Warm-up Quest
A warm-up game
by Meghan Fuga, Methacton School District
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Warm-up Quest game mat (see directions below)
4 polyspots *
4 dice *
4 bean bags as game markers *
4 cones to mark perimeter of the gym
Music
* Polyspots, dice and bean bags should be colored coded to
represent each group.
Set-up:
 Warm-up Quest game mat is placed in the center of the gym with the
bean bag game markers at each corner.
 One polyspot is placed in the middle of each quadrant of the gym with a
die on each spot.
 Four cones should be placed in each corner of the gym to mark the
perimeter leaving enough room for students to jog around the
perimeter.
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^ = cones
O = polyspots
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Description: Divide the class into 4 groups of 4-5 students and designate a group
leader. Students in each group stand in a circle around one of the polyspots.
When the music begins:
 The leader in each group rolls the die and jogs to the Warm-up Quest game
mat. When at the mat, the student moves their bean bag marker around
the game mat according to the number rolled. The student reads the
exercise card they landed on and returns to their group and leads the
exercise until the music stops (approximately 30 seconds.) If the exercise
card is a locomotor movement, the student leads his/her group counter
clockwise around the outside perimeter of the gym.
 When the music begins again: The person to the right of leader rolls the
dice and continues the activity.
 The warm-up can continue for 10-15 minutes.
Warm-up Quest Game Mat Directions:
 The mat is a white vinyl table cloth.
 24 5 ½ x 8 ½ clear sheet protectors secured around the outside
perimeter of the vinyl table cloth to place the exercise/skill cards. Cards are
used as spaces around the game mat.
 24 5 ½ x 8 ½ exercise/skill cards
-Cards can be made by copying and pasting activities.
-Print on cardstock
-Cards can include: hurdler stretch, pretend jump rope, planks, run,
jumping jacks, power walk, arm circles, star jumps, mountain climbers, free
dance, jog, crab dips, crab kicks, standing toe touches, side-slide, push-ups,
curl-ups, butterfly stretch, gallop, jog in place, flamingoes, skip, burpees,
student choice.