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Fast and SlowActivity for Parents
Merrily We Roll Along

Age Range: 3-5

Subject:

  • Physical Exercise/Movement

Objectives:

  • Gross Motor Skills

What things can roll? Wheels, marbles, balls? Children can, too!

Materials:

  • Blanket (optional)
  • Hillside outdoors (Optional)

Directions:

  • Children can roll safely if they lie on the floor with the hands folded across their chests and roll over to the other end of a blanket or up to some piece of furniture across the room.
  • If it's a warm, dry day, your child may want to use this technique for rolling down a hill.

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