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Hop Scotch

Targets : Balance, coordination, endurance, core strength, & motor planning

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  • Obstacle Course

  • Hopscotch

  • Stack Cups

  • Sit & Slide

  • Balloon Toss

  • Tug-of-War

  • Head Over Heels

Activities to refine your child's GMS: each activity targets a different skillset/area!

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  • Roll the Ball on a Word Wall

  • Exercise Ball Fun

  • Walk the Walk

  • Go For a Ride

  • Jump & Crash

  • I Spy With My Little Eye

  • Rhyme & Repeat

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hopscotch

  1. Enjoy the simple movement of hopscotch - to see if the child can complete the sequence of hopscotch without losing balance.

  2. Using two feet - jump with both feet together in each rectangle. Place feet apart when you see two rectangles.

  3. Using one foot - jump on one foot in each rectangle. And on two feet when you see two rectangles. 

Activity

Supplies : Chalk or Painters Tape

Make it Easier!

  • If hopping on one leg is hard

    • Ask the child to jump with two feet as opposed to one foot. After few attempts, gradually try hopping on one leg (while you hold their hands)

  • If understanding the instructions is hard

    • Model the activity  for the child. Hold their hand and guide their movements. 

  • If you think child has the ability but is yet not able to do it

    • Make a video of you doing it and show it to the child.

Make it More Challenging!

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  • Strengthen core strength

    • Place shapes further away on the margin of the hopscotch. Bending as the child is  reaching will challenge his/her  balance and core strength.

  • Incorporate memory

    • Place different shapes (or numbers or words) in different boxes of the hopscotch. The child has to bend without losing balance, and pick up the item that has been called out. 

  • Incorporate sequential memory

    • Tell the child a sequence of shapes to pick. They have to retain the sequence as they move through hopscotch.

Video Demo

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