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HEAD START BODY START NATIONAL CENTER FOR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUTDOOR PLAY (HSBS). Locomotion C’motion. Session Focus. Session Focus Learn fun activities to do at home, inside and out, with the family to foster development of the locomotor skills.
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HEAD START BODY STARTNATIONAL CENTER FOR PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUTDOOR PLAY (HSBS) Locomotion C’motion
Session Focus Session Focus Learn fun activities to do at home, inside and out, with the family to foster development of the locomotor skills.
Can you name the locomotor skills? These skills are a part of gross motor skills. Locomotor skills are any movement that allows us to travel through and across space. Hint: There are eight!
Locomotor Skills • Walk • Run • Jump • Hop • Leap • Gallop • Slide • Skip • Let’s practice these skills
Locomotor Skills • Locomotor skills involve control of the feet muscles, that help the body move from one place to another. • These are essential for movement and mobility of the body. • Our main mode of learning is through movement exploration.
Goal = Strong, Rich Movement Foundation Ability to do each fundamental movement skill in a variety of different ways
Activity-Palooza! • There & Back • How Many Will it Take? • Growing Gates & Growing Puddles • Recycle Locomotion • “Your Stuff” Obstacle Course • Let Your ____ Take You for a ____! • Paper Plate Pathway Handout has all Activities Listed-- • Let’s Play Paper Plate Pathway!
Play Everyday! Preschoolers Need 120 Minutes of Physical Activity EVERYDAY! C
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