5 Gross Motor Activities for Small Spaces
As school based therapists, we are frequently working on gross motor skills in small spaces. In my experience, I have worked in crowded classrooms, hallways, under stairwells and even closets. You have to come up with creative ideas to get students moving without the benefits of a large gym or outdoor space. Here are 5 easy gross motor activities for small spaces:
1. Yoga Cards and Games: This download is a collection of 30 full sized yoga cards (8.5″ x 11″) with directions, Sun Salutation sequence and over 20 game ideas with small size yoga cards (4″ x 5″). They are reproducible for the clients on your caseload or students in your classroom. Send them home for carry over activities.
2. Classroom Activity Posters: Classroom Activity Posters is a collection of 16 exercise activities, divided into four groups: posture, alerting, ready to work and focus/balance. All of the exercises are performed in standing. Try these activities prior to starting fine motor activities, for posture breaks, to refocus students attention and for vestibular/ proprioceptive input in the classroom.
3. Sensory Motor Game Boards: This is a download of 7 game boards that promote muscle strengthening, eye-hand/foot coordination, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, body awareness and motor planning.
4. Adventure Skill – Self-Regulation Flash Cards: This 16 Flash Card Set in printable PDF format includes health lessons and self-regulation techniques that combine creative movement, yoga and Brain Gym(R).
5. Brain Breaks: Download our most popular freebie of all time – Roll Some Brain Breaks. Check out all the brain break titles that encourage physical activity with minimal to no equipment and can be done in small spaces.Wait! I have to include one more bonus idea…
6. The ABC’s of Movement®: educational flash cards that combine movement with literacy development. Kids love these colorful flash cards that merge learning the alphabet with twenty six fun, noncompetitive movement activities.
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