PHYSICAL PLAY

 

What is Physical Play?

Physical play is motivating and fun. This type of play is particularly good for active children and for those who find it more difficult to concentrate. It encourages playing with others, sharing and turn taking. The adult can comment on the child’s actions and model vocabulary which the child may find more tricky, for example ‘jumping’, and ‘under’.

 

Physical Play Games:

• Hide and Seek
• Chasing
• Action Rhymes such as ‘Wind the bobbin up’ or ‘Head, shoulders, knees and toes’
• Ball Games
• Racing Games using ‘Ready, steady, go’
• Peekaboo with play tunnels.
• Soft Play Areas
• Trampolines
• Bikes & Scooters
• Parachute Games
• Dancing