Silent Delivery Crew

Children are delivery workers carrying a homemade shaker along a path of cones and hoops without letting it rattle, so they don't wake the baby sleeping at the end. They practice fine control of movement while traveling and listening to their own silence.

How to play

1. The teacher shows the homemade shakers (well-sealed containers with rice), and we check how they sound when shaken (1 min).
2. Tell the story: a baby (a doll in a box) is sleeping at the end of the path, and we need to deliver the package without making noise (1 min).
3. First trip: walk slowly holding the shaker with both hands along the straight path and set it next to the baby (3 min).
4. Second trip: the path curves between cones and goes in and out of hoops, holding the shaker in one hand (4 min).
5. Third trip: carry it on an open palm or on your head, steadied with one hand (3 min).
6. Sit around the baby and listen to the silence we made together (2 min).

Rules

• The package travels without a sound.
• If it rattles, no big deal: stop, breathe, and keep going.
• Each delivery worker stays on their path and doesn't push past others.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: carries the shaker on their lap in the wheelchair, controlling the speed of the wheels or push.
• Hearing impairment: use a shaker with bells taped outside or one they can feel vibrate in their hand.
• Autism: give them their own path marked with one color of cones and the same number of trips they saw in the demo.

Learning goals

• Control movement while traveling to avoid making sound.
• Reach a simple goal calmly.
• Appreciate shared silence.

Equipment for a class of 25

• maracas caseras: 25
• conos: 12
• aros: 6

Teacher tip

Seal the shakers with plenty of tape and check them; no loose rice on the floor. Set up three parallel paths so there are no lines and nobody waits too long.

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