Weather Walk
Walk through the weather: splash in puddles, lean into the wind, tiptoe over ice, shelter from the storm, stretch in the sun. A movement story you can tell in a classroom.
Overview
You need
No equipment neededOptional: Scarves
Skills developed
- Locomotor: varied walking and jumping
- Imagination: movement to a story
- Body control: changing effort and speed
NEL Framework: Motor Skills Development.
Set up
1Step 1
Children spread out. Coach at the front as the storyteller.
2Step 2
Agree the starting weather: sunny.
ChildTagger / team BCoachHoopSpotConeBallBeanbagRope or lineMarked areaWhere they move
How to play
- SUN: stretch up and walk tall. RAIN: jump in puddles (two-foot jumps). WIND: lean and push against it. ICE: tiptoe carefully. STORM: crouch small and cover your head. RAINBOW: big arm arcs and a happy skip.
- Tell a story that moves through the weather. Children move with it.
- Let a child tell the weather.
Tips for explaining
"Show me the wind on your face." Effort and expression.
"Tiny steps on the ice." Control.
Make it easier / harder
EasierThree weathers. Coach moves too.
HarderWeather changes every five seconds. Add a weather word in Mandarin or Malay.
Safety
Space for puddle jumps. No sliding on "ice".
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Rather we ran it for you?
This is one of the games our coaches run in pre-schools every week, with our own equipment. Weekly enrichment, sports days, or a whole holiday programme for your centre, planned in one message.