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Animal Walk

Teacher calls an animal — children walk around the room moving like that animal.

⏱ 5-10 min⚡ High energy👥 Whole class

• elephant

• snake

• rabbit

• crab

• frog

• butterfly

• penguin

• lion

• Open floor space

• Optional: animal flashcards to show

📋 How to Play

Clear a space in the classroom for children to move around.
Demonstrate each animal movement before starting — stomp like an elephant, hop like a frog.
Call an animal — "Be a SNAKE!"
Children immediately move around the room like that animal.
After 10-15 seconds call a new animal — "Now be a RABBIT!"
Children switch immediately to the new animal movement.
Speed up the changes to increase excitement.
Let a child be the caller once they know the animals well.

✓Always demonstrate the movements first — children copy best when they can see it.

✓Add the animal sound too — stomp AND trumpet like an elephant.

✓This is perfect as a brain break between seated activities.

✓Use animals from the current lesson to reinforce new vocabulary.

→Freeze — teacher calls FREEZE and children must stop in the animal position.

→Guess the animal — child moves like an animal without it being named and class guesses.

→Two animals — children must combine two animals in one movement.

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