Alphabet animals- Talk about the letters each animal begins with
1) A is for ANT: Line/ Pit Cube: Bear Crawl- Crawl on hands and knees down the line slowly like an ANT with a pit cube (your food) on your back
2) B is for BUNNY: Green Hands/ Feet: Bunny Hops- Line up your hands/ feet and jump down the line in your BUNNY HOPS
3) C is for CRAB: SPOTTING STATION: Crab/ Velcro Dots/ Wall: Handstand- Crawl your feet up the wall by the CRAB
4) D is for DONKEY: Pommel: Donkey Kicks- Do DONKEY kicks on the pommel; put hands in the middle & kick up both feet
5) E is for EAGLE: Squeaker: Scale- Do a scale on the squeaker, hold out your arms like EAGLE wings and stand on one leg
6) F is for FISH: Squeaker: Supergirl/ Superboy- Lay on the squeaker, lift up your arms and legs in an arch hold and swim like a FISH
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