Create · Week 10 · Program week 46
Pounce the Panther
Quiet steps · Respect
Travel a shared course without bumping, using quiet steps and clear passing.
35 minutes · ages 3–8
Try this at home
We made a path with a waiting spot so friends did not bump.
- 1A hallway is one person wide. Mark a wait spot with a shoe.
- 2Take turns walking it.
- 3Say “your turn” when you finish.
Stay on the floor. If it feels wobbly, make the challenge smaller.
Talk about respect
How do rules about space help people get along?
Look for this: They wait at the marked spot instead of crowding the narrow part.
The story
Pounce designs a trail that two friends can use at once, because he marked where to wait.
Leave space. Make little noise.
What happens in class
Gather and story · 4 min
- Pounce designs a trail that two friends can use at once, because he marked where to wait.
- We will build a path that respects more than one person.
- Children sit where they can see you and the equipment. Show the careful version once.
Warm-up · 5 min
- Review “passing” and stopping.
- Quiet lap.
- Point out a waiting spot.
Skill practice · 14 min
- A short course: line walk, around a cone, stop on a spot.
- A waiting spot is marked before the narrowest part.
- Two children may be on the course only if one is waiting when the other is in the narrow part.
- They design nothing taller than the floor.
Game · 7 min
- Pairs move the waiting spot until it feels obvious.
- They teach the rule: “Wait here if a friend is on the line.”
- Test it with a third child if the group is ready.
Cool-down and character · 5 min
- Thank the person who waited for you.
- Respect is a rule everyone can see.