fitness
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Friday Freebie – Fitness fun
Happy Friday! I am so excited about the freebie that I have to share with you today. I’ve been sharing fun fitness ideas all week, and this freebie is an awesome addition to your movement activities. You have to go check out these Fitness Blast Mini Workouts from Cap’n Pete’s Power PE. They look like so much fun and I know my students would appreciate something a little different for our movement activities. Download your set and have a wonderful weekend!
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Fitness in the classroom – Water Challenge
You can’t talk about fitness without talking about water intake. Did you know that the average preschooler should drink 40-50 ounces of water every day? There’s a good chance that most of your students aren’t drinking this much water, but this little challenge set will help. The large water cup tracker sheet can be laminated so that children can use it daily. Students can use the water drop sheet to track how many week days each month they meet their water goals by coloring in a water drop each day that they meet their goal. Download your set here – its FREE!
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Fitness in the classroom – Balance Beam
A balance beam is a simple piece of equipment that can help preschoolers build and perfect a number of different skills – everything from basic balance, to core muscle strength, to patience, and coordination. A balance beam can easily be used indoors or outdoors, and the best part is that they are really easy to make. In Lieu of Preschool has a great tutorial for a simple balance beam, go check it out and have fun with your new classroom balance beam!
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Fitness in the Classroom – Using a Stability Ball
I truly believe that preschool is a time to introduce children to new concepts and experiences. I’m not necessarily looking for skill mastery, my goal is exposure. That goes for fitness activities too. I know that preschoolers may not be able to use a stability ball the way that it was developed to be used – simply because they are too small and haven’t refined their own balance and coordination. That doesn’t mean they can’t still have fun with it. In fact, can you picture what your students would do if you brought a stability ball into the classroom tomorrow, they would probably go crazy over it. An ideal space…
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Fitness in the classroom – Dancing
Getting healthy is the most popular new year’s resolution, whether you’ve given up on your resolutions already or not, it’s never too early to help children learn to enjoy physical activity. One of my favorite movement activities to do in the classroom is dancing. They are so many different ways to engage children in this particular activity, from the type of music you choose to the props that you have available. Even the most timid children can enjoy dancing with the group. Here are some ideas to make dancing interesting: Dance with colored scarves Make ribbon rings to dance with Give each child a carpet square to designate their dancing…