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Movement Card Game
Our physical health is so important! Staying active not only promotes strong muscles and bones, it also helps with stress reduction, mental health, and even the quality of our sleep! Here is a fun at-home physical activity for the whole family to enjoy! Using simple materials, children will create a movement card game that the family can play together. Geared toward children in preschool through first grade, this activity is a great way to incorporate early reading and math skills while staying active! Your family will love putting their own spin on this fun and easy at-home game all about movement!
What You Need:
- Index cards or enough paper to make 20 small cards (about the size of a playing card)
- Markers
What You Do:
- Using index cards or 10 small pieces of paper, write one movement on each card (e.g., jumping jacks, spins, hopping on one foot, touching toes, reaching for the sky, etc.).
- Using 10 more index cards or pieces of paper, write the numbers 1–10 (one number per card).
- Stack each set of cards (numbers and movements) next to each other facedown.
- Invite your child to pick a card from each deck, then read the cards aloud.
- Have all players stand up and complete the movement for the number of times specified (e.g., 8 jumping jacks).
- Repeat with a new player choosing cards.
- Play until you have gone through the entire deck at least one time.
- Variation: Use a timer to see how many repetitions each player can complete in a given amount of time. For example, how many jumping jacks can each player complete in 30 seconds?
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