Copy the Pose on the Card

Children travel among hoops and, when they reach one, copy with their body the pose drawn on the card inside (arms up, one knee bent, hands on shoulders...). It builds the step from a drawing of a body to a real pose, placing each part where it belongs.

How to play

1. The teacher spreads hoops on the floor with a pose card in each one and demonstrates two or three poses (2 min).
2. To the music, everyone walks among the hoops; when it stops, each child steps into a nearby hoop and copies the pose on its card (3 min).
3. The teacher visits the hoops asking, "Where are your hands?" "Which knee is bent?" (2 min).
4. Change how we travel (jumping, sideways, crawling) and add harder cards with elbows and ankles (3 min).
5. In pairs, one child makes up a pose and the other copies it; then switch (2 min).

Rules

• One child per hoop; if it's taken, find another or share.
• Look carefully at the card before getting into position.
• Hold the pose still until the music comes back.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: a set of cards with only arms, head and trunk, and hoops placed near the child.
• Visual impairment: the teacher or a classmate describes the pose in words and guides with their hands if needed.
• Autism: use fewer hoops and always the same first card so the child starts feeling secure.

Learning goals

• Reproduce a pose from a drawing.
• Place specific body parts in a given position.
• Travel in different ways while respecting others' space.

Equipment for a class of 25

• Pose cards: 25
• Hoops: 25

Teacher tip

Draw the poses as very clear stick figures with the key part in color. At first, kids stare at the card and forget their body, so ask about one part at a time.

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