A fun class for young kids

Here is a class I do for my kindergarten gym class on Halloween.  The lesson is about feelings.  I have pasted the lesson plan below.  The class is written to take 30 minutes.

The dance is fun and gets the kids warmed up. The kids really enjoy the activity knock over the pumpkin as well as "ghost, ghost, witch."

A few things I've changed in the lesson plan are:  I took out step over the mummy due to time constraints, for the activity "ghost, ghost, witch" (duck, duck, goose), I call out ghost and witch to make sure everyone gets picked and there is no loser.  The kid who was tapped as witch is the new tapper.

		PE Class Halloween
		Key Phrase	Happy Halloween / What’s this? , It’s a _____________ /stomp your feet , clap your hands, walk like Frankenstein, take it to the left/right
		Vocabulary	Pumpkin, hands, spiders, smashing, witch, witches hat, ghost, Frankenstein, shake, Stomp, feet, clap, Frankenstein, left, right, Halloween dance, step, jump, mummy, big ball, small ball, throw, roll
		Aim	Students will learn about halloween, while developing spacial awareness, developing gross/fine motor skills, and developing organizational skills through English songs, games and dance.
		Materials	1.      CD with music “The Halloween dance” 2.      Pictures of:  pumpkin, hand, spider, witch, ghost, Frankenstein, mummy 3.      Small boxes, with pumpkin pictures, for putting bigger balls on=10 4.      10 big balls to put on top of boxes with pumpkin pics 5.      40 small balls
Main Lesson	Motivation	Enjoying English through song and exercise.  1. Warm up/exercise  2.Halloween dance.  3. Step/jump over the mummy.  4. Knock over the pumpkin.  5. Feed the pumpkin.
	Introduction	1.      Welcome students and get them seated. 2.      Introduce myself and introduce class. 3.      Take of socks 4.      Warm up and exercise-pumpkin fists, boo hands, spiders, smashing spiders, witches hat, two flying ghosts, Frankenstein sit ups, shake the scaries out 5.      Halloween Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ADcSI4jBIg
	Main Session	6.      Step/jump over the mummy 7.      Knock over the pumpkin (big balls sitting on top of small boxes) 8.      Ghost, ghost, witch
	Conclusion	9.      Put on socks, clean up. 10.  If time allows review
	Review	11.  Low level: vocabulary High level: vocabulary answering in full sentences.

1.      Warm up:

Also consider these before doing any fine motor or craft activities. Have the children do "warm ups" to get their hands and minds ready to work!

Pumpkin Fists: Make tight fists.

Boo Hands: Have the children stretch their hands as far as they can saying "boo!!"

Spiders: Tapping fingers on the table/floor.

Smashing Spiders: Smash "spiders" with flat hands onto table or floor.

Witches hats: Use pincer fingers to make a triangle, place it on your head and make witch noises.

Two Ghost Flying: Have children take their hands and press the palms together and "fly" with their arms.

Frankenstein Sitting: Sit on a chair or floor and do sit ups with flat palms.

Shake the Scaries out: Shake your whole arms and hands.

2.      Halloween dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ADcSI4jBIg

Song lyrics: 

This is the Halloween dance

Stomp with your feet

And clap with your hands

Walk like Frankenstein through the night

Take it to the left and take it to the right

Let’s go, do the Halloween dance

3.      Jump/step over the mummy

a.       Teacher will then have the students sit down in a line.

b.      Teacher will show a picture of a mummy and ask what is it?  Students will answer or teacher will tell and students will repeat.

c.       Teacher will then separate the kids in to two lines if it’s a big class.

d.      Teacher will have the children hold hands and spread out an arm’s length away from each other.

e.       Teacher will then have the students sit down still at an arm’s length from each other.

f.       Teacher will then demonstrate that the students will take turns stepping/jumping over each other’s feet down the line until they return back to their spot. (much like-duck-duck-goose)

g.      Each student will go until all the students have stepped/jumped over each other.

4.      Knock over the pumpkin

Students are lined up on one side of the gym.  Place Small boxes with pumpkin pictures on the opposite side.  Place large balls on the boxes.  Students all have small balls.  (mini soccer or basketballs) Students stand on the opposite line and throw or roll balls trying to knock the big balls off the boxes.

5.      WITCH, WITCH, GHOST... (Played like Duck, Duck, Goose) 
Four or more children sit, stand, or kneel in a circle facing in. One child goes around the circle touching each person on the head as they pass and say "Ghost". They continue around the circle tapping and saying "Ghost" until they decide they are ready to tap someone on the head and say "Witch". They then proceed to run around the circle. The "Witch" must run around the circle in the opposite direction. Both are racing for the open spot in the circle. The loser gets to be the caller for the next round. Variations on this game are many including hopping, skipping etc.