Gross motor2–4 yrsOutdoors

Chalk shapes to jump

Draw the game on the ground and it plays itself.

Prep

3 min

Mess

Low

How to play

Draw big shapes on the pavement — circle, square, star. Then call them out and he jumps to the right one. Later let him call them for you.

  1. a single stick of chalk
    1

    One stick of chalk.

  2. a circle, a square and a star drawn on the ground
    2

    Draw big shapes on the ground.

  3. a hopping path curving across to the circle
    3

    Call one out and they jump to it.

What you need

A stick of chalk.

What it secretly builds

Gross motor

Hearing a word and moving to match it is listening plus body control at the same time — much harder than it looks, and the base of following instructions.

Safety first
Check the ground for traffic before you start.
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