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Story
Time
Materials: Space to move, story with movements
Explain to the children that you will be teaching them a
story and that they will be acting out some of the movements
in the story. Clear a space in the room for the children
to move around. Have them stand and tell the story while
the children move.
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- Example Story: The other day I was taking a walk
(have the children walk in place) in the park. I was walking
and walking and walking when, all of a sudden, I saw a lake.
So I started swimming. (Have children move their arms like
they are swimming.) At the other end of the lake, I saw
a hill. So I started climbing. (Have the children walk with
more effort, using their arms to “climb.”) I was
climbing and climbing and climbing, I had to hop over a
log. (Have the children hop over a pretend log.) Then, I
climbed some more. I had to crawl under a bush. (Have the
children squat down.) Finally, I got to the top of the hill
and I looked around. (Have the children look around.) I
saw a tree that looked like a good tree to climb. So, I
climbed up the tree. (Have the children mimic climbing up
a tree.) I got to the top of the tree and looked around
and realized, oh no! I left my canteen on the ground. So,
I jumped out of the tree. (Have the children jump in place.)
I picked up my canteen. I was just about to climb back in
the tree when I saw a big, brown, hairy, scary bear. (Have
the children act like a bear.) I started to scream, but
I covered my mouth. (Have the children cover their mouths.)
I tiptoed backward, away from the bear. (Have children tiptoe.)
And then, I ran! (Have children run in place.) I ran and
ran and ran! I went back down the hill, crawled under the
bush, hopped over the log, to the bottom, still running.
Phew! I made it back down. Then I started to walk again.
I cam to the lake and I swam back across. Then, I walked
and walked and walked. And what do you think I saw at the
other end of the park? Another hill! Maybe I’ll climb
that one tomorrow.
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It may
be necessary to point out that this was a make believe story.
Remind children that activities such as swimming across a
lake could be dangerous and should never be done alone. You
can make up any story with movements. Throw some obstacles
in the way of the walker, speed up the pace, reverse the obstacles,
slow it down, and end it. Children can help make up stories
too.
Used with
permission from Healthy Start Preschool Health Education.
Visit www.healthy-start.com
for more activities.
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