What activities can I do with the children to halep them with coordination?
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Swimming, swimming lessons, get them used to using a snorkel, and also have them pratice their letters.
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Read to him, talk to him (no baby talk). Go on walks together and examine plants, flowers and animals you see along the way. Play simple board games with him. Make learning fun and he will respond by wanting to learn. We did this with our grand daughter and she is in 1st Grade an A Honor roll student, and loves to learn, it's an adventure for her. Don't put any pressure on your son though, make everything a game. We bought things like a plastic table mat with clocks on one side where she could draw in the hands of the clock to tell the time she went to school, came home, had lunch etc. On the reverse of the mat is the same thing but in written sentences with spaces for her to fill in the missing word. Another table mat we bought for her is a map of the world (simplified), on the reverse is a map of the USA with all the states outlined and named. We bought jig saw puzzles for her from the time she could hold something and place it where she wanted it to go (rather than just wildly throw it). Start with 10 or 12 piece puzzles and build up to the bigger ones.\nKids learn an amazing amount of stuff very quickly, they like to poke about in dirt-make that a learning thing, is the dirt wet or dry, what kind of stones are in the dirt, are there any bugs in the dirt, how many bugs are there? After finishing with the dirt we go wash our hands and feel and see the soap wash all the dirt and germs off, look at the colors on the soap bubbles on our hands. The possibilities are endless with young children, just make it fun!
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Prepare, Act and play like champions.....\n\nThe parents should be reminded that their behavior should match that of the players.... be respectful
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I think that many of the 'family' theme activities would fit well into this theme.  Here are a few circle time activities:\n\nHave available several paperdolls.  I usually make these and laminate them so that after circle time they can be placed in the manipulative center to further the activity.  I make 3 of each doll--dad, mom, sister, brother, baby, grandma, grandpa, dogs and cats.  I start the circle time by telling them about an activity that I did with my own family over the weekend.  Then I show them the dolls and build my family with my dolls.  I show them how there is a dad, mom, 4 children, and 2 dogs in my home.  Then I pass the dolls to the first child and ask them to build their family with the dolls.  I give each child a turn to build their family.\n\nAnother activity that would do great with this theme is to discuss different types of homes.  You can do a felt board activity with this one.   Make a houses 2 stories, 1 story, an apartment building, moble home, etc.  You can also make garages, trees, flowers, ect.      Let them children take turns showing what they live him.  \n\n\nthis would be a great time to intergrate straight lines and curved lines for math and art.  Encourage the children to use yarn to construct a picture of their home.  \n\nOr you could intergrate geometric shapes.  Make available cirles, squares, triangles, and diamonds made out of construction paper or foam pcs.  Encourage the children to make houses using the shapes.\n\nThis would be a good time to invite the local fire department and learn about home fire safety and then ask the parents to help them make a fire escape plan for their home.\n\n\nYou could make a class neighborhood!  Have each parent send a photo of their child with their family standing outside of their home.  Then have the class construct a collage of the photos and then make a bulletin titled "Our Friendly Neighborhood!"\n\nAlong with the above activity you can do a dictation document witht the children.  Ask each child "What is your favorite thing about your home?"  And then dictate exactly what the child says and hang them on your bullentin board.\n\nfor centers:\n\ndramatic play center make sure to have the usual things available for them to role play about home.\n\nBlock area have cars, streets, people, etc.\n\nScience area:  This one is simple.  You'll want sand and water for this center!    With plenty of objects to help them build houses.\n\n\nThere are alot of activities that you can come up with for this theme.  Just be creative.
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Get them busy doing something they love (the idea of the kids making their music, makes me smile) or if your feeling authoritarian get them busy doing work/chores.
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Designate an area especially for "fits" - my friend used a small throw rug she put in a corner of a room.  When the child begins to have a fit, explain in a very calm voice that it can only be done on the "fit rug" and that you'll be waiting for them to finish.  Bring the child to the area and leave him/her to it!  Do not react in any other way except calmly asking "are you done yet?"
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I am a teacher and I find this a funny question.\n\nHow about spending some quality time with your children.......go swimming with them,play board games, go to the park, go to the library, read to them. \n\nThe time goes so fast. Soon enough they will be out on their own and you will wonder where the time went. Try to enjoy the time you have with them instead of wishing they were at school.
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You could go walking with her, or go to the park. Young kids like that aren't really into jumping around yet, so maybe walking and pushing her in a stroller is your best bet.
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maybe you could try going to a fun family thing together where the kids can do their own thing and you two can do what you guys want...
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Coordination is something you LEARN. Anyone can learn it, but it's best learned young. I suggest that you just EXERCISE. The more exercise you get, the better coordinated you become.
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Dress up and watching movies and fun games. Just do things that you think they might like. Or ask your daughter what see thinks might be fun.
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Just how old are we talking about? If they're 6-9, teach them to dribble, and basic skills like shooting. If they dont have correct form, dont worry about it. It will come with time. Explain only basic rules of the game, such as, no pushing, no walking with the ball, and how to shoot in your own basket. DOnt go into very many details at firlst. If they semem to be understanding, then you might do into more, but just start with basics.
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Almost any activity a child engages in would involve the hands, however if you are asking about fine motor skills then you can get into specifics.\nsuch as:\n\ngluing, sewing cards, beading, puzzles, play-doh, writing, coloring, personal hygiene, zipping, buttoning, tying, finger plays, pushing buttons, moving gears, etc...,etc....\n\nAs to an earlier post taking apart electronics/ appliances this can be dangerous due to small parts and sharp edges!
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This is a great age because everything is such a new and unique experience and they are learning so much every day.  Some ideas:\n\n--Play games involving memory skills, alphabet, numbers, vocabulary.  Have scavenger hunts to have them find red items or items beginning with B, etc.\n\n--Play age-appropriate board games like Candyland or Memory Match\n\n--Color in coloring books\n\n--Look for homeschool oriented activity books for the age.  Walmart usually has fun stuff that isn't very expensive.  Or make your own "activity sheets"\n\n--Get physical--play games that involve jumping, dancing, stretching.  Simon Says is a great one  for this, or Follow the Leader or Hide and Seek.\n\n--Get them involved in doing simple things to help you with your chores like sorting laundry, cleaning up toys etc.  Find ways to make it into a game.\n\n--Bake cookies and let them help decorate the cookies\n\n--Read, read, read, lots of storybooks.  \n\n--for times when you need some "mommy time" videos/DVDs can't be beat.  There's lots of educational stuff out there, too.  My nephews love PBS kids shows and you can get compilations of them.\n\nHere's some websites with some more ideas:\n\nhttp://www.dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Pre-School/\n\nhttp://www.perpetualpreschool.com/
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just sing,dance and play with kids
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Buy movies and make popcorn. Set out a stereo with a bunch of your daughter's favorite CDs for them to dance to. In the morning, make a scavenger hunt around the house, each clue leadings your daughter and her friends to a different small prize. And for you, don't expect to get too much sleep ;)
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Providing a safe environment is number 1.  Then let them explore through arts and crafts.  Like making bubbles with different size wands, or finger painting.  Take them on a nature hike and point out things of interest and perhaps collect a few things and make a poster of them.  How about using an inflatable pool and fill it with sand, let them create a castle....Clay is always fun, and modeling clay never dries out.  Plus taking them to the library and having them explore through  books increase their interest in reading ( very valuable) and allows for a protected environment.\n\nTry some Kitchen Science experiments too.  These are cheep and fun!