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Washcloth Fitness Fun for Preschoolers
A dry washcloth makes a great fitness prop for preschoolers to explore creative movement. On rainy days or indoor play days, reach for a washcloth and these simple instructions to keep preschoolers active and healthy in creative fitness play. In addition to exploring creative movement, preschoolers will explore abstract concepts such as large and small and over and under. Fitness for preschoolers can be as simple as tossing a washcloth and reading simple instructions.
Washcloth Creative Movement Activities
Although the instructions for creative movement are simple, most preschoolers are eager to listen to the verbal instructions and respond with appropriate movements. Exploring creative movement is similar to playing a game for preschoolers because it challenges preschoolers with a new task to accomplish. As well as offering new movement ideas to preschoolers, creative movement activities also develop listening skills, vocabulary skills and thinking skills.
What You Need
One dry washcloth per preschooler
Instructions to read aloud which are found below.
What To Do
1. Give each preschooler a dry washcloth
2. Read the instructions below aloud to preschoolers. Pause between instructions so that preschoolers have time to think about the instructions and respond with a movement.
3. Read the instructions either in the order they are printed below or in a different order depending on the listening skills of the preschoolers to which you are reading.
Large and Small Concepts
1. Squish the washcloth to make it as small as you can.
2. Now pretend you are the washcloth and you want to be the smallest washcloth that you can be. Make your body as small as you can.
3. Unfold the washcloth and make the washcloth as big as you can.
4. Now pretend you are the washcloth and you want to be the largest, biggest washcloth that you can be. Make your body as large as you can.
On and Off Concepts
1. Lay the washcloth flat on the floor.
2. Put both feet on the washcloth.
3. Put both feet off of the washcloth.
4. Put one foot on the washcloth and one foot off the washcloth.
5. Put both feet off the washcloth and two hands on the washcloth.
6. Put one hand on the washcloth and one hand off the washcloth.
7. Put one hand and one foot on the washcloth and one hand and one foot off the washcloth.
Over and Under Concepts
1. Put the washcloth under your feet.
2. Put the washcloth over your feet.
3. Put the washcloth under your arm.
4. Put the washcloth over your shoulder.
5. Put the washcloth under your chin.
6. Put the washcloth over your head.
7. Put the washcloth under your elbow.
8. Put the washcloth over your finger.
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