Bean bag, rhythm stick activitiesThis is the Fourth in a series of 5 activity books covering preschool and the primary grades. Use these classroom-tested movement education activities to assess your students motor strengths and weaknesses in preschool and early elementary grades or special education classes. The sequence of easily given tests and tasks requires minimal instruction time and your kids will find the activities to be interesting, challenging and fun! This book has 2 parts. Part 1 covers Bean Bag Activities such as: Balance and Body Image Activities, Throwing and Catching Activities, Throwing Activities, Locomotor Activities, Speed and Agility Activities, and Partner Activities. Part 2 covers Rhythm Stick Activities such as: Motor Dexterity Activities, Hand/eye Reaction Activities, Agility Activities, Balance and Body Image Activities, Rhythm and Creative Response Activities, and Striking Activities. |
Contents
Introduction | 2 |
2 THROWING AND CATCHING ACTIVITIES | 8 |
PARTNER ACTIVITIES | 14 |
2 HANDEYE REACTION ACTIVITIES | 20 |
6 STRIKING ACTIVITIES | 26 |
Common terms and phrases
ability to perform ACTIVITIES PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES ankles BALANCE AND BODY balance the bean balance the stick BASIC CHALLENGES SHOW bean bag upward catch the bean catch the stick change directions child demonstrates skill clockwise direction counterclockwise direction demonstrates his skill eyes closed figure eight pattern flip and catch flip the stick following activities forward and backward Geometric Shapes grip the bean hammer the nail hand and catch hand to hand hand-eye head hit the ball hold the bean hold the stick left foot left hand move the stick movement moving your feet OBJECTIVES The child palms partner pass the sticks perform the following place the bean play catch rebound rhythmic beat right hand signal and pass sound pattern stick horizontally STICK SHOW stick vertically SUGGESTED BASIC CHALLENGES tap the bottom tap the sticks target throw the bean THROWING AND CATCHING toss the bean touch the bean verbal challenge walk forward