Double This, Double That

• Chart paper or a projector screen

• This slide deck 

• In advance of the activity, post the chant on chart paper or display slide deck on the screen and teach students the chant.

Double This, Double That is a fast and fun energizer that provides students' minds and bodies with both a physical and mental break from the content. Students will work with a partner to practice oral language, self control, and cooperation.

1. Select a student volunteer to model the actions for each motion, emphasizing that all motions need to be gentle. 

2. Discuss respectful ways to support partners who need help learning the words and motions. 

3. Begin slowly, with students hands in loose fists held up in front of them at about chin level.

   1. • Double Double: Tap pinkie side of the fists twice against the same side of partner's fist

      • This-This: Tap palms twice against partner's palms.

      • Double Double: Tap pinkie side of the fists twice against the same side of partner's fist

      • That-That: Tap backs of hands twice against backs of partner's hands.

      • Double This: Tap fists and then palms once against partner's palms.

      • Double That: Tap fists and then backs of hands once against backs of partner's hands.

      • Double Double: Tap pinkie side of the fists twice against the same side of partner's fist

      • This-That: Tap palms once against partner's palms and then once against backs of partner's hands. 

4. As students learn the chant, progressively increase the speed. 

To increase rigor:  

• Have students work with a partner to create different actions to go along with the chant. Ask for volunteers to present their new actions to the class.

• Complete the physical actions of the chant without sound (i.e., students cannot say the chant). 

To increase scaffolding:  

• Introduce the chant by teaching only one or two lines at a time. Instead of working with a partner, allow students to work independently, clapping their own hands together. 

• Change the actions to meet the needs of the students such as:

Double= clap

This= knee slap

That= shoulder tap