movement
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Halloween Movement Ideas
It’s that time of year – Halloween classroom party time! I always loved these days, but I fully understand why some teachers don’t. The kids are already amped up, and then we give them sugar and take away the routine, what are we thinking?! Movement activities can be lifesavers for all of that pent up energy, so I thought I’d gather some excellent ones in one spot to save you a little sanity. Here are some options that’ll fit your party theme and get those wiggles out! Danny Go is always my daughter’s first pick, this is just one of his Halloween offerings: You can’t go wrong with GoNoodle, and…
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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…
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Friday Freebie – Bunny Hop Song
Happy Friday! There is just something about a holiday weekend that makes the weekend even more fun. Today’s freebie is a cute little activity that you can use with your class, send home for your families to try, or use with the children at your own Easter celebration! This adorable Easter Movement Song from That Fun Reading Teacher is on a poster that children can color themselves. I’m sure that your students would love to share this with their families over the weekend so download your copy and send some home! Have a wonderful weekend!
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Friday Freebie – Valentine Movement
Happy Friday! This week has been all about movement activities, so it’s only fitting that this freebie goes with that theme. These Valentine-themed movement cards are from Play Learn Teach and there are a ton of ways that you could use them. Download your set and get a couple days of fun out of them before February is over, then stash them away for next year! Have a wonderful weekend!
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Alphabet Practice with Balloons
The easiest, most simple activities tend to be the ones that always fascinate my students. So it should come as no surprise that this alphabet activity is one of their all-time favorites. The concept is ridiculously simple, I just blow up a bunch of balloons (ideally at least one per child) and use a permanent marker to write a different letter on each balloon. Then I turn on some music and we hit the balloons around, trying to keep them from touching the floor. When the music stops each child has to catch a balloon, and tell me what letter is on their balloon. We repeat this until they…
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Movement Math Activity
Since I’ve been sharing movement activities this week I wanted to remind you about this one; This Movement Math set requires very little prep and is the perfect activity for circle time or small groups. It includes two sets of cards, one with numbers and the other with simple motions. Children get to draw one card from each pile and lead the group in completing the motion the correct number of times. If you’re looking for something different to get the wiggles out or a movement activity that you feel good about putting on your lesson plan, then this one is perfect! Download your copy HERE.
