Happy Counting Crusade Stick Game For Kids
December 17, 2018
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I don't know nearly your kids, but my kids are constantly inward motion together with nosotros LOVE movment activities. I honey it together with I honey their energy, but if nosotros are stuck indoors for whatever argue it starts to campaign me a petty fleck crazy too. You could fifty-fifty brand this an outdoor game too.
I am super excited to role this activity all of the fourth dimension similar a shot when my kids ask to acquire about release energy out or when nosotros desire to practise counting. This activity is also hence slowly to conform for older or younger kids! Scroll downwardly to meet how.
Brainstorm amongst your kids together with come upwards up amongst whatever together with all movements that they tin sack do. Here are a few examples: hop on 1 foot, jump, skip, clap, grapevine, bum kicks, high knees, doggie kicks, leg kicks, arm circles, etc.
Next you'll desire to write each motion on a arts and crafts stick. I similar to brand the arts and crafts sticks await cuter past times adding newspaper record or washi record together with and hence writing the movements on exceed of that.
You'll also desire to write numbers 0-20 on sticks (or for older kids y'all could write uncomplicated improver or subtraction facts).
Finally you'll desire to position each laid of sticks inward a loving cup (or jar) together with laid them inward a location where y'all tin sack access them together with role them often!
Grab 2 sticks together with read the motion activity together with number.
Then y'all tin sack either convey the kid who pulled the sticks do the motion activity or convey everyone do the motion activity on the stick. If your kid pulls the disclose five together with doggie kicks together with hence everyone (or simply the child) would ask to do five doggie kicks. Then it becomes the adjacent person's plough to pick a stick!
This calendar week I came upwards amongst a uncomplicated Counting Movement Stick Game based on several motion stick ideas I've seen teachers role earlier inward their classrooms.
I am super excited to role this activity all of the fourth dimension similar a shot when my kids ask to acquire about release energy out or when nosotros desire to practise counting. This activity is also hence slowly to conform for older or younger kids! Scroll downwardly to meet how.
Materials Needed:
- 2 jars or cups
- craft sticks
- sharpie
- paper or washi record (optional)
Prep Ahead:
Brainstorm amongst your kids together with come upwards up amongst whatever together with all movements that they tin sack do. Here are a few examples: hop on 1 foot, jump, skip, clap, grapevine, bum kicks, high knees, doggie kicks, leg kicks, arm circles, etc.
Next you'll desire to write each motion on a arts and crafts stick. I similar to brand the arts and crafts sticks await cuter past times adding newspaper record or washi record together with and hence writing the movements on exceed of that.
You'll also desire to write numbers 0-20 on sticks (or for older kids y'all could write uncomplicated improver or subtraction facts).
Finally you'll desire to position each laid of sticks inward a loving cup (or jar) together with laid them inward a location where y'all tin sack access them together with role them often!
To Play:
Grab 2 sticks together with read the motion activity together with number.
Then y'all tin sack either convey the kid who pulled the sticks do the motion activity or convey everyone do the motion activity on the stick. If your kid pulls the disclose five together with doggie kicks together with hence everyone (or simply the child) would ask to do five doggie kicks. Then it becomes the adjacent person's plough to pick a stick!
doggie kicks
I also decided to do a Fall themed version of our motion stick game since my kids are super excited nearly Fall activities correct now. The motion activities I came upwards amongst included things similar jumping inward leaves together with picking apples.
Other Fall movements could include...
- throw leaves inward the air
- rake leaves
- pick upwards a pumpkin
- gather nuts
arm circles
For younger kids y'all tin sack simply skip the counting business office of this activity (or simply stick to numbers 1-5) together with simply do the movements.
kicks
For older kids write downwardly a disclose judgement instead of simply a disclose on the sticks. Have the kid solve the disclose judgement inward club to know how many movements they ask to do.
Have y'all tried motion games similar this amongst your kids before? I loved how this activity easily incorporated disclose recognition together with counting together with was active together with fun too!
If your kids similar y'all move, y'all mightiness relish these other favorite motion games...
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