You have to pay attention on some aspects before working with children at the age of 5-12
- try to focus on listening and repeating.
- be such as motivating and atractive as you can.
- use TPR (Total PPhysical Response), songs, chants...
Tug Of War.
It´s an activity for warming up. Pairs stand fancing each other. Look each other over, eyeing up in a competitive way tell them to mime holding a heavy rope in both hands and move back to a distance of about two metres from their opponent. Instructions are simple, imagine the weight and pull them.
First make the example on your on and them repeat with children.
You can adapt the activity for older children.
- try to focus on listening and repeating.
- be such as motivating and atractive as you can.
- use TPR (Total PPhysical Response), songs, chants...
Tug Of War.
It´s an activity for warming up. Pairs stand fancing each other. Look each other over, eyeing up in a competitive way tell them to mime holding a heavy rope in both hands and move back to a distance of about two metres from their opponent. Instructions are simple, imagine the weight and pull them.
First make the example on your on and them repeat with children.
You can adapt the activity for older children.
