Reviewing with our bodies

Preschoolers need little motivation to get moving. They have lots of energy, and they learn about their world through movement. At HO4K students are actively learning and engaged in activities that utilize their bodies. There are many benefits to this! Read below to learn about the recent activities and how they help our little ones learn!

"I can count to 31!"

"Finger Hanging" is fun but best of all it strengthens fingers (to improve writing skills), rote counting (trying to hang while we count to 50), develops self control (hold legs up landing on our feet), patience (while waiting turns) and self confidence (I can do it!) We maximize the health benefits by using both small and large muscle groups with this activity.
 

"I can count to 10!"

"I can count to 17!"

"I can count to 3!"

"I can count to 20!"

 Reviewing shapes, numbers and letters can be fun when we use our bodies! Working together, students discovered different ways to represent and review these concepts.

Above, students are making a human circle! What other shapes can we make with our bodies?

First we read an article in Highlight magazine about worms that made letters with their bodies to help a friend learn to read and write his name and then we experimented with it. They LOVED it! Making an X is so easy when we have friends to do it with! Students tried making an X with their own bodies, a partner and then in groups. What a great way to practice communication and listening skills as we work together!

It is always so wonderful when our older students take time with the little ones, teaching them new things and nurturing them! Children learn by observing and then doing. Here students teach one of our toddlers how to throw and roll a ball. She is having so much fun and actually has pretty good aim and hand eye coordination as she throws them back!