Two on This Foot, Two on That

On paths of circles drawn on the ground, children hop forward following patterns: two hops on the sticker foot, two on the other, all the way to the end. It works on alternating one-foot hops, laterality and remembering a pattern.

How to play

1. Put a sticker on one shoe and do little hops in place on that foot, then on the other (2 min).
2. Along the circle path: two hops on the sticker foot, two on the other, saying it out loud (3 min).
3. New patterns the teacher shows with foot drawings at the start of the path: one and one, three and three (3 min).
4. Each pair makes up a pattern and teaches it to another pair (2 min).
5. Walk the path backward to loosen up our legs (2 min).

Rules

• I say out loud which foot I'm hopping on.
• If both feet touch down, I take a breath and continue the pattern.
• I wait until the child ahead has left the path.

Variations

Adaptations

• Less balance: a buddy walks alongside offering a hand.
• Limited mobility: do the pattern by raising hands (right twice, left twice) while moving forward.
• Hearing loss: show the patterns on cards with colored footprints.

Learning goals

• Hop on one foot, alternating feet.
• Remember and repeat a pattern.
• Know which foot they are using.

Equipment for a class of 25

• chalk
• large stickers: 25

Teacher tip

Draw three or four paths with circles one small hop apart, no more. Hopping is tiring: follow each turn with a walk back.

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