BEACH BALL KEEP IT UP
Learning Center:
Physical
Gold Objective Standards the Activity Meets:
1. Regulates own emotions and behaviors
2. Establishes and sustains positive relationships
3. Participates cooperatively and constructively in group situations
4. Demonstrates traveling skills
5. Demonstrates balancing skills
6. Demonstrates gross-motor manipulative skills
11. Demonstrates positive approaches to learning
Materials Needed:
• Beach ball
Activity:
Inflate a beach ball. With your child, play a game of keep it up! Tell them not to let the ball touch the ground.
Count together how many times you can pass the ball back and forward. See what different body parts you can
use to hit the ball with. Let them call out different ways to call the ball to you.
Evaluation Method:
You will be able to see your child’s physical abilities when they are keeping the ball up. They will
demonstrate their hand eye coordination. Also, you will be able to see their cognitive skills by listening to
them call out different ways to keep the ball up.