Act silly and walk across a room like a specific animal! This collaborative group activity allows children to see the world from a new perspective, which can spark creativity.

No materials needed.

1. List at least three animals that walk or run. For example a caterpillar, a crab, and a giraffe.
2. Move across the room as each of those three animals and imagine the room
as it would seem to this animal.
3. Reflect and share. Consider these questions:

• How did you move your body differently to match an animal movement?
• How does crossing the room this way give you a different perspective?
• Does walking like a caterpillar allow you to look up at things that you are used to looking
down upon? What else about the way a caterpillar walks is different from the way you walk?

Try these add-on activities:

• Make a new list of animals, including imaginary creatures such as dragons. Play the activity with imaginary creatures.
• Add a descriptive adjective to each animal, such as clumsy, serious, or busy. For example, a clumsy crab. Try to match both the physical animal and its personality as you act it out.