Saying Hello to Every Corner of the Room

The whole group follows the teacher around the movement room and says hello to each corner: the window, the mats, the door, the mirror. Children get to know a new space calmly and start to feel safe in it.

How to play

1. Sitting by the door, the teacher explains that the room has corners that want to meet us (1 min).
2. Walk slowly in a line behind the teacher to the first corner and wave to it: "Hello, window!" (1 min).
3. Move on to the next corner with a different walk each time: on tiptoes, stomping, super slow (2 min).
4. When the drum sounds, everyone goes to their favorite corner and touches it with both hands (1 min).
5. Everyone comes back to the door spot and says together: "Hello, room!" (1 min).

Rules

• We walk behind the teacher, no passing.
• We say hello with gentle touches, no banging.
• When the drum sounds, we find our corner and come back to the group.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: the route runs through the middle of the room, never over mats, and the child waves from the wheelchair.
• Autism: keep the route and order the same every time, with a photo of each corner the child holds.
• Visual impairment: the child touches each corner while we describe it (soft, cold, smooth) before moving on.

Learning goals

• Get to know the areas of the movement room.
• Move calmly while following an adult.
• Feel safe in a new place.

Equipment for a class of 25

• Hand drum: 1

Teacher tip

Repeat this greeting at the start of every session in the first weeks: what's familiar is calming. Don't make anyone touch a corner; looking at it from the line is enough.

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