Action Kids 121 Contents

A Practitioners Guide

Introduction
The Importance of Physical Development
Physical Development

1. Manipulative Skill Development
2. Gross Motor and Locomotor Skill Development

Access to Physical Activity
Stages of Physical Activity
What is Involved in Physical Development?

(a) Co-ordination and Balance
(b) Mobility
(c) Spatial Awareness
(d) Manipulative and Aiming Skills

Resources

• Outdoors
• Indoors

Equipment for Physical Activity
General Safety Consideration

Activities

(A) Copying and Role Play

1. Dry Patterns and Shapes
2. Dressing Up and Role Playing
3. Fists and Fingers
4. Shadows
5. Copy Cats
6. Pointing
7. Circle Copy

(B) Words and Actions

8. The Robin
9. I’m A Little Teapot
10. Ring the Bell
11. I Hear Thunder
12. Steps
13. Five Little Ducks
14. Curl and Stretch
15. The Yellow Balloon
16. The Sun Has Got His Hat On

(C) Clapping

17. Quiet and Loud
18. Clap All Around
19. Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
20. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
21. If You’re Happy and You Know It
22. Word-Clapping (Click to View Activity)
23. Body-Tapping

(D) Moving and Stopping

24. Moving and Stopping
25. Crossing Man
26. Musical Statues
27. Statues “In the Mood”
28. Up and Down to Music

(E) Moving on Feet

29. Seek Your Spot
30. Fishes
31. Rabbits
32. Walking
33. Progressive Tasks for Developing Footwork
34. Bouncing – Progressive tasks
35. Crossing the River (Click to View Activity)
36. Giants and Fairies (Click to View Activity)
37. Stories
38. Jack and Jill
39. The Rainstorm

(F) Moving on Different Body Parts

40. Awareness of Body Parts
41. Animals
42. Changing Roles
43. Animal Stories
44. Rocking
45. Rolling (Sausages and Eggs)

(G) Using Tools

46. Shaving Foam
47. Shampoo / Bubble Bath / Washing-up Liquid
48. Apple Printing (Click to View Activity)
49. Creating Targets
50. Painting
51. Painting a Rainy Day
52. Roll-on Painting
53. Painting Outside
54. Painting to Music

(H) Using a Ball

55. Experimenting With a Sponge Ball
56. Sponge Balls in the Water Tray
57. Sponge Balls for Printing
58. Rolling a Ball to a Partner
59. Throwing and Catching
60. Progressive Tasks for Developing Bouncing

(I) Balancing and Steering

61. Balancing Beanbags or “Beanies”
62. Sticky Bits
63. Pushing
64. Steering
65. Obstacle Course

(J) Using Small Equipment

66. Creative Play
67. Building Bricks
68. Plastic Guttering
69. Progressive Tasks for Developing Hitting a Ball With a Bat
70. Rolling a Ball at a Target
71. Throwing At, Into, Or Over a Target

(K) Large Apparatus

72. Steps
73. Large Climbing Apparatus
74. Hanging
75. Swinging
76. Pedals
77. Pushing Wheeled Toys
78. Crawling
79. Sliding
80. See-Saw

(L) Shapes

81. Arty Dough
82. Pasta Shapes
83. Greeting Card Factory
84. Newspaper Shapes
85. Exploring Circles
86. Dotty Shapes
87. Sticky Spots
88. Squeeze
89. Colours
90. Beans
91. Blowing Bubbles (Click to View Activity)

(M) Wiggling and Wriggling

92. Wiggling William
93. Soggy String
94. The Snake Charmer
95. I Wiggle My Fingers
96. Shaking Bodies
97. Jelly On the Plate
98. Ribbons “Hokey Cokey” Rock

(N) Moods, Emotions and Rhythms

99. Rainy Day – Percussion
100. Two Sounds
101. Follow My Feet
102. Responding to Different Rhythms
103. Contrasting Rhythms
104. Responding to Moods and Emotions
105. Red and White

(O) Matching, Grouping, Sorting and Filling

106. Matching
107. Grouping
108. Sorting
109. Filling
110. Making Shapes
111. Pile it Up
112. Tidy Up
113. Tidy Up (Colours)
114. Pass and Fill

(P) Quiet

115. Raining
116. Go To Sleep
117. Waking Up
118. Yawning
119. I Touch My Head
120. Ring-A-Ring of Roses
121. Teddy Bear

Assessment

The Purpose of Assessment
What do we assess and when do we assess?
How do we assess and record?
Recording Systems
Assessment Recording Systems

Alphabet Images

Throughout the book alphabet letters are accompanied by drawings which could be photocopied and coloured by the children.

Music

There are 28 pieces of music on CD specially designed to accompany this manual.

1. Mulberry Bush
2. Statues
3. Statues in the Mood
4. Up and Down
5. Rabbits
6. If You’re Happy and You Know It
7. Walking
8. Bouncing
9. Giants and Fairies (Click to Listen)
10. Highs and Lows
11. Rocking
12. Painting
13. Go to Sleep
14. Blowing Bubbles

15. The Snake Charmer
16. Move and Shake
17. Hokey Cokey Rock
18. The Sun Has Got His Hat On
19. Skipping
20. Sad and Happy
21. Angry and Calm
22. Soft and Floating
23. Marching
24. The Grand Old Duke of York
25. The Rainstorm
26. Energetic and Bouncing
27. Marching and Skipping
28. Peaceful

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