[Laysha]

Adding many activities/ toys for the children to play with without limitation gender wise. Greeting in the morning, asking questions about their favorite stuff, make sure its walking safe, add engaging chairs/ books for the children to want to use.

[Yulia Drozdova]

I would like games/dances that encourage the kids to move.

[allie]

1. Incorporate active play: Provide ample opportunities for children to engage in physical activities such as running, jumping, climbing, and dancing. Set up designated areas for active play both indoors and outdoors.

2. Use age-appropriate equipment: Offer a variety of age-appropriate equipment such as balls, jump ropes, hula hoops, balance beams, and tunnels to encourage active play. Ensure that the equipment is safe and suitable for the developmental level of the children.

3. Integrate movement into learning: Incorporate movement into learning activities by incorporating actions, gestures, and physical demonstrations. For example, have children act out stories, use movement to learn counting or alphabet, or incorporate dance into music and movement activities.

4. Provide outdoor time: Allow children plenty of time for outdoor play and exploration. Outdoor play offers opportunities for large muscle movement, fresh air, and exposure to nature, which are all beneficial for physical development.

5. Encourage active transitions: Instead of sitting quietly during transitions between activities, encourage children to engage in active transitions such as marching, skipping, or dancing from one activity to another.

6. Offer choice: Provide children with a variety of physical activities to choose from based on their interests and preferences. Offering choice empowers children and increases their motivation to participate in physical activity.

7. Be a role model: Demonstrate enthusiasm for physical activity and participate alongside the children. Be a positive role model by engaging in active play, demonstrating proper techniques, and encouraging children to join in.

8. Promote cooperative play: Encourage cooperative games and activities that require teamwork and collaboration. Cooperative play not only fosters physical development but also social and emotional skills such as communication, problem-solving, and teamwork.

9. Celebrate achievements: Acknowledge and celebrate children’s efforts and achievements in physical activities. Provide praise and encouragement to boost their confidence and motivation to stay active.

10. Ensure safety: Prioritize safety by providing supervision during physical activities, maintaining a safe environment, and teaching children basic safety rules. Regularly inspect equipment and play areas for potential hazards and address any safety concerns promptly.

By incorporating these tips into your classroom environment, you can create a dynamic and engaging space that promotes physical activity, fun, and developmentally appropriate learning for children.

[Autumn Canfield]

To make a developmentally appropriate, fun and physically active classroom you should include things like different sections for different types of play, a soft climber toy the kids can climb up on, appropriate toys puzzles and books, and enough space in the classroom so the kids can move freely.

[Samantha Lucey]

I do a lot of interactive songs, with motions to keep kids active in the movement, we do a lot of the floor is lava game, and we play it by doing things in the middle like I will call out “Be an airplane” and they will all mimic what an airplane does while they wait to hear “the floor is lava”, I like to ask one of the kids what we should be next. I like to do a lot can everyone find something blue or find something red etc.

[Tetiana Nix]

Greeting the child every morning making them feel welcome also doing activities with them throughout the day like yoga, jumping jacks, dance parties

[Liwen Huang]

When the kids first get to school, you can distract them with an engaging activity so that they are immediately pulled into whatever you have planned. Push their routine to be active from the very beginning so that they don’t get stuck in a passive routine.

[Kayla]

Do you have any tips for creating a developmentally appropriate, fun, and physically active classroom?

The children I work with right now love dancing to different Disney songs from movies that they know and can sing along to and it definitely helps them get their bodies moving! They also really love making obstacle courses with different blocks for balancing on, or other object we have around the classroom!

[Christina Rachelle Fiant]

I think making roll call or other classroom activities into a physically active game is a great idea. There is a song sang in the pre-K classroom where I work where we acknowledge all the kids who are present that day and we sing a song to their name and it’s syllables and have them jump-around for each of their turns. I also love incorporating dance wherever possible, even books about dance or music or movement can allow all the kids to get physically involved as we go through it together.

[Jordan]

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[Mackenzie]

designated outside playtime, games that will engage their focus, toys and activities the kids are actually interested in.

[Mason]

By creating an inviting environment like greeting kids at the door, and giving them specific tasks/games that make them feel like they are not only having fun but helping as well. This creates a place where they can cognitively develop in multiple ways than one.

[Vladyslav]

1. For example, create a scavenger hunt where students search for clues related to the lesson, or turn multiplication tables into a hopscotch game.

2. Infuse technology with movement: Incorporate technology in ways that encourage physical activity, such as using interactive whiteboards for active learning games or incorporating movement-based educational apps and videos.

[Tetiana]

Infuse technology with movement: Incorporate technology in ways that encourage physical activity, such as using interactive whiteboards for active learning games or incorporating movement-based educational apps and videos.

Transform traditional lessons into interactive games that require movement. For example, create a scavenger hunt where students search for clues related to the lesson, or turn multiplication tables into a hopscotch game.

[Sarah]

Stretching and jumping activities: follow the leader, songs with kids names.