Activity
Purpose
The purpose of this lesson is for children to be active. Preschool children should accumulate at least 60 minutes of structured physical activity every day and 60 minutes of unstructured physical activity every day.
Equipment Required
Before the Lesson
Ensure there is enough space for children to move as they please.
Learning Objective
For children to accumulate at least 5–10 minutes of structured physical activity.
Enrichment
Dramatic play: Pretend to be astronauts.
- Put on your astronaut suit, helmet and moon boots.
- Choose a spot on the floor for your own spaceship.
- Buckle Up, count down from ten and blast off!
- When you arrive, go outside for a space walk, dodge a meteor shower, and float around in space.
- Wave to your family on earth. Pull yourself back into the spaceship and prepare to return to earth.