Walk the Plank - Gross Motor Skills
What you need:
Long board
Paint
Paintbrushes
Blue tarp
Kiddie pool with water
Two buckets
Preparation:
Place a long plank on a tarp. Provide paint and paintbrushes.
What you do:
Discuss with children what a plank is. A plank is a long piece a long, thin, flat piece of wood. Explain that pirates sometimes had to walk the plank--sometimes with covered eyes.
Have children paint the plank and let it dry.
The next day, place the plank on top of a large blue tarp. Encourage children to walk the plank:
Forwards
Backwards
Crawling
Hopping on two feet
Hopping on one foot
2 children holding hands
3 children holding hands
All children holding hands
Outdoors
Add water to a kiddie pool. Place the plank on top of two buckets over the pool. Let children walk over the plank.
