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Books to read: Run . Jump . Hide . Slide . Splash: the 200 Best Outdoor Games Ever by Joe Rhatigan Rain Newcomb (J 796 RHA) Watch and listen on Videos, DVDs, and CDs: Things That Go (DVD) J 372.86 THI Get Fit America for Kids (DVD) J 613.7 GET Go, Go Animals (DVD) J 613.7 MON YogaKids (DVD) J 613.7 YOG LazyTown Videos (J Feature Films) Elmo’s World: Reach for the Sky (Video/DVD) Juvenile Feature Film Links to click: Tips to try: Run a line of masking tape on carpet, a rug, or on the grass in the yard. Have your child practice balancing on one foot and walking heel-to-toe on the line of tape. Pretend to be a circus performer balancing on the high wire.
Books to read: No Jumping on the Bed! by Tedd Arnold (P) Norma Jean, Jumping Bean by Joanna Cole (F) Oops-a-Daisy! by Claire Freedman (P) One, Two, Three Jump! by Penelope Lively (P) Ready, Set, Skip! by Jane O'Connor (P) Boing by Nick Bruel (P) Run . Jump . Hide . Slide . Splash: the 200 Best Outdoor Games Ever by Joe Rhatigan Rain Newcomb (J 796 RHA) Watch and listen on Videos, DVDs, and CDs: Silly Willy Pre-Jump Rope Skills (CD) J 613.7 COL Elmo’s World: Reach for the Sky (Video/DVD) Juvenile Feature Film Song: Sammy on Getting to Know Myself (CD) J 782.42 PAL Links to click: Tips to try: Count how many hops it takes to get somewhere. How many hops to the bathroom? How many hops around the dining room table? Name animals that hop (rabbits, frogs, kangaroos) and pretend to move like that animal. Pretend to be an animal that doesn't hop. What a would a hopping elephant look like?
Books to read: The Aunts go Marching by Maurie Manning (P) Parade by Donald Crews (P) Watch and listen on Videos, DVDs, and CDs: Things That Go (DVD) J 372.86 THI Go, Go Animals (DVD) J 613.7 MON Here Comes a Marching Band (Video) J 784.83 HER) Patriotic Songs and Marches (CD) J 782.421599 PAT Patriotic and Morning Time Songs (CD) J 782.421599 PAL Links to click: Tips to try: March around the house, march to the car, march the dishes to the sink. Watch for the marching band in local parades and at ball games. Practice marching as you watch.
Books to read: The Berenstain Bears Get Their Kicks by Stan Berenstain (P)Watch and listen on Videos, DVDs, and CDs: Soccer Dog (DVD) Juvenile Feature Film Links to click: Tips to try: Set up a goal (a box, two lawn chairs set a few feet apart, etc.) in a safe playing area and practice kicking. Set up empty cans from canned foods and try to knock them over for a Carnival-style game. Use empty plastic 2 liter soda bottles as targets for practice kicking.
Books to read: D.W. Rides Again by Marc Brown (P) Bicycles are Fun by Dorothy Chlad (J 796.6 C) Watch and listen on Videos, DVDs, and CDs: The Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle (Video) J Feature Film Curious George Rides a Bike – and More Tales of Mischief (Video/DVD) J Feature Film Froggy Rides a Bike by Jonathan London (P - book w/CD) Links to click: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/teachride.html Tips to try: Get your child excited about riding by planning a special bike trip at a local park or on a scenic bike path. Pack a picnic and your bicycle helmets and you're ready to go! Make pedal practice fun by setting up a simple obstacle course for your child to drive around. Use small trash cans, lawn chairs and other items found at your house as the obstacles to drive around. Count the number of "pedals" it takes to get somewhere. Count every time one foot goes down and see how many pedals it takes to get to the mailbox or the end of the driveway.
putting only one foot on each step? Books to read: On the Stairs by Julie Hofstrand Larios (P) The Dark at the Top of the Stairs by Sam McBratney (P) There's a Dragon Downstairs by Hilary McKay (P) Below by Nina Crews (P) Watch and listen on Videos, DVDs, and CDs: Song: I climb ten stairs on TootToot! by the Wiggles (DVD) J Feature Film Song: Teddy Bear on Toddler Trio (CD) J 782.42 TOD
Tips to try: Take the stairs whenever possible. Put one foot cut-out on each step, alternating between left and right on each step, so your child can practice.
Books Being Active by Mari C. Schuh - J 613.7 SCH Get Up and Go! by Nancy Carlson (P) |
Can you balance?