If you’re looking for an easy PE instant activity or warm up game for K-5, then Crazy Freeze Dance is it! I absolutely love this game and I guarantee it will get everyone moving.
If you’re looking for more PE warm up games and cooperative activities, be sure to check out Crack The Code and Turtle Tag!
Equipment:
There are only 2 things you will need for this game:
-Music
-Dance Poses
You can create your own or you can use mine which can be found here:
The set includes over 70 different poses
How To Play
There are 2 different ways you can play. I use both ways and it usually depends on the grade level, time of year, and learning outcomes that we are working on.
Variation #1
This variation is more structured and is a great way teach/review locomotor movements
▪️ Have your students spread out.
▪️ Students can only travel on the lines of the gym floor.
▪️ Before turning on the music, give students a locomotor movement and this is how they will travel around the gym. For example skipping, galloping, jumping, running, etc.
▪️ When the music starts, students can begin performing the movement
▪️ When the music stops, students will stop and look at you. You will choose a dance pose and hold it high in the air.
▪️ Students have 5 seconds to mirror/mimic the pose you are holding in the air. When you get to 0, yell “FREEZE!”

▪️ Students must freeze and hold the pose until you say “UNFREEZE”
▪️ Depending on the grade level and pose, you can change the time to make it either easier or harder
▪️ Before starting the music for the next round, yell out a new locomotor movement for students to perform.
▪️ Repeat the process and you can gradually increase the difficulty of the game by choosing harder poses.
Variation #2
This variation is more about exploring and giving students the opportunity to move in their own way.
▪️ Have your students spread out around the gym. They don’t have to be on the lines!
▪️ When the music starts, students can start showing off their dance moves or start moving around the gym however they feel
▪️ For safety reasons, I always add in the rule that students can’t go upside down.
▪️ When the music stops, students will stop and look at you. You will choose a dance pose and hold it high in the air.
▪️ Students have 5 seconds to mirror/mimic the pose you are holding in the air. When you get to 0, yell “FREEZE!”
▪️ Students must freeze and hold the pose until you say “UNFREEZE”
▪️ Repeat the process and you can gradually increase the difficulty of the game by choosing harder poses.
Fun Challenge
A fun challenge to add to this game is showing 2, 3, or 4 poses at once
Students will have to find a partner(s) and each one will mirror/mimic each pose that you are holding

Video Overview:
If you’re interested in seeing the complete video overview, you can find it below:
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