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Position: Follow directions to familiar locations
Give and follow directions, including directions involving turns to the left and right, to move between familiar locations
Indoor or outdoor space.
Players find their own space.
Players act as puppets, moving their body to your calls (you are the puppeteer).
Players lie down.
You pretend to be the puppeteer.
Players are the puppets and they respond to your calls.
You say, ‘I am pulling the string to your right arm now’ (so players raise their right arm), ‘Now I am lowering your arm and pulling the string to your right leg’ etc.
Gradually slow down the activity (e.g. 10 circles).
Students work in pairs, giving each other directions.