Theme: Native American Indian Trail
Purpose: We have set up a series of gross motor tasks for the children - simulating a trek through the country side including mountains and streams. The tasks will help them to develop body awareness, motor planning, bi-lateral coordination, crossing midline, strengthening, sequencing, eye-hand coordination and oral-motor control. In addition, it provides opportunities for sensory input (tactile, vestibular and proprioceptive) and a sense of accomplishment.
Tasks:
1. Ride a inflatable horse
2. Climb up a mountain
3. Beat a large drum 5-10x with alternating hands
4. Walk down the stairs
5. Get on rocking bolster and simulate paddling a canoe
6. Finally blow feathers into a teepee
Fine Motor:
Purpose: We have set up a series of gross motor tasks for the children - simulating a trek through the country side including mountains and streams. The tasks will help them to develop body awareness, motor planning, bi-lateral coordination, crossing midline, strengthening, sequencing, eye-hand coordination and oral-motor control. In addition, it provides opportunities for sensory input (tactile, vestibular and proprioceptive) and a sense of accomplishment.
Tasks:
1. Ride a inflatable horse
2. Climb up a mountain
3. Beat a large drum 5-10x with alternating hands
4. Walk down the stairs
5. Get on rocking bolster and simulate paddling a canoe
6. Finally blow feathers into a teepee
Fine Motor:
Native American Necklaces:
The purpose of this activity is to work on two handed skills, crossing midline, fine pincer grasp and sequencing.
Native American Vest:
The purpose of this activity is to work on snipping with scissors to make fringe and glue different icons to decorate the vest for tactile input.
Indian Headdress and Corn Muffin Cooking Activity:
The Indian Headdress will work on snipping skills and hand development. The cooking activity will work on tactile input, to handed skills, crossing midline and sequencing.
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