teacher calls out the commands e.g. Runner Bean - Children start running.

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  • Place a number of markers / cones around the hall.

    • Ask the children to run around the hall running in and out of each other, without bumping into each other.

    Get children to move towards the teacher without touching them. Ask children to find a marker and sit down by it.

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