Movement Game for Kids – FREE PDF
This huge FREE movement game for kids is a great activity to encourage physical activity and imagination. Great for brain breaks and indoor recess too! Challenge your students to walk in someone else’s shoes! Print this activity or screenshare one of the pages and get moving today! Download your FREE copy at the bottom of the blog post.
HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE MOVEMENT GAME FOR KIDS
All you need to do is follow these three steps to access the brain break for preschool, elementary and homeschool students:
- Click on the link at the bottom of the post.
- You will be redirected to download the PDF format file of the pair of shoes game.
- Print or screen share the activity and get moving!
WHAT SKILLS ARE KIDS WORKING ON WHEN THEY COMPLETE THE PACKET?
This Movement Game for Kids works on the following skills:
- Imagination
- Balance
- Jumping skills
- Running
- Muscle strengthening
- Coordination
- Motor planning
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HOW TO USE THE MOVEMENT GAME FOR KIDS
There are a variety of games to play with this PDF packet.
Examples of Movements for Shoes:
- Hiking Boots: lift knees high as if climbing a mountain
- Cowboy Boots: pretend to ride a horse
- Slippers: shuffle feet along floor as if sleepy
- Skis: slide feet out to left and right, jump over moguls, bend knees for downhill
- Ballet shoes: dance gracefully
- Roller Skates: slide feet out to left and right
- Sneakers: run fast
- High Heels: walk on tip toes
How To Play Pair of Shoes with the Spinner:
Print out a game board on page three for each player. Laminate for durability and to use a wipe on/off marker on board. If laminated give each child a wipe board marker.
Player one spins the spinner. Player one moves around the room pretending to wear the shoes that the arrow landed on. For example, if the spinner lands on slippers the child shuffles his feet around the room. Mark an ‘X’ on the game board over one slipper. Player two now takes a turn. Continue taking turns, spinning the spinner and marking off shoes. The first player to get all
8 pairs of shoes marked off is the winner!
How to Use it For a Quick Warm Up or Brain Break
Need a quick warm up activity? Just spin the spinner and children move around room pretending to wear the shoes that the spinner lands on.
Another option is to screenshare page 3 and follow the actions to walk in someone else’s shoes.
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How to Play Pair of Shoes Memory Game:
Print out cards on pages 6 and 7. Laminate for durability. Cut out the cards. Place face down on the floor. Player one turns over two cards. If it is a match, player one walks around room pretending to wear the pair of shoes. If it is not a match, turn is over. Continue until all matches are found.
How to Play Shoe Store Movement Game for Kids:
Spin the spinner. Move as if pretending to wear the shoe that the spinner lands on. For example – if spinner lands on the roller skate, pretend to roller skate around the room. Color in one box in the roller skate column.
Continue to spin, move and fill in the boxes until one row has all of the boxes filled. Once graph is finished discuss with child what shoes had the most spins, the least spins and/or the same spins.
WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TO USE THIS PACKET?
Here are some suggestions of when to complete the Movement Game for Kids:
- indoor recess during the rainy weather
- brain breaks
- occupational of physical therapy session
- at home anytime the kids unplug!
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