Talk to the children about different kinds of balls the children see in sports and discuss together why these balls are shaped and made the way they are made. (For example, a football is shaped in a w ...
Talk to the children about different kinds of balls the children see in sports and discuss together why these balls are shaped and made the way they are made. (For example, a football is shaped in a way that will allow it to soar in the sky and travel a good distance. A basketball is made to bounce and dribble. Soccer ball is round so it can move quickly over the grass.)
Next, give the children a soccer ball and have each child pick a partner (or you could be the partner). Now, have one child dribble the soccer ball for about 15 seconds, while the other child counts the dribbles. Once the child is done dribbling, the child with the ball passes/bounces the ball to their partner and the game starts again.
Lastly, show the children a football. Talk to the children about the shape of the ball and ask if they think it is made to bounce. Now, have the children try to bounce the ball. They will see that since the ball is not a round shape it is unpredictable in the way it bounces.
Begin this activity by going to google images and getting an image of a octagon. Print out a photo of the octagon and cut it out. Next, you will want to trace the octagon shape onto a sponge using a p ...
Begin this activity by going to google images and getting an image of a octagon. Print out a photo of the octagon and cut it out. Next, you will want to trace the octagon shape onto a sponge using a permanent marker. Now, cut out the octagon shape in the sponge. Provide your child with a cutout of a circle on white construction paper or have the child cut out the circle to practice their fine motor muscles. Lastly, give your child a bowl with black (you could also have other colors of paint) paint and the octagon sponge. Have the children use the sponge in the black paint and then make the shape on the white paper to make a soccer ball. It helps if the sponge in damp but not too wet.
