What kind of physical activity could i do with nursery children aged 3-5 years?

Question

i have activities to do with children as part of my course and i am stuck for ideas...

Answer 1

I used to teach pre-school, and my children loved doing simple obstacle courses.. we would cut out feet prints from constructin paper and tape them to the floor so they knew what direction to go and have things like jumping on a pillow, going around a chair, walking between a row of blocks.. simple things can be so fun!!

Answer 2

OUTDOOR AND ACTIVE PRE-SCHOOL AND ECH GAMES don't need to be complicated.

Children this age enjoy simple games like TAG or RUNNING. Another all time favorite is HIDE AND SEEK.

Make a simple OBSTACLE COURSE for a creative game.  This reinforces the concept of sequences and direction  and will also boost children’s agility. Your course could include the following challenges: crawling under or over, sliding, slithering, stepping, jumping, hopping, tightrope walking, dodging, or rolling. The possibilities are endless!

Have a NATURE SCAVENGER HUNT to find different types of flowers, rocks, and leaves. You would do this with pictures of what the children are to find.

SPORTS GAMES such as KICKBALL,  ROLLING AND CATCH are GOOD STARTERS, and preschoolers usually catch on quickly to the dynamics of a sport.

THE BEST EVER  is to just allow young children to RUN, SWING, SLIDE, JUMP,  HOP,CLIMB, DANCE, MOVE and enjoy the outdoors!

If your looking for "pretend" and "circle games" visit www.After-School-care.com. There are 48 games for ages 3 to 6 at:

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You'll find more than 65 games for age 5 to 10 at:

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And if you visit the actual forum: http://www.after-school-care.com/Forum.a...

You'll find more than 100 games in the seasonal threads as well as Drama Club thread...

Answer 3

Sack races, you know when you run point to point in like a sack, that can be lots of fun - Really depends if your urban or rural and which country your from to how good my suggestion will be :)

Answer 4

What can't you do should be the question.  That age is so much fun.   You can do:

Simon Says

Ring Around the Rosie

Parachute Games

Pin the Tail on the Donkey

If You're Happy and You Know It

The Hokey Pokey

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Shake Your Sillies Out

Etc..., Etc..., Etc...

Answer 5

Human Car Wash!!!  It is so much fun!  

Have kids go though the car wash on a scooter while laying on their belly and pushing themselves.  

Have the other kids sitting on carpet squares 3 on either side of the "car wash"  Give each of these kiddos non-spill bubbles to blow at the "car in the car wash"

You can roll a therapy ball over top of them to squish them

At the end wipe them down with towels

....and then the next kid gets to go.  

Everyone is actively engaged and it is not so much a physical activity but it is a great sensory activity.  

This activity addresses:

oral motor (blowing bubbles)

gross motor (scooter)

propioceptive input (ball squish & scooter)

tactile defensivness (accepting bubbles touching skin)

sequencing (going through each step)

wait time (waiting for your turn)

attention to task

the possibilities are endless!!

Answer 6

head, shoulders, knees and toes is a good game...freeze...simon says...kickball at their level of course...lots of little ones to do! Let them lead with what they are interested in and you follow! have fun!!!

Answer 7

Think about what you enjoyed as a child and try some out.

Answer 8

For ages 3 to 5 you have to be aware of their large and small motor capabilities.  They will vary greatly between those two ages.  You can dance!!!  Put on music and go for it.  Add scarves that the children throw up in the air and catch.  Play bowling with rubber playballs and 2 liter soda bottles filled with a little sand.  Follow the leader - under the chairs, over the jump rope, around the circles and do a hopscotch.  See how long they can keep balloons in the air by using only their head or feet.  The important thing is to have fun and keep the games/activities non-competitive.  You'll impede the development of their self-esteem/autonomy if you make them compete against one another.

Answer 9

only playing

Answer 10

Sticky Kids - great for listening skills and following instructions whilst being great fun and very physical

How about some simple circle games?