Any ideas for preschool activity ideas with a sports theme?

Question

This is for my high school child development class's preschool we run.

Answer 1

You can cut sponges in sports-related shapes and have the kids spongepaint.

Another idea is to have the kids color pictures of different sports.  Then take polaroids (or digital pics) of the kids, and have them add their photo to the pictures they drew, creating a collection of pictures of the child playing different sports.  You can even turn it into a personalized book for each child.

For something active, as opposed to arts and crafts, place a basket or a colored mat on the floor, put down tape lines in different distances from the basket, and have the kids throw  balls or bean bags into the basket or onto the mat from the different distances.

Answer 2

When I was a perschool teacher, we had the perschool OLYMPICS!!

It was so fun!  

We made ribbons, so everyone was a winner!

We had trike races, wagon pulls, running relays, bean bag toss.

We had races with a finish line to break the first winner got to break the paper crate ribbon when they crossed the finish line.

Sand Castle building contest.

Just visit a preschool, look at all the equipment and think of the olympic games, throws, tosses, running, skating, skiing, and then figure how you can relate that to 2-5 year olds on their level.

Make it fun, make everyone a winner!

No one is left out.

Remember in Olympics we have OBSERVERS, FANS! AND PARTICIPANTS!  

Signs to rally support for a game, lots of ribbons and posters, the kids can decorate these.

Honestly, they just love relay races, where they tag one another.

it's a team sport.  And if someone doesn't want to participate, then they are a cheering fan!!!

So this can be all inclusive.

T-ball the kids are too young in preschool.

Think non competive sports, think simple fun,

1.bean bag toss

2. trike races

3. scooter races

4. sprints

5. relay races

6. sand castle building

7. running on cement,

8. running thru sand

9. running carrying an object!

10. a good ole game of tag!

have fun, be creative,

Answer 3

You can make a football out of poster board, laminate it, and punch holes in it.  The children can use it for lacing.  the children can build stadiums from blocks(they can use little Lego people for players), you can do roller paint with old tennis balls, in the writing center they can write to a football player.  You to need to subscribe to the Mailbox magazine pre-school edition.  There are a lot of good ideas in there.

Answer 4

Think across the curriculum:

1.  Share a picture book about good sportsmanship or teamwork

2.  Let children draw a picture of their family playing ball,  

     swimming, etc. and talk about it.

      According to abiliity, cut (or pre-cut) and paste "sports"  

      pictures/ use sports stickers on construction paper of their

      favorite color choice for some purpose such as a birthday  

      card.

3.   Sing "Take me out to the ballgame" and act out the motions

      of the song as you sing.

4.   Ask a high school athlete in uniform to lead the children in

      exercise such as swiming motions,  ice skate, throwing, etc.

5.   Discuss a beginning concept of gravity using balls, etc.

6.  Serve healthy snack in shape of ...o.k, so I've run out of ideas.

Answer 5

You can try to have them play t-ball or dodge ball with plush balls, play catch as a group ( a bit more challenging then with just a few children), mini sized basket ball, or something else that is fairly simple