Activity 5
Lets get moving chatterbox
(i) Mix and match each picture with the correct step.
(ii) Now that you have correctly matched all the pictures, have fun making your own Chatterbox using the given materials and instructions.
Making of Chatterbox
Take an A4 piece of paper and fold one corner across to form a triangle. Press down to crease the edge.
Cut off the excess rectangle at the end with a pair of scissors.
Open out the triangle and fold the opposite corners together. Press along the edge to form a crease.
Open out again and, this time, fold each point of the square into the centre. Continue until you have a square
Turn the square over and fold the square points into the centre again. Press the edges down to crease.
Now fold the chatterbox in half. Open out and fold in half along the opposite crease.
Slip your thumbs and forefingers under the square boxes. Your chatterbox is now ready for some decoration.
Using some coloured felt tip pens or pencils, on each of the four outer squares, draw one fruit or one vegetable. Colour the fruits and vegetables.
Flip the square over and number each triangle from 1 to 8.
Lift the triangle flaps and write down one of the following underneath each triangle: Do 10 squats. Do 10 jumping jacks. Balance on one foot for 15 seconds. Do 3 burpees. Do 15 seconds plank on forearms. Bounce a ball ontinuously for 15 seconds with both hands. Bounce a ball continuously for 15 seconds with your dominant hand. • Bounce a ball continuously for 15 seconds with your non-dominant hand. .
Fold the chatterbox back up. Your chatterbox is now ready for some fun time!
How to play?
1. Get one family member to join you. If more than one family member wants to join in, you can play in pairs or 2 teams.
2. Practise the following movements as a warm up.
1
Squats
3
Balancing on one foot
5
Plank on forearms
2
Jumping Jacks
4
Burpees
6
Bouncing a ball with one or both hands
3. Insert your thumb and forefinger in the square pockets to move the chatter box and start playing.
4. Ask someone to pick a fruit or vegetable drawn on one of the square pockets.
5. Spell out the name of the fruit/vegetable while moving your thumbs and forefingers to open and close the chatterbox frontwards and sideways (e.g., mango, five letters, move five times).
6. Then, ask the player to choose one of the numbers written inside. Open and close the chatter box, as you count the chosen number.
7. Together, read the movements written inside and ask the player to perform the given movement.
8. Swap over and have fun letting the other player/pair/team be in charge for moving the chatter box.
NOTE to Parents
A paper chatter box is a simple origami project that involves folding a sheet of paper. It is a popular game you can use to play with your kids and other family members. It reinforces communication skills and keeps the brain healthy. This game has been designed to also promote physical activity by getting players to perform movements that children of Grade 5 have been exposed to during their Health and Physical Education classes.
NOTE to Teachers
Related Values and Citizenship Education topic/concept: Communicating with Others