Aim

To practice different directions while enjoying a fun activity

Equipment Required

• Four cones for boundaries (same color).
• Spot marker for every kid.
• Fluff Balls 4-5

 Play Area Set-Up

• Spread the parachute completely and lay it on the ground
• Have children hold the handles of the parachute or rolled up edges

Activity Description

1-  Place Fluff Balls in the middle of the parachute and have the students shake the chute to make the seeds (balls) spring into the air.

2-  Raise the parachute up and call out the colors listed below and have the students crawl underneath the mud (chute), while the other students sit and shake the chute.

3-  Raise the chute in the air like the growing stem, then call out the colors listed above, the students then crawl on top of the chute to the center and lay down like the leaves, basking in the sun.

DEBRIEFING

• How does the parachute help our body?
• What levels did we use today as we were moving?
• If you stretch and grow like a flower, what type of body shape do you have?