by Neetu | May 28, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
This activity develops dynamic balance, coordination, and rhythm required for activities at older ages such as running, skipping, hopping, and dancing.
Activity Description
Talk with your preschool child about horses. How do horses move?
Tell your child that you will practice galloping like a horse.
Show your child how to gallop.
One foot steps forward, and the trailing foot immediately “kicks” forward to almost touching the back of the front foot.
Ask your child to gallop with you around the house or playground.
Tip: Make horse “whinny” noises as you gallop.
Tip: If you have paper ribbon or streamers, take turns using them as horse reins – you can “pull” your child as you gallop, and your child can “pull” you as you gallop.
Tip: Galloping comes before Skipping.
Variations
Play “Follow the Leader” as horses – this makes galloping into a game
Required Material
4 Boundary cone, small hurdle.
by Neetu | May 28, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
This activity develops coordination, balance, and strength as kids try to imitate the movements of a crab.
Activity Description
In a flat, open area, show your child how to crab walk.
Squat on the ground, place hands behind you and lift your hips off the ground.
Start “walking” using hands and feet.
Play follow the leader as you crab walk.
Variations
• Challenge your child to a crab walk race over a short distance.
• If several children are present, play a game of tag in a confined area while crab walking.
Required Material
4 Boundary cone
by Neetu | May 28, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
This activity develops hand-eye coordination, as well as fine motor control of the hands and fingers.
Activity Description
Show your child how to drop a ball, let it bounce once, and then catch.
Encourage your child to drop and catch the ball many times in a row.
Let your child try different sizes of balls, and start with balls that are easier to catch (e.g. larger balls).
Variations
If it helps, children with physical disabilities can sit down while bouncing and catching, so their hands are free to catch.
Required Material
4 Boundary cone, soft Basketball/ Beach ball
by Neetu | May 28, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
This activity develops coordination, balance, and strength as kids try to imitate the movements of a bear.
Activity Description
Talk with your preschool child about bears. How do bears move?
Show your child how to crawl like a bear. Knees do not touch the ground.
Stretch out a rope or ribbon on the grass, or find a line marked on the floor.
Crawl along the rope, ribbon, or line like a tightrope in the circus. Feet and hands must stay on the rope, ribbon, or line.
Variations
Challenge your child to do a bear crawl backward!
Required Material
4 Boundary cone
by Neetu | May 28, 2021 | Manthan
Learning Outcome
This activity develops throwing.
Activity Description
Place a start marker on the ground with the first hula hoop approximately 3-4 meters away. This is the first golf hole.
Place your next start marker near the first hoop with the second hoop approximately 3-4 meters away. This is your second golf hole.
Continue to place more markers and hoops to create as many golf holes as you want.
Starting at the first marker, participants try to throw their bean bags into the first hoop.
If their bean bag misses the hoop, participants retrieve their bean bag, return to the start line, and throw again until the bean bag lands in the hoop.
Participants move to the next start marker and play the next golf hole.
The game ends when all participants have gotten their bean bags into all the hoops and completed the entire golf course.
Variations
If you want to add a bit of competition, record each player’s total number of throws at each hole. The winner is the player with the lowest score at the end of the game.
Required Material
4 Boundary cone, Bean bag, softball, box
