Looking for an inexpensive and easy way to get your students moving? Consider using a plastic shower curtain liner.
Review your learning target and determine how students might walk or move through the content. For example, in math, you might have students walk to points on a graph. In a geography lesson, you might have students place themselves on a specific city or geographical feature. Once you have your idea, place the liner on the floor and use a permanent marker to draw on it.
Here’s a photo of one I saw being used in a kindergarten classroom in Colorado. The students were learning how to retell the important parts of a story, and had to stand on each element as they told a peer about their book.
Review your learning target and determine how students might walk or move through the content. For example, in math, you might have students walk to points on a graph. In a geography lesson, you might have students place themselves on a specific city or geographical feature. Once you have your idea, place the liner on the floor and use a permanent marker to draw on it.
Here’s a photo of one I saw being used in a kindergarten classroom in Colorado. The students were learning how to retell the important parts of a story, and had to stand on each element as they told a peer about their book.
As you can see in this photo, the teacher only used ⅓ of the shower curtain. She was able to make several for just a few dollars and had several groups working simultaneously.
Additional ideas:
Additional ideas:
- thinking maps or graphic organizers
- calculators (math facts) or computer keyboards (spelling words)
- a huge heart for the cardiovascular system
- a map of your state or country
- emoticons for various feelings
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