Learning Activities For Children » Movement http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com Learning Activities for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and elementary school aged children. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:48:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Butterfly Dance http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/butterfly-dance/ http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/butterfly-dance/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 20:19:36 +0000 Melissa http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/?p=201 Most young children will love classical music if they are introduced to it and there are lots of activities that you can do with some energetic classical music.

One is to give the children two colourful scarves and encourage them to fly around like butterflies. This would be perfect activity for a pre-school class to do during a unit on butterflies.

]]> http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/butterfly-dance/feed/ 1 Standing On One Foot http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/standing-on-one-foot/ http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/standing-on-one-foot/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:35:54 +0000 Melissa http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/?p=194 It is recommended that children learn how to stand on one foot for 5-10 seconds before entering kindergarten. Of course this is not a requirement but allowing for opportunities for your child to practice standing on one foot will encourage him to improve his coordination and motor skills abilities.

Make a game out of it by counting how many seconds you can stand on one foot then counting how many seconds your child can stand on one foot. Switch feet. Repeat a few times if the child still wants to continue.

]]> http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/standing-on-one-foot/feed/ 0 Ready. Set. Rhyme http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/ready-set-rhyme/ http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/ready-set-rhyme/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:22:18 +0000 Melissa http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/?p=190 Some children are kinetic learners, they learn best while moving. Here is a fun rhyming game especially for those children.

If you don’t have an indoor area big enough for all participating children to run, this activity will need to be done outdoors.

  1. Mark a line with masking tape, chalk or any other suitable way.
  2. Mark a designated area several feet away for the children to stop at.
  3. Have the children stand along the line.
  4. Call out 2, 3 or more words at a time (depending on skill level of children). If all the words that you call out rhyme the children run, if they don’t the children stay still.

It is up to you whether or not you want this game to be competitive.

]]> http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/ready-set-rhyme/feed/ 0 Line Challenges http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/line-challenges/ http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/line-challenges/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:59:45 +0000 Melissa http://learningactivitiesforchildren.com/?p=185 Use tape or chalk to make a line on the floor or ground outside using coloured tape or chalk. Encourage children to see how many things they can do: jump over the line, hop along the line, slide on the line etc…

After you suggest some things the children can do, they will probably come up with some of their own creative ideas.

This is a great way to encourage gross motor movements and balancing.

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