Line hopping

Objectives

• The learner can memorize numbers and colors.
• The learner can understand simple instructions.

Materials

Cards with images of the vocabulary related to the treated topic.

Preparation

Mark a line of at least four meters on the floor.

Instructions

• Divide the group into teams of two or three people.
  
• One learner stands at the end of the line. S/he shows the cards one by one.
  
• The other learner stands at the beginning of the line and follows your instructions:
  Jump and land on your left leg on the left side of the line.
  Jump and land with both legs on the right side of the line.
  Repeat the pattern.
  
• While jumping the line, the learner names what is shown on the cards.
  
• When the learner reaches the end of the line, s/he starts from the beginning, with a more complex pattern.
• Switch roles.

Tips for the instructor

• Once the learner is comfortable doing the pattern, increase the level of difficulty by adding clapping the hands or touching the shoulder. This keeps the brain active.
  
• Combine this exercise with exercises 36 and 37 to make a trail.