I have found that whispering commands and modelling calm, slow movements encourages further relaxation and calmness of the class. The other children gather around Simon, who gives instructions by saying, Simon says telling the kids to perform a physical. Simon says sleep the students pretend to sleep on their desks. Simon says clap your hands once the students clap once. You say and the students follow: Simon says stand up the students stand up. To get the class to be calm, a good final command is "Miss Smith says fold your arms" and model correct command. You, as teacher, give commands to your class using Simon says to introduce the commands. The teacher then says "Miss Smith says touch your nose" while the teacher touches her ear, or, "Miss Smith says pat your head" while the teacher pats her stomach. For example: the teacher can stand at the front of the class and begin the game by wiggling their fingers (a signal my class have learnt which immediately grabs their attention). It can also be used for classroom practise if there are a few minutes to spare, and is also a good calming down and behaviour management technique. This game can be adapted for a cool down activity as well: warm down stretches etc. Children who are Simon get to pick from a list of commands you provide them. Throughout the day, children need the ability to tolerate sensations, situations and form appropriate responses. Each each child will take a turn being Simon. Self-regulation skills help children to control emotions, thinking, behavior and motor actions in different situations. ![]() If the game is kept pacy, children will find themselves incorrectly copying the teacher's movement instead of the verbal command! Simon Says can be used during lunch bunch or in a social skills group to help with self- regulation. or "Miss Smith says stretch as high as you can on one foot" (to encourage balancing skill) but teacher curls up in a ball. The teacher can model the move correctly but sometimes perform the 'wrong' move, e.g. ![]() "Miss Smith says do 5 star jumps" (to encourage cardio vascular exercise). For example, 'Simon says touch your nose' can only be implemented by students who know what the word for 'nose' is. It's better to keep the game fast-paced to engage children and to playfully 'catch them out'. Simon Says is great for teaching many basic French words, the most obvious ones being body parts, classroom objects, and other nouns. This game is adapted from the 'Simon says' game and encourages: balancing, stretching, cardio vascular exercise, and listening skills. Stay up to date and receive our free email newsletter!. ![]() ![]()
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