Fast Shark, Slow Turtle: fast and slow movement cards.

A fast and slow sorting mat with eight sea creature cards, from a darting shark to a slow, steady turtle. Children sort the creatures, then move or play instruments fast or slowly like each one. It builds careful listening, movement vocabulary and turn-taking. It works well in a hall or outdoors. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Fast and slow sorting mat. • 8 creature cards. Ideas for using it: • Sort it: Is a shark fast or slow? Sort the cards. • Move like me: Dart like a shark. Drift like a jellyfish. • Play it: Play a drum fast for a dolphin, slowly for a turtle. • Freeze! Stop when the music stops. Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Listen with increased attention to sounds. • Respond to what they have heard, expressing their thoughts and feelings. • Use a wider range of vocabulary. • Play with one or more other children, extending and elaborating play ideas. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.