Get scrap cardboard, a marker, tape, and you’ll be set to make your own fitness trail. Cut the cardboard into 8” x 10” pieces. Write different body and brain exercises on each card and tape to different locations on your playground. For example:
10 jumping jacks
say a nursery rhyme
8 windmills
count backwards from 20
12 squats
name your city, state, and country
15 sit ups
name 5 insects
7 push ups
sing the ABC’s forwards and then backwards
Number Hunt
Take several lunch sacks
and write different numerals on each one. Give each child a bag and
challenge them to find a set and put it in the bag. Let children share
what they have found with their friends. Have children return the objects
to where they found them.
Hint! This can also
be done with a partner or in small groups.
Seriation
Collect sticks, rocks, and
other items on the playground and challenge children to arrange them from
largest to smallest.
Measurement
Have children take off
their shoes and trace around their foot on heavy paper. Cut out. Use the “foot” to measure on the playground. How many feet long is the slide? How many feet wide is the
sidewalk? How many feet from the
door to the water fountain?
