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Practice games

Red Light, Green Light Cars

Green means drive (run) with engine noises. Red means freeze. Park on a marker at the end.

At home 5 min 2 to 4 players Indoors Garden Park With a grown-up With brothers, sisters or friends

Moving Well Me and My Ball Work hard

Red Light, Green Light Cars: set-up Gpark here

The grown-up at one end holds up green or red; the cars drive on green, freeze on red and park on the marker at the end.

Set up

  • The grown-up holds up something green or red.
  • Put a marker at the end as the parking space.

Indoors, garden or park.

How to play

  • Green: drive (run) and make engine noises. Red: freeze.
  • Park on the marker at the end.
  • Stage 1: no ball.
  • Stage 2: carry the ball. It is the shopping in the boot.
  • Stage 3: the ball is the car. On red, stop it with a foot on top and freeze with arms up.
  • Start with just two colours, and add amber once they have got it.

Stages

Stage 1No ball.Stage 2Carry the ball. It is the shopping in the boot.Stage 3The ball is the car. On red, stop it with a foot on top and freeze with arms up.

Make it easier

  • Just two colours, slow changes.

Make it harder

  • Add amber.
  • Move to the next stage.

Three things to say

  • Body first, then the ball in the hands, then the ball at the feet.
  • One instruction at a time.
  • Every stop gets a cheer.

Words that work: "Brrrm!"

Colts habit

Work hard: drive all the way to the parking space.

Both feet

Stop the car with either foot.

Heads up

Watch for the colour.

Safety: Clear the floor. Keep well away from roads. The grown-up stays close.

Keeping score: Not counted. Cheers only.