Garden+of+Letters


 * **Name of Activity:** **Garden of Letters** ||

**Prerequisites:** Have experience with tag games to understand safe tags and fleeing concept. **Suggested Grade Level:** 1-2 **Materials Needed:** Cones with a letter of the alphabet on each, two beanbags (I like to use one that looks like a ladybug) or 2 noodles for tagging. **__Description of Idea__** Reinforce basic locomotor movements, spatial awareness, and letter recognition. The teacher is the Queen Bee of the Garden and calls out the locomotor movement (walk, jump, gallop, hop, or skip) as a way for students to get around the garden and avoid being caught by a Ladybug (tagger). The only safe place in the garden is by a flower (cone) where the student must make the letter on the cone with their body. They can stay at the flower for only 10 seconds. If they get caught they have to walk to the Queen Bee (teacher) and perform 3 jumping jacks. After that the student is free to roam the garden again.

**Variations:** - Provide students with paper and have them draw the letter found on the cones instead of making it with their body- Have student sign the letter in sign language- Have student use only their upper or lower body to complete the letter