Last week in class, I taught my animal movement lesson plan (see here). Today I wanted to do something new with my warm-ups so I tried this:
Set up 6 cones spaced apart in the gym
Label each cone with an animal movement: crab walk, frog hop, puppy run, etc
Let students choose a cone to start at (I limit the number of how many can start at the same cone)
Play fun music
Students move from cone to cone matching the animal movements on the cone. Each time they reach a new cone, they change their movement.
It was a very successful warm-up. Their favorite animal movement was the 3-legged dog!