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Body Pretzels - Preschool Flexibility Game
How flexible is the human body? Can it twist like a pretzel? This simple game allows preschoolers to make predictions about the human body’s flexibility then try out their guesses to see if they are correct.
Preschoolers will practice a variety of cognitive and physical skills in this twisted fitness game called Body Pretzels. For a group or individual game, Body Pretzels increases flexibility, teaches naming of body parts and introduces children to the scientific process of making predictions and testing out their guesses.
What You Need:
Pictures or Drawings of Body Parts on pieces of paper.
Print out these body part flashcards at ESL-Kids.com. or make your own by drawing simple pictures of body parts on pieces of paper.
Body Pretzels Game Set Up
1. Divide the flash cards into two piles - one pile for upper body parts (finger, hand, face, ear, shoulder, nose, eye, elbow, neck, teeth, lips, tongue, etc.) and another pile for lower body parts (ankle, leg, knee, toe, hip, etc.).
Include the belly button and back in the lower body part pile and the tummy in the upper body part pile.
2. Shuffle the piles and turn them face down.
How to Play Body Pretzels
1. Choose two cards - A preschooler chooses one body part card from each pile and shows them to the group.
2. Make a Guess - The preschooler makes a guess as to whether they think they can touch the two body parts together.
3. Body Pretzel Time - The preschoolers try to touch the two body parts together.
4. Was Your Guess Correct? - Ask preschoolers if their guess was correct
5. Repeat Steps 1, 2 and 3 - Go through the steps again choosing different cards. For an group game, preschoolers take turns choosing the cards.
Support Activities
Serve Pretzels - Twisted pretzels are a a great snack to serve or make before or after playing Body Pretzels.
Read a Book - Read a book about pretzels before or after this activity.
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