l a t i g Di l a n r u o J Hispanoamericana University Bilingual Preschool Education Student: Valeria Maffioli Barquero
Musical Chairs GAME #1
MUSICAL CHAIRS EXPLANATION
INSTRUCTIONS
Chairs are placed in a circle, facing out. The number of chairs must be less than the number of participants. For example, if 8 children are playing, there must be a maximum of 7 chairs. Music starts to play and, meanwhile, the children have to circle around the chairs. Once the music stops playing, all the children should try to get a seat.
MATERIALS
1. Chairs 2. Sound Equipment (Recorder, speakers)
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
It helps children to solve, peacefully, a problematic situation and, to a certain extent, it is unfair, although always friendly, it works on the gross motor, attention and concentration.
Duck Duck Goose GAME #2
Duck Duck Goose EXPLANATION
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
Children work gross motor skills, concentration, attention, participation, tolerance, respect, and teamwork, in other words this classic game is a great way to get a little exercise in, but also helps children develop self-regulation skills and pay attention.
MATERIALS
INSTRUCTIONS
Number of players:6+ Recommended Age: 4+years Equipment needed: None
Sit the children in a circle, facing inwards.One child is chosen to be ‘It.’ It walks around the circle, gently tapping each other player in turn on the head or shoulder, naming each player as a ‘Duck.’ When ready, It chooses one player to be the ‘Goose’ – tapping that player on the head (or shoulder) and saying, ‘Goose.’The player selected as Goose stands up and chases It around the circle, trying to tag her before she gets all the way around the circle to sit back in the spot where Goose was originally sitting.If the Goose is not able to tag It, then Goose becomes It and the game continues as per the previous steps.If the Goose does tag It, the tagged player sits in the centre of the circle and Goose becomes It for the next round. The player remains in the middle of the circle until the next time a Goose is tagged to replace them.
Popcorn! Parachute GAME #3
Popcorn! Parachute EXPLANATION
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
This whole group game is great for students to learn how to work together. It’s also a great game for developing important gross motor skills.
MATERIALS
1. Parachute 2. Small lightweight balls
INSTRUCTIONS The children gather around the parachute and hold onto one of the handles of the parachute. If there are more children, then there are handles on the parachute, children who do not hold a handle become ball hunters. All the balls are placed in the center of the parachute and then the children begin to move their arms up and down causing the balls to jump out of the parachute. The balls are very light, so they open very easily. A game that I like to play with the parachute is called the popcorn game. When all the balls are in the middle, the children say together, "Pop, Pop, Popcorn!" The children raise their arms up, say the word "popcorn" and then lower their arms. Repeat the activity again.
Row, Row, Row, Your Boat GAME #4
Row, Row, Row, Your Boat EXPLANATION
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
Interpersonal relationships, breathing techniques, singing and self-confidence are developed.
MATERIALS
1. Sound Equipment
INSTRUCTIONS The children should choose a partner, then they sit across from each other (feet touching) on the ground, hold hands, and lean back and forth while singing the song ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT
Simon Says GAME #5
Row, Row, Row, Your Boat EXPLANATION
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
Interpersonal relationships, breathing techniques, singing and self-confidence are developed.
MATERIALS
1. Sound Equipment
INSTRUCTIONS The children should choose a partner, then they sit across from each other (feet touching) on the ground, hold hands, and lean back and forth while singing the song ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT
Zoo Animal Movement GAME #6
Zoo Animal Movement EXPLANATION
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
Zoo themed unit based on following directions, listening , Building Vocabulary and moving attentively; In addition to these skills, children can develop social skills when they play group games together
MATERIALS
Soft Pocket Die Zoo , created by the teacher.
INSTRUCTIONS
The teacher rolls the dice, names the animal, then reads the sentence, which indicates the movement that they must all do together, for example: The toad, jumps like a toad, and then the children will do what the teacher did first.
Proposal of dice for the game
Sleeping lions GAME #7
Sleeping lions EXPLANATION
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
It is ideal for teaching the little ones to stay focused even if there are distractions, in other words attention and silence are also worked on, since children learn to follow rules in silence.
MATERIALS
Sound equipment (for background sound)
INSTRUCTIONS Children must lie down and pretend to be asleep. So a person walks among them, be it a child or an adult. This person, without touching the sleeping lions, must try to convince them to open their eyes. Thus, the children who believe what is being said and wake up will lose, the winner being the last one who is still asleep.his game encourages, on the one hand, that the child who tries to wake up the lions to be original, imagining things so surprising that he forces his sleeping companions to wake up.
The blind chicken GAME #8
The blind chicken EXPLANATION
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
Concentration, imagination are worked and at the same time the senses of the body and the spatial sense are worked, since the child must remember and recognize his surroundings with his eyes blindfolded.
MATERIALS
Sound equipment (for background sound) Hanky
INSTRUCTIONS One of the children has to blindfold himself with the aforementioned scarf. Once he cannot see, he has to turn around (preferably with the help of an adult) to make it harder for him to orient himself later. The handkerchief cannot be removed. When he has stopped circling, he has to go find his companions while they are scattered around him. The other children can touch you and call you, but they should always avoid being caught. If the child with the handkerchief catches a partner, he must identify it with his sense of touch. If he succeeds, the roles are switched.
Please Mr Crocodile GAME #9
Please Mr Crocodile EXPLANATION
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
It will work with the children, tolerance, patience, attention and coordination in the same way the gross motor will be worked.
INSTRUCTIONS MATERIALS
Number of players: 5+ Recommended Age: 4 Equipment needed: None
All of the players (except one who is chosen as ‘Mr Crocodile’) stand side by side at one side of the yard or room, facing the other side. Mr Crocodile stands in the middle of the yard or room. The players chant, “Please Mr Crocodile may we cross the river? If not, why not, what’s your favorite color? " Mr Crocodile calls out one color name and any of the players wearing that color are safe to cross past Mr Crocodile to the other side of the yard / room. For example, if Mr Crocodile calls, "Blue," anyone wearing blue is safe to cross. Once the safe players are across to the other side of the space, the players not wearing the selected color must try to run across to the other side of the yard / room without being caught by Mr Crocodile. The player that is caught becomes the next Mr Crocodile and the game starts again.
Weather Movement Game GAME #10
Weather Movement Game EXPLANATION
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
Gross motor skills are the abilities required to control the large muscles of the body for walking, jumping, skipping, and more. In this activity, children will run, skip, hop, jump, crawl, and walk. INSTRUCTIONS MATERIALS
Weather Cube Actions related with weather Cube. Flashcards weather
Gather the children together and show them the weather cube and gross motor cube. Roll both cubes and see what they land on. Invite the students to move to that weather poster while doing the gross motor skill. For example, if it lands on hop and rainy, the students will hop around the room or space until they find the rainy flashcard.
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Balance Beam GAME #11
Balance Beam EXPLANATION
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
The children will work, the balance or balance and in the same way the gross motor and concentration.
INSTRUCTIONS MATERIALS
Plank of wood
Using an actual gymnastics beam isn’t the only way for a child to learn balance skills. Indoors, use painters tape to make a straight line on the floor. Encourage your child to walk forwards, backwards, and sideways. [link to tightrope activity] Outdoors, use a plank of wood, a rope, or make a line with chalk for the same activity. When your child masters a straight line, add semi-circles or zigzags to add a bit more of a challenge.
Bubble Play GAME #12
Bubble Play EXPLANATION
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
They will work the muscles of facial expression, which participate in the phonology process of children in the same way they will work on agility.
INSTRUCTIONS MATERIALS
Bubbles Toy
Ideally an outdoor activity, use various sizes and types of bubble wands and have kids blow their own bubbles or blow them yourself and have kids chase and pop them.
Guess the sound GAME #13
Guess the sound EXPLANATION
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
The children will work on the development of creativity, memory and sound recognition, where the work of the senses is involved, especially listening.
INSTRUCTIONS MATERIALS
Computer
It basically consists of sharing the screen with the children, through the ZOOM or TEAMS application, the sound is also shared, this at the beginning, without showing the children what is sounding, they must recognize the sounds of various means of transport, when finish the recognition they are shown each one.
Narrating a story together GAME #14
Narrating a Story Together EXPLANATION
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
The increase of language, listening, expression and interpersonal relationships will be worked on, in the same way, the development of imagination by the students will be worked on. INSTRUCTIONS MATERIALS
Computer
First, the teacher begins the story with a few words, and the children must give continuity to the initial story, using their imagination but with a logical sense, for this they are asked to all have their cameras and microphones on and they are asked to be quick.
We dance and follow the partner GAME #15
We dance and follow the partner EXPLANATION
WORK AREA OR OBJECTIVE
Gross motor skills, creativity, innovation, confidence, agility, coordination and simple command follow-up will be worked on.
INSTRUCTIONS MATERIALS
Computer
The students are asked to keep their cameras and microphones on, then they are asked to stand up, the teacher shares the sound of various happy songs and begins by doing some dance steps, these must be followed by the boys, then she calls the Students by name and they must create their own steps and these must be followed by the rest of the classmates.
Conclusions
The importance of knowing about various dynamic activities for students was noted, since this way many cognitive, motor and social areas can be developed with the children. It was noted that expensive resources are not required to be able to enjoy with the students and impact their academic life in a positive and striking way. Innovation must be constant, the same must not be repeated, since students get bored and exhausted easily. Virtual classes can be dynamic and entertaining, what is required is the motivation of the teacher towards the students, in order to awaken interest in them.
Bibliography https://teachpreschool.org/2010/05/23/parachuteplay-in-preschool/ http://www.preschoolexpress.com/game_station06/gam e_station_oct06.shtml https://www.pre-kpages.com/bunny-listening-game/ MORE GAMES: https://www.pre-kpages.com/indoorrecess-games-and-activities-for-preschoolers/ https://psicologiaymente.com/desarrollo/juegos-paraninos-preescolar