Keep active
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All ages
150 easy sensory home learning activities by Inclusive Teach including a fun sensory circuit. Activities include auditory, visual, oral, tactile, fine motor, core strength, body awareness and scavenger hunts.
Primary
Be Active Kids provides a list of 50 activities children can do using a cardboard box – from box bowling to obstacle courses.
Balloon volleyball
KS1, KS2, KS3
Use piece of tape to mark centre line or ‘net’ on the ground. Balloon is then hit from one side of the ‘court’ to the other. If you have one child it is possible to have them play both sides by running back and forth over the line, hitting the balloon back before it reaches the floor. If you have more than one child playing, you can add more balloons to make the game more challenging. For younger children and children with a physical need, the ‘court’ can be made smaller and they will probably need an adult to play with them
Primary
Indoor gross motor activities which can be done with objects and materials readily found around the home.
EYFS, Primary
Flamingo Chicks is an inclusive community giving all children, including disabled children and those with illnesses such as cancer, the opportunity to enjoy dance and explore movement alongside friends. They also provide a peer support network for parents and carers.
EYFS, Primary, Secondary
Gympanzees home fun that suits families and their children with specific disabilities. There are lots of resources, videos and activities to help keep children entertained at home.
Hallway hopscotch
KS1, KS2
Use masking tape or chalk to make a grid and put a number each square. This can be done with the child/ren. Ask the child to throw something into number 1 and hop to it to pick it up. Then do the same for number 2. Keep going until they miss and then it is someone else’s turn. The aim is to visit all the numbers. The grid can also be made with diamonds, triangles or circles. This can be used simply as a physical activity, but also to help children to recognise numbers. It can also be used for number bonds and multiplication. Ask the child to throw on to one number and then another and add or multiply the numbers.
Exercise has been proven to improve emotional regulation by reducing cortisol and adrenaline levels. This website provides a 7 minute workout to be done in the morning. There is a fun animal actions workout poster to download – scroll down the page to access the resources.
Early years, Primary
Includes indoor and outdoor gross motor activities, gross motor skill games and fine motor skills for early years (although these may also suit some lower primary age children).
Early years, Primary
Simple activities you can do indoors. “You need things for your learners to get those wiggles out” from The Measured Mum – Tools for Teaching.
Early years, Primary
Change 4 Life activities to keep active at home including a seated obstacle race, potato golf and Badmin-Cricket!
For some children you could make an easy adaption to the games like using larger or softer balls, making the distances or playing times shorter.
All ages
Change4Life and Disney have teamed up to bring you Shake Up games inspired by Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 4 and Incredibles 2, and Disney’s The Lion King and Frozen. These 10-minute bursts of fun will really get your kids moving and count towards the 60 active minutes they need every day!
Primary, Lower Secondary
A series of gross motor activities for SEN children.
SEN
Brain research shows us that movement and breath help to alleviate stress and anxiety. This fun and easy to follow yoga routine can be a brilliant tool for helping your child to regulate his/ her emotions and build self-esteem. Why not do the sequence with them for 10 minutes of calm at home.