Printable session plan · Substitute Teacher Movement Games
A practical, time-bounded plan for substitute teachers in an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period. Use it to rehearse one clear activity without improvising the room, camera, or participation rules.
The practical question is how to provide an active option that is easy to explain and stop through help newcomers understand the organization through participation when the adult may not know the class routines or room layout; guests arrive in waves and do not share the same context.
This is a run-of-show companion to the broader Open-House Substitute Teacher Movement Games use-case guide. Its purpose is narrower: help the operator or host run one thoughtful session with a defined start, a clear option to pause, and a prepared fallback.
The connection works when a visible action gives people a reason to look, understand, and choose. In a substitute-led class period, a simple script, visible boundary, and no complicated equipment; a short motion round can sit beside the main purpose instead of asking the whole group to become an audience at once.
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Mark and test the operating footprint. Mark one camera position away from furniture, doors, cables, queues, tools, food, and the main route through an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period. WhackAMole comes first because its movement can be tested inside the real footprint while a self-contained turn that can begin and end at any time remains visible.
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Rehearse the exact opening moment. In an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period, the host opens with WhackAMole because the adult may not know the class routines or room layout; guests arrive in waves and do not share the same context. The host uses a self-contained turn that can begin and end at any time, gives one complete turn, and hands the result back to substitute teachers so the activity can provide an active option that is easy to explain and stop through help newcomers understand the organization through participation. The operating angle is a simple script, visible boundary, and no complicated equipment.
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Assign and rehearse the operator sequence. The host names the first action in one sentence, demonstrates WhackAMole, invites a voluntary turn, waits for the result, and offers LaserEyes only when the room still supports provide an active option that is easy to explain and stop through help newcomers understand the organization through participation. Next: LaserEyes or observe; mark the exit.
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Brief privacy and contingency choices before opening. In an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period, explain the webcam view before play and keep it separate from attendance, purchase, membership, student, health, or contact records. Do not record or share participant images by default; offer a no-camera or watching role to anyone who does not want to appear. If the adult may not know the class routines or room layout; guests arrive in waves and do not share the same context, pause the station before it interferes with the main purpose of an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period. Switch to LaserEyes or a no-camera explanation, keep the same marked zone, and stop cleanly.
Decision standard: The format can provide an active option that is easy to explain and stop through help newcomers understand the organization through participation without interfering with the main purpose of an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period.
A good game order for an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period makes the host’s next sentence obvious. Begin with a readable cue, then keep an alternative ready for the people who prefer less movement or no camera.
arm reaches and whole-body leaning
Whack A Mole is included for Open-House Substitute Teacher Movement Games because it uses arm reaches and whole-body leaning in compact-to-medium standing space with moderate movement.
Play fit: first-time players who benefit from a familiar reach-to-hit rule For open-house substitute teacher movement games, plan for compact-to-medium standing space with moderate movement.
head-position aiming
Laser Eyes is included for Open-House Substitute Teacher Movement Games because it uses head-position aiming in seated or standing space with low movement.
Play fit: quiet, contained participation when floor travel is unsuitable For open-house substitute teacher movement games, plan for seated or standing space with low movement.
shoulder leaning with optional half-squats
Snow Trail is included for Open-House Substitute Teacher Movement Games because it uses shoulder leaning with optional half-squats in compact standing space with light-to-moderate movement.
Play fit: controlled, lower-travel play with an easy-to-read steering loop For open-house substitute teacher movement games, plan for compact standing space with light-to-moderate movement.
Later choices: BubbleMatch. In an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period, offer LaserEyes first to anyone choosing a quieter, seated-capable, or lower-movement role. Also provide coaching, scorekeeping, observing, and a clear option to skip the round.
Mark one camera position away from furniture, doors, cables, queues, tools, food, and the main route through an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period. WhackAMole comes first because its movement can be tested inside the real footprint while a self-contained turn that can begin and end at any time remains visible. Test camera framing and backlight from that exact zone before the first WhackAMole turn.
In an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period, offer LaserEyes first to anyone choosing a quieter, seated-capable, or lower-movement role. Also provide coaching, scorekeeping, observing, and a clear option to skip the round. In an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period, explain the webcam view before play and keep it separate from attendance, purchase, membership, student, health, or contact records. Do not record or share participant images by default; offer a no-camera or watching role to anyone who does not want to appear. Everyone has the right to opt out, choose an observer role, or stop the activity without having to explain or justify that choice.
If the adult may not know the class routines or room layout; guests arrive in waves and do not share the same context, pause the station before it interferes with the main purpose of an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period. Switch to LaserEyes or a no-camera explanation, keep the same marked zone, and stop cleanly.
For substitute teachers, keep the promise modest: a clear, optional activity with a prepared fallback. Apply the requirements that govern your setting before running the session.
The relevant check is practical: can substitute teachers see the cue, understand the turn, and stop comfortably? The WHO Guidelines provide context, not a promise about this activity. WHO Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour.
What to observe here: The format can provide an active option that is easy to explain and stop through help newcomers understand the organization through participation without interfering with the main purpose of an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period.
In an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period, the host opens with WhackAMole because the adult may not know the class routines or room layout; guests arrive in waves and do not share the same context. The host uses a self-contained turn that can begin and end at any time, gives one complete turn, and hands the result back to substitute teachers so the activity can provide an active option that is easy to explain and stop through help newcomers understand the organization through participation. The operating angle is a simple script, visible boundary, and no complicated equipment.
Mark one camera position away from furniture, doors, cables, queues, tools, food, and the main route through an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period. WhackAMole comes first because its movement can be tested inside the real footprint while a self-contained turn that can begin and end at any time remains visible. Test camera framing and backlight from that exact zone before the first WhackAMole turn.
If the adult may not know the class routines or room layout; guests arrive in waves and do not share the same context, pause the station before it interferes with the main purpose of an open-house welcome period connected to a substitute-led class period. Switch to LaserEyes or a no-camera explanation, keep the same marked zone, and stop cleanly.