With the Winter Olympics quickly approaching it’s the perfect time to add this theme into your fine motor and gross motor activities. All the different sports make adding winter games fine motor activities easy. At a young age (3-5) I’m not a big fan of tons of worksheets, but instead working on fine motor through […]
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It’s almost time for the winter games to start! I love watching them. My personal favorites are figure skating and downhill skiing! Incorporating winter sports is such a fun and easy way to work on fitness. Setting up fitness stations with a winter sports theme is a fast and fun way to do this using
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It’s that time of the year when most people are watching football in some way. Maybe they are just watching the big game for the commercials but football is the theme. I love the football theme because it can be used across so many different age ranges! Kids can really relate to it, both boys
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There is no better time than the winter for Arctic Animals. There is no better unit than the Arctic to add to your gross motor planning. The animals of the Arctic make it fun and easy to incorporate arctic animal themed gross motor into your therapy, classroom, preschool, or home. Check out some of these
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Are you ever in a bind where you need something simple and fast to work on gross motor skills? For this activity all you will need is some paper plates to work on balance and coordination. There are simple variations that you can do to the activity to make this simple gross motor game more
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There is no better time than January to focus on all things winter! Honestly, winter gross motor week could be done any time from December through March, but January just seems right. During Winter Week the focus of all gross motor activities revolve around all things winter. Check out all of the other theme ideas for
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I love hearing from readers and will often get different requests. One of these requests is in regards to my yoga printables. The yoga printable cards are created as 2 per page. Some people are wanting to get them smaller, something similar to four per page. I totally get it! The good news is that
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Fitness week is a fun theme to add to gross motor planning almost any time of the year. Personally, I really like the theme at the beginning of January when everyone is making their resolutions. Check out all of the other themes I like to include in January. The fitness theme really focuses on getting
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Are you looking for quick and fun ways to move this winter? Do you have kids that need to get all of that energy out? Maybe you are experiencing indoor recess that results in kids with too much energy!?! Look no further! Here are fun winter printables and activities that get the kids moving their
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The winter season is officially here! This is a time for snow, winter sports, and the arctic! I always loved trying to incorporate fun themes to make movement fun! In the winter there is no better theme than the arctic. Arctic animals are especially fun when it comes to movement. That means here at Pink
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Are you looking for something a little different to add to your gross motor stations? Maybe you need some fresh ideas on how to challenge balance? Maybe you want a fun party game? You need to try these fun ways to challenge balance with cardboard blocks. This activity is simple to set up and can
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Christmas is quickly approaching! Gross motor games with a Christmas theme are so much fun! They work great for the entire month of December! It’s the perfect game for getting out all that energy out! After you read about the Christmas Relay You need to check out Christmas Yoga, Christmas Brain Break Ideas, and the
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Are you a teacher, parent, caregiver, or therapist looking for a fun Christmas Gross Motor Idea? The Holiday Hop is the perfect Christmas gross motor idea. This game can be fun from preschool through elementary years. Check out how we play the Holiday Hop!
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Are you looking for quick and fun ways to move this holiday season? Do you have kids that need to get all of that energy out? Do you need the kids to re-focus with all the excitement this holiday season? Look no further! Here are fun printable Christmas activities (paid and free) that get the
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December is one of my favorite months for motor planning. With the holidays upon us there are so many fun themed gross motor and fine motor activities that you can try! It’s a fun month to break down by themes. Check out these ideas for your December gross motor and fine motor planning!
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Classroom yoga is known for all of it’s benefits including increased focus, concentration, and attention as well as promotion of thinking and memory to name a few. For those reasons alone, incorporating classroom yoga seems like a no-brainer! Yoga is really easy to incorporate into the classroom from the beginner to the experienced yogi. Here are
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We love when we can combine fine motor, gross motor, and fun all into one activity and we love stability ball activities. The stability ball sticker game is an awesome way to combine all of these in one really fun activity. It can be changed up for the seasons too by using different themed stickers
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Brain breaks for the classroom are an essential part today’s learning environments. Kids need physical activity for focus and learning. Incorporating brain breaks should be a fun and easy process. It is always a bonus when these brain breaks can be made part of the learning process. Check out all of the different themed, seasonal,
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Now that August is rolling in it’s time that many teachers are thinking about getting back in their classrooms, parents are setting routines, and school therapists are getting ready for the new school year. A huge part of learning is having kids who are ready to learn, which means incorporating lots of movement and physical
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It’s baseball season! When working with my kids during therapy sessions I try to find activities that interest them or catch their attention. I’ve found with my sports crazy kids, relating sports to any kind of strengthening, range of motion, cardiovascular exercise etc. to the task can make it a whole lot more fun.
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