Slow Walk on the Moon

Children are astronauts strolling on the Moon, where everything happens in slow motion: slow, long steps, floating arms and deep breaths. It works on very slow, controlled walking to wind down.

How to play

1. We put on our pretend space suits and helmets and count down to land: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (1 min).
2. With soft music, we take slow, long steps across the Moon, as if we weighed almost nothing (2 min).
3. We pick up pretend moon rocks, crouching down very slowly, and put them in our backpacks (1 min).
4. We plant our flag, stand still and take deep breaths, looking at Earth far away (1 min).
5. We walk back to the spaceship backward, very slowly, and lie down in our seats (1 min).

Rules

• On the Moon, everything is super slow.
• Our feet barely make a sound.
• Every astronaut has their own space.
• Breathe slowly inside your helmet.

Variations

Adaptations

• Limited mobility: they do the slow movements with arms and upper body from their wheelchair.
• Visual impairment: a classmate guides them by the hand and describes what they see on the Moon.
• Autism: they can take their walk in a small space of their own, with less going on around them.

Learning goals

• Move in slow motion with control.
• Lower their intensity and catch their breath.
• Show an imagined movement with their bodies.

Equipment for a class of 25

• soft music

Teacher tip

The slower you move, the slower they will. Soft music without lyrics really helps keep the pace.

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