Physical activity is an integral part of the day when teaching young kids. I think it is very important to vary the kind of movements and exercise that the kids experience on a daily basis. Our curriculum called for a balance beam as our large motor activity for the day but with the one balance beam I anticipated the kiddos losing interest quickly and decided to make an obstacle course that incorporated a balance beam. I wanted to obstacle course to challenge the most physically advanced children while also having the lesser skilled children enjoy success, but most importantly I wanted to see the children have fun!
Luckily the day was nice and sunny so we took the obstacle course outside. The obstacle course began with the hop scotch carpet where the children hopped balancing on two feet or one, next the kiddos moved on to the cones which they weaved in and out of and found their way to the balance beam which they slowly walk across and finished by crawling through the tunnel. When it was time to go inside the kids did not want to see the obstacle course taken down but I assured them we would do it another day. It was really great to see the kids challenge themselves physically and really have fun doing so.
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