Effective Preschool Gross Motor Activities
Space and Directionality

Space and Directionality:

After developing their gross motor skills and body awareness, the children must be able to identify their body's positions in relation to their surroundings.

The child's awareness of space and direction helps them to read from left to right and organized their written thoughts in an organized manner.

Activity 1:

Procedure:

• The teacher should ask the children to make themselves as small as they can be, or as tall as they can be, and so on.
• The children should next point to the nearest wall, touch the wall and return to their positions from where they started.



• The children should then point to the farthest wall, touch it and return to their positions.
• The children will be asked to move their feet fast, standing on one spot, then move their feet fast.
• They will then be asked to move their hands fast, or slow.
• The children will be asked to point in front of them, behind them, to their sides, to the top and bottom of objects in the room.
• The children will then point to objects in the class room, keeping their eyes closed.



• The children will be asked to point a specific body part in a specific direction, for instance, put your finger up, put your head down, put your arms between your legs, put your elbows below your hips, put your hands in front of you, and so on.
• The children will be asked to move their bodies in relation to objects in the room, for instance, stand behind your table, sit under your table, sit in front of your chair.

Activity 2: Obstacle Course:

The teacher should set up an obstacle course for the children to crawl through, to climb over, and to squeeze through, the teacher should make use of hoops, boxes, chairs, and so on.

The teacher should give oral instructions and directions for the children to follow, and complete the obstacle course.

Children enjoy participating in an obstacle course activity!

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