Movement Dice

1. Movement Dice Pathways & Levels Straight Curved Zigzag High Medium Low Body Parts Head Shoulder Elbow Hand Knee Foot Locomotor Walk or Run Skip Slide Gallop Jump Hop #’s 1 2 3 4 5 6 Non-Locomotor Shake Swing Sway Twist / Rotate Stretch Bend & Straighten Directions Forward Backward Sideward Up Down Diagonal Relationships In front of Behind Around Beside Over or Under On or Off Effort Quickly Slowly Loudly or Forcefully Smoothly Quietly or Lightly Irregularly or Unevenly

2. Movement Dice • The eight Movement Dice can be used alone or in different combinations to encourage movement skills. • 8 Movement Categories • Number • Pathways & Levels • Body parts • Locomotor Moves • NonLocomotor Moves • Directions • Relationships • Effort Roll the Dice Examples: Walk loudly around your mat – Jump on 6 Put you shoulder on 6

3. Movement Dice • Number Dice - Example: • --Show me how you can balance on 3 body parts • --Show me how you can balance on 6 body parts • Locomotor and Number Dice - Example: • --Show me how you can skip around the mat and land on 9 • --Show me how you can slide around the mat and land on 5 • Non-Locomotor and Number Dice - Example: • --Show me how you can swing a body part while standing on 7 • --Show me how you can twist and rotate a body part while standing on 3 • Number and Body Part Dice - Example: • --Show me how you can put your knee on 2 • --Show me how you can put your hand on 6 • Non Locomotor, Effort and Number Dice - Example: • --Show me how you can shake quickly on number 5 • --Show me how you can sway smoothly on number 4