Kicking & Hand to Eye Games – Gross Motor Exercise 17
You’ll need per group:
- 1 Soccer Ball
Benefits
- Increase hand to eye coordination
- Increase eye focusing
- Increase kicking skills
- Increase balance
- Increase teamwork
Set the Scene
The children pretend they are a giant washing machine. The soccer balls are the clothes.
Set Up
Children stand in a large circle facing in.
How it works
Starting with one ball children pass around the circle. Educator adds more balls in as the circle.
Simple Steps
- Children stand in a circle
- They are then encouraged to pass the soccer ball to the person next to them
- Educator can add more balls, change direction, call stop or continue the spin cycle