heavy work
Ages: 3+
Gross Motor Development Grosand Coordination Balance Self-regulation (heavy work) Soft and very strong vinyl moulded rings that can be used for indoor and outdoor activities. They float so they're also great for the pool and water. Colours available red, blue, yellow and green.
Activities: Use them for catching and throwing, and fun things like balancing them on your head, holding them on your foot while hopping on the other foot, and what about using them for lazy 8's around your knees!!
Use as part of an obstacle course with tunnel and sensory paths.
Great tool for a whole group or individual Self-regulation or Brain break! Use to pull another student on scooter board. Play row your boat.
Gross motor (physical) skills are those which require whole body movement and which involve the large (core stabilising) muscles of the body to perform everyday functions (standing, walking, running, & sitting upright). It also includes eye-hand coordination skills such as ball skills (throwing, catching, and kicking). Gross motor skills are important to enable children to perform every day functions (walking, running, skipping), as well as playground skills (e.g. climbing, sporting skills (e.g. catching, throwing and hitting a ball with a bat) and everyday self-care skills like dressing (where you need to be able to stand on one leg to put your leg into a pant leg without falling over). Gross motor abilities also have an influence on other everyday functions. For example, a child's ability to maintain table top posture (upper body support) will affect their ability to participate in fine motor skills (e.g. writing, drawing and cutting) and sitting upright to attend to class instruction, which then impacts on their academic learning. Gross motor skills impact on your endurance to cope with a full day of school (sitting upright at a desk, moving between classrooms, carrying your heavy school bag).
Gross Motor Development Grosand Coordination Balance Self-regulation (heavy work) Soft and very strong vinyl moulded rings that can be used for indoor and outdoor activities. They float so they're also great for the pool and water. Colours available red, blue, yellow and green.
Activities: Use them for catching and throwing, and fun things like balancing them on your head, holding them on your foot while hopping on the other foot, and what about using them for lazy 8's around your knees!!
Use as part of an obstacle course with tunnel and sensory paths.
Great tool for a whole group or individual Self-regulation or Brain break! Use to pull another student on scooter board. Play row your boat.
Gross motor (physical) skills are those which require whole body movement and which involve the large (core stabilising) muscles of the body to perform everyday functions (standing, walking, running, & sitting upright). It also includes eye-hand coordination skills such as ball skills (throwing, catching, and kicking). Gross motor skills are important to enable children to perform every day functions (walking, running, skipping), as well as playground skills (e.g. climbing, sporting skills (e.g. catching, throwing and hitting a ball with a bat) and everyday self-care skills like dressing (where you need to be able to stand on one leg to put your leg into a pant leg without falling over). Gross motor abilities also have an influence on other everyday functions. For example, a child's ability to maintain table top posture (upper body support) will affect their ability to participate in fine motor skills (e.g. writing, drawing and cutting) and sitting upright to attend to class instruction, which then impacts on their academic learning. Gross motor skills impact on your endurance to cope with a full day of school (sitting upright at a desk, moving between classrooms, carrying your heavy school bag).
