| Action Kids 121 features 121 "physical
development with fun" activities for small groups of 2 to 3 children.
The activities are ideal for any nannies, playgroup leaders,
child minders, parents and granparents wishing to improve the physical
and mental well being of their toddlers.
Below is a sample of the type of activities found in the manual.
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NB* Illustrations in the manual are in black and white
Word - Clapping
Children are asked to say their first name out loud in turn.
The practitioner selects a name with one syllable (e.g.
Jane) and claps once.
Children are encouraged to clap once and say "Jane".
 Children are asked if there are any more names which could be said
to one clap (e.g. John etc).
The process is repeated with names of two syllables e.g.,
Ka-tie and 3 syllables if appropriate Em-i-ly.
The practitioner chooses a song to sing and clap with the children
e.g., "I hear thunder". Children practice and say each
line in turn to identify the number of claps to each word and then
finally say / sing and clap the whole rhyme with the adult.
When the song and clapping rhythms are established, children
can play a "guessing game" and try to identify which
lines of the song the practitioner claps.
"I hear thunder, I hear thunder,
Hark, don't you, Hark, don't you?
Pitter, Patter Raindrops
Pitter, Patter Raindrops
I'm wet through
So are you!"
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Crossing
The River
E ach child has a number of spots or markers which they arrange
in a line of "stepping stones".
They can practice:-
- walking across the stepping stones
- walking sideways across
the stepping stones
- walking backwards across the
stepping stones
- jumping across the stepping stones
- jumping sideways
across the stepping stones
- hopping across the stepping
stones
(they might have to put the stepping stones closer)
(Extensions to this activity could be making the stepping stones
further apart or arranging the stepping stones in a different pattern).
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Giants and Fairies
(These
are two contrasting modes of travel that are good to learn at the
same time so children "feel" the difference in
weight and size of step)
 Children move about the play area with big steps. (Large
steps tend to be performed with most of the soles of the feet on
the floor)
Children should make their bodies strong, and stretch to make their
steps as large as possible to perform "giant strides".
In contrast children should move about the play area with small quick
steps. (small steps are easier to perform up on the balls of their
feet - "toes" to keep a balanced position).
(Use a tambourine to stimulate the different types of travel i.e.,
strong, slow beats on the tambourine for the "giant strides" and
continuous shaking of the tambourine for tiny quick "fairy steps" (or
tip-toes).)
Musical accompaniment - track 9 (click to listen).
(Ask your children to make up a story to fit the musical sequence
of different steps.)
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Apple Printing
-
 The practitioners mixes up two
different colours of paint and puts them into two different paint trays or shallow dishes and then cuts an apple
in half down the length of the core.
- The children
are shown how to dip an apple into the paint (just the
surface of the apple - any
surplus paint can be wiped off on the edge of the paint tray.)
- They are then shown how to place it on the paper
and press down on it to
leave an imprint on the paper.
- Children create their own pattern, using
one colour paint first, before
using a second colour.
- Oranges and lemons can also be used but they need
to be cut horizontally across the middle.
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Blowing
Bubbles
 Children should watch the adult blowing bubbles with soapy
mixture or blow their own bubbles. They are encouraged to
describe what is going on. Words can be introduced such
as "growing, getting bigger, floating, flying, popping."
Children start low on the ground, slowly grow into fully
expanded "bubble" (stretched out WIDE) then they
float and fly GENTLY and LIGHTLY about the room sometimes
high and sometimes low.
Children then practise "popping" (hopping and
jumping).
As the adult makes "popping" sounds or using
percussion the children practise exploding into the air
with jumps and hops.
Children start low and small on the ground then gradually,
slowly expand into a fully stretched shape. They float and
fly around the room and then bounce and "pop" before
they "drip" to the floor.
Musical accompaniment - track 14 "Blowing Bubbles"
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