Movement Cards

Movement Cards

Ages: Walking- Elementary school

Supplies: 
Cardstock
Markers
* The baby's mama laminated the cards after I made them (because she is awesome)

Benefits: Simple directions, movement, order of operations, music/dance, imitation.

Activity: 

Making the Cards

• Cut cardstock in half (hamburger-wise) 
• Draw people doing actions (or animals that would do that action) 
•  Ex: Shake your head from side to side. Wave your arms.
•  Ex: Stomp your foot like an elephant. Hop like a rabbit. 
• Write the action under the picture. 
• Laminate them (optional)

Using the Cards

• Hold up a card. 
• Read the action. 
• Ask the child to do the action and then join along with them. 

Modifications

• Place three cards in order and teach the movement like a sequence. 
• Let the child choose 3 cards and teach the movement in a sequence. 
• Turn on music and hold up the cards as the song goes on like follow the leader.
• Hide them around the house and then search for them. When you find a card, you have to do the action on the card.