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| *Place colored shapes around the room and give children a bean bag. The child will toss the bean bag onto one of the shapes and jump to that shape. (Or skip, run, hop, etc.)
*Hop in place, forward or backward *Skip or Skip with a partner *Ropes: can you make shapes out of the rope; tie a knot in it; jump over it, go under it, or walk on it? *Parachutes: make waves with it, put a ball on it and roll it around or roll it to a friend, raise it and have children run under it *Tires: walk around the rim of the tire, step in and out of the tires, hang it and through a ball or bean bag through it. Small tires can be rolled. *Balance Beam If you don’t have a balance beam, or are concerned with young children twisting ankles, place a piece of colored masking tape on the floor and have children walk on in the same manner as a balance beam.) Children can try walking on this with a bean bag on their head, or again, balancing an object on their palm.) *Hopscotch *Dancing to music |
| Walk *Walk slowly or fast throughout a defined space *Walk in a circle, square, rectangle, triangle *Walk forwards and backwards *Walk on tiptoes and heels *Walk lightly and heavily *Walk with a bean bag or other objects on the child’s head *Walk while balancing objects on the child’s palm Run *Run with knees high *Run backwards *Run on tiptoes *Move like animals *Run in circles or zig zag patterns Jump *Jump in place or over objects *Jump to rhythms *Chimney Crawl Create a row of blocks, parallel to each other, wide enough for children to fit between. Children lie on their stomach and “wiggle” through the block path. *Obstacle Course *Hang a hula hoop from the ceiling and allow children to throw a bean bag through the center *Walk while balancing an object on a spoon *Create a golf course using blocks |
| GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES SUBMITTED BY BRENDA ALWARD MARCH 29, 2007 |
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