Warm up activity wiggles detective

WHO STARTED THE MOVEMENT Learning Intention

This is a movement activity to utilize the wiggles. The warm-up activity gets your students moving
from head to toe! The actual game uses repetitive movement by a leader that is mirrored by its
players while a detective tries to guess the leader

This emphasizes:
quick thinking skills
teamwork
problem solving
mirroring
creative movement
eye contact

Movements can Include

HEAD: nod, shake, side to side, ear to ear
SHOULDERS: shrug one shoulder, shrug two shoulders, circle shoulders, shimmy shake shoulders,
push one shoulder forward
ELBOWS: Flap one, flap both, flap alternate, circle one, circle both, clap together
HIPS: side to side, circle
KNESS: knock together, bend down, criss cross with hands, knee cross-touches to hand

LEGS: Shake out one in front, jump on one, jump on two, rise on tiptoes
TEACHER:
Demonstrate all the actions with whole class in a circle.
Explain what the role of the detective is to use their detective skills to see who is doing the actions
first. Explain that the role of the spies is to keep the leaders name secret.
Advise them all that you are not the Leader, but I will guide them by cueing different body parts if
needed.
Then send one person out of the room after explaining they will be guessing.
Have them leave the room with Suzi. Tell everyone who the leader is that you have chosen.
- The detective must stand in the center of the circle (his back will be to the leader at times).
When the leader is guessed, ask the student what clues helped him guess that and point it out
to the spies

- The Leader performs repeats each action 4 times.

Repeat and see if the spies and detective show learning from the first go.
Modification: Use sound/rhythm through clapping, clapping knees, stomping feet, clapping
shoulders, snapping fingers, stomp as spin around in circle etc,