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Walking. In this activity, children walk in a circle at their normal pace and cadence. After they have a feel for how they walk, they are asked to walk faster than usual and then to walk in slow motion. Walking is then linked to feelings, so that the children walk as if they were tired, happy, or sad. After this experience, children are instructed to act as if they were walking on or through different terrain, including a desert, a mountain, mud, ice, water, and even silly substances such as peanut butter, whipped cream, yogurt, and cornflakes. After the walk is completed (usually by pretending to walk through a grassy meadow), children and their leaders talk about what the experiences were like.

Locomotion. The idea behind the locomotion exercise is to have children see how many different movements they can make to get from one place to another (e.g., jumping, running, and skipping). They can then combine movements and even do the same movements with a partner. Afterward, the feelings involved with these movements are processed.

Robot. In robot, children pretend they can only move or talk as a robot does. They become stiff-limbed and monotone. Halfway into the exercise, they become human again. After the exercise, they work with their facilitators and talk about the robot-to-human experience.