POSITION IN SPACE, DIRECTIONS Kindergarten “Giliukas” Lithuania

Concepts of movement directions are taught during morning exercises UP And DOWN

FORWARD BACK

TO THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT

Children are taught to follow rules of games and get counting skills while doing exercises Throw the dice, count points and then go so many steps as points you have got. The command which reaches the turret first is the winner.

We play the game “A rabbit and a hunter”. Concepts over and under (bellow) are taught and fixed. Rabbits jump into the garden over the fence – rope. After the signal, the hunter tries to catch rabbits and they go away under the fence.

Body perception during the game “Magnets” Children can run in the gym till a trainer gives a signal; then children have to stand in pairs in contact that is told by the trainer (for example, hands, legs, back, ect.).

Competitions in the yard: children go through the stand, tunnel, climb the ladder.

Climb up and go down playing on different equipments.

Children spread the parachute out and in in kindergarten’s yard. INSIDE OUTSIDE

Raise up and down.

Go around to the left or to the right.