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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Instant Activity: Falling Leaves
One of the best Instant Activity games I have taught. The object of this activity is to pretend you are leaf. That's it! It’s that simple. I was the instructor and gave directions on how to act. I felt like I was Five years old again. I let go and ran around the gymnasium acting like a leaf falling off a big Oak tree. As the class is 'falling off the tree branch', the wind would pick up and blow us around. So I had the class run around in all different directions pretending like they're getting blown around by the wind. Then I had them act like a Pine Needle, so they had to stiffen up and run around all stiff. Then a Maple leaf! And they waved their arms all over and ran around. Then the wind stopped and I had them lay on the floor and act like the wind was all over but then suddenly their was a twister and they ran in a circle pretending to be a tornado. All the students were laughing and really getting into it. I recommend games like this, very simple. You can modify this game to any of the seasons and not just Fall so be creative and have fun with it!!
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I think this sounds like an awesome activity - I wish I had played games like this when I was little. Especially the tornado part... it seems like the kids loved it! I want to be a leaf!
That is the beauty with being a student at SUNY Cortland, the faculty is so knowledgeable and passionate about Physical Education that I become a better teacher and create new ideas. That instant activity was so simple, yet it was incredibly successful and the students really enjoyed it. Creativity!
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