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Bean Bag Throw
Find a place outdoors where you can hang a hula hoop on a string or rope. Hang
it low enough to be on the children’s level.
Have a basket of bean bags, rubber balls, or tennis balls for the children to throw
through the hoop.
After their turn throwing, have the children take a turn picking up the bean bags
and bringing them back to the basket.
Children who are waiting can toss and catch bean bags with a friend.
Jumping Hula Hoops
Place several hula hoops on the ground in a large open area indoors or outdoors.
Play music as the children walk around the room.
When the music stops have the children go over to a hula hoop, place both feet
together and jump inside.
Limit the number of children who can be in each one.
When the music starts, the children jump back out and walk around again.
Take away one of the hula hoops and repeat, this time allowing a few more
children to jump into each one.
Special Needs Tips
Use a hand signal when you start and stop the music for a child
who is hearing impaired. A child who does not walk can be in
charge of stopping and starting the music for the activity.
What Animal Am I?
At Circle Time, arrange a few toy animals at the front of the group.
Invite a child to show the way one of the animals moves and ask the rest of the
group to guess which animal it is.
Encourage the child to make the sounds the animal makes, too!
After a few children have imitated these animals, ask if someone can choose a
new animal to imitate.
Walk like animals to your next activity or to the playground.
Language Tip
Ask a child who speaks a language other than English to teach
the group the names of the animals in that language.