Exercise Roll - for preschool, kindergarten - any grade or skill level

This is such a fun way to get the kids moving …. and they want to do it!

First you will need to make some dice – use 2 - larger square boxes for this. You will need to decide appropriate exercises for your group of students – older kids can do considerably more activities than younger preschoolers. Whether you are choosing jumping jacks and running in place or doing an obstacle course as an option – choose carefully so that every person in your class can accomplish the task.

You will need 6 activities – Options could be windmills, toe touches, knee bends, knee hugs, arm circles.... even rolling on the floor. For younger students – words printed on the die may not be sufficient – create a picture of the activity – either print a picture off of the internet or use your great skill to 'draw' it (I personally am not a great artist – give me simple any day!) Paste the drawings onto the sides of the box.

The other box will need numbers printed on the sides – for older students – use numbers counted by 2 or 5 – but for the younger students that may lose interest quickly or have the need for 'counting' practice – number it 1 – 6.

Now you are ready to choose a student to be the first to roll the dice – example if the top sides says 3 and jumping jacks – then the students will need to do 3 jumping jacks. Have the students take turn rolling the exercise.