Activity Name: Body Spelling

Activity Name:  Body Spelling

Grade Level: K-5^th

Fitness Area Addressed: Flexibility

PE GPS: PE K-5.3 Participates regularly in physical activity.

Equipment Needed: N/A

Safety Considerations: Remind students stretching should be done to the point of tension not pain.

Description:  

1.      Have students stand in an open area of the gym.

2.    Call out a letter and have the students form that letter by shaping their bodies into the letter.  Letters that work well are: A, X, S, C, F, J, I, L, U, V, K, Z.  Encourage students to stretch long and hold the stretch for a count of eight. (Try counting in a different language.)

3.    Have students work with a partner to each form a different letter and then form a two-letter word.  Suggestions for two-letter words include: on, it, of, to, oh, so, hi, do, go, no, by, is, ox, an, at, in.

4.    In groups of three to four, have students form their bodies to spell a word: e.g., the name of an animal, a girl’s name or a boy’s name.

5.     As a variation, have the students walk around in the shape of the letter called.

*Adapted from TAHPERD Physical Activity Taskforce 2007