Move+and+Build


 * **Name of Activity:** **Move and Build** ||

**Suggested Grade Level:** 3 - 5 **Materials Needed:** Stacking Cups (about 200), 4 cones, Music, Post-it-note for each student **__Description of Idea__** The object of this activity is to keep moving and increase the heart rate. Play music as students jog. Each student takes a post-it-note that already has his/her name on it and places it in a space on the gym floor. This space must not be too close to the outside jogging area. The students jog around a designated area (perimeter of the basketball court for example). Every time they go around 1 lap, they come in through an entrance made by two cones, and grab a stacking cup. They take the stacking cup and place it near the post-it-note with their name on it. They come back near the entrance and leave out the exit (made by two different cones). Students jog another lap and get another cup. They continue this pattern as they build a sculpture with the cups. Students are not allowed to stay at the cups for more than 5 seconds each time. This activity continues for 6-8 minutes or until you run out of stacking cups. Have the students check their pulse before and after the activity. As a cool down, walk around the "museum" with all the stacking cup "sculptures" and see what each student created.

**Variations:** You can use this as part of a lesson on pacing or jogging for fitness and have student run 10-15 minutes. The Instant Activity Board cut this back to 6 minutes so it would meet the criteria of an Instant Activity. **Assessment Ideas:** As an assessment, you can count the number of cups they used for the sculpture to see how many laps they did. The next time you do it, they may want to see if they can use more cups on their sculpture. **Teaching Suggestions:** Generally, I do not make a big deal about the number of cups used by each student. Just trying to complete a sculpture keeps them moving. It is a great way to get kids to move without them really knowing. **Adaptations for Students with Disabilities:** This activity works well with kids with disabilites. You can modify the jog to a walk or lap in a wheelchair. They enjoy creating the sculptures.