ABSTRACT
Roll a ball across the circle
saying name of recipient
- I can make contact with others
Go around the circle and give a
thumbs up saying, ʻHello, Iʼm
Carolineʼ
- I can greet other people
Share a ʻroundʼ in the circle
saying, ʻIʼm feeling happy, sad or
cross todayʼ
- I can say how Iʼm feeling
Pass the hand squeeze round
the circle
- I belong in this group
Use the space in the hall or room
Run around a circuit marked on
the floor
- I can keep going
Walk, hop, skip, jump around a
circuit marked on the floor
- I can follow a track
March on the spot and count 1, 2,
1, 2 or left, right, left, right
Marching around the room,
swing arms to the rhythm of a
tambourine or claves
Walk quickly, walk slowly,
following a beat
- I can co-ordinate my movements
Use a confined space
Stand on the balls of the feet,
hands by side, fix eyes on a spot in
front, count to three
- I can balance
Rock from toes to heels, straight
body, bottom in, hands kept still
by side
Elbows
- Touch elbows, bend and
straighten, right, left, together,
eyes open, eyes closed
- Elbow high, low, rotate, slowly,
quickly, trace a pattern in the air
- Elbows touching floor, left,
right, together
- Elbows touch knees, right to left,
right to right, left to right, left
to left
- I can move parts of my body
Close eyes and use a ball or bean
bag to touch body parts as called by
the adult, as fast as possible
Stand opposite a partner and copy
their movements
- I can notice other people
Stand opposite a partner and touch
fingertips. One partner ʻleadsʼ fingers
of the other by making large circles
in the air
- I can mirror other people
every part has moved. Name body
parts in turn to be shaken and then
encourage all over shaking
- I am aware of every part of
my body
Breathe in deeply through the nose
to a count of four and breathe out
through the mouth to a count of four.
