During the winter I make sure to give my students just as much time for active motor games that I do during the rest of the year, but these activities have to be a little more structured because of safety concerns associated with being indoors, and the fact that we don't want to bother the children in the classroom next door.
Here is a list of some of my favorite large motor games to play inside:
Dancing
- Free dance to different kinds of music
- Dancing with ribbon wands, colored scarves, or crepe paper streamers
- Freeze dancing (when the music stop the children have to freeze)
- Interpretive dancing (dance like a...)
- Movement songs (songs that have instructions for the children to follow, like those by Greg and Steve, Dr. Jean, etc.)
Relay Games
- Pass the ball (have children pass different sized balls down the line different ways - i.e. between their knees, over their shoulder, etc.)
- Crab walking
- Hopping (on 2 feet and on 1 foot)
- Walking backwards
- Carrying a cotton ball on a spoon
Coordination Games
- Balancing different objects on your head (a piece of paper, a book, a block, etc.)
- Bean Bag toss
- Obstacle courses using classroom furniture
- Climbing over/under streamer obstacle courses
Balloon Games
- Balloon tennis (use paper plates as rackets)
- the Name Game (Write each child's name on a balloon, they can only play with the balloon that has their name on it)
- Balloon letter recognition (write different letters all over the balloon, the children have to name the letters that their hands cover when they catch the balloon)
- Laundry basket soccer or basketball
This list should keep your kiddos busy for a while!
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