If this is not possible have your child get on their hands and knees or lay on their stomach. You’ll Need: Scoop/tongs/spoon, cotton balls (this can be any kind of manipulative) and a stability ball. This station is all about mixing together the right ingredients for your baked goods!
This can be played as an individual game, in groups or even as a relay. Once the movement has been performed the child runs across the room to deliver the mail. Have child draw a mail card and perform the movement on the card. For example, everyone will do 10 reps of each movement drawn. This one is all about getting the mail out in time! You’ll need a mailbox (any kind of box you have around, I like a shoe box with slit cut in it) and the letters that need to be mailed ( find them here).īefore starting teacher/parent/therapist designates the number of reps that will be done. Print as many cards/flowers as you need to fit your setting. This can be played as an individual, groups, or teams. The child then runs to find the flower that matches and perform the movement on that flower. The printables can be found in the Community Helpers Theme Movement Pack. In this station, Place large flower printables (or draw flowers) on the floor or wall around the room. This is played almost exactly like the video below! Use a pool noodle or broom to move all of the “trash” into the square. This is so much fun! Crumple up paper or tin foil and make balls on the floor. This is all about creating the runway! Draw an airplane with an action on it ( get them here) and perform this action as you run down the runway to take off! The runway can easily be created with tape or chalk! This can be played as an individual, group or teams! Trash Collector Follow the different agility patterns on the printables that you can get in the Community Helpers Movement Sations. This can be made with tape or chalk if you don’t have an actual agility ladder. This station is all about agility! Use a “fire ladder” to work on agility skills. 
This can be played as an individual, in groups or as a relay!
Have your child pick a dog bone, perform the action on the dog bone as they move to the dog dish to feed their puppies. This station is all about feeding the puppies that come to visit the vet! In this station you need a dish (“dog dish”) and bones with action words on them. The following stations consist of the following helpers. Check out these different ideas for adding movement to a community helpers theme!Ĭommunity Helpers Theme Movement Stations Adding gross motor or movement to this theme can easily be done through yoga/movement cards or setting up movement stations. This theme involves discussing all of the different helpers out in the community. Community helpers are a very popular theme in the preschool setting or kindergarten classroom.
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