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Give and follow simple directions to position themselves or objects
Indoor playing area
Ensure clear space for playing area
Students spread out in playing area
Using the rules of ’Simon says’, call out commands for players to perform various fundamental movement skills and movement patterns.
Ask players to demonstrate various fundamental movement skills or movement patterns (e.g. hop on one foot, jump two jumps forwards, hop 3 hops backward, lunge towards the person next to you, touch the ground in front of your toes)
Players should only follow your instructions when you say ’Everybody’.
Mix up the calls and the speed of the calls.
Use proximity terms such as ‘near’, ‘between’, ‘next to’ and frames of reference such as ‘in front of’, ‘behind’.
Do not eliminate players.
Select students to give directions
Play in small groups, with students taking turns to give and follow directions