Bulldozers and Builders
Students will be participating in a game that requires them to learn about personal space and how to properly move without running into someone.
Duration
Less than 1 hour
Lesson Type
Traditional Lesson
Lesson Created By: Jacob Scruggs
Essential Question
- What does personal space look like?
- How can I move around the room without running into anybody?
Grade(s):
- Pre K
- Kindergarten
- 1
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Lesson Progression
Bulldozers and Builders
Equipment: Cones, Gym space
Objectives:
- TSWBT demonstrate knowledge of personal space
How to play: Have students sit in a circle or square around the gym. Spread cones all around the floor. The object of the game is for the “bulldozers” to gently lay the cones on their sides and for the “builders” to stand the cones up. This is a continuous game that can be played as a warm up or for the whole lesson.
Tiers:
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- Girls bulldoze all cones. When task is complete they go back to their seat.
- Boys build all cones.
- Boys bulldoze all cones
- Girls build all cones
- Girls bulldoze/Boys are builders
- Boys bulldoze/Girls are builders