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Age range: 3-6
Theme Area: Problem Solving
Related Episode: A Feat on Her Feet
Subjects/Skills: Movement
Materials Needed:
Masking tape
Ball
Directions:
Cassie needed good balance to learn how to skate. To help your child practice keeping his balance, tape a long piece of masking tape to the floor.
Ask your child to pretend the tape is a balance beam. His mission is to walk on the tape without falling off the "beam." If your child easily completes the task, ask him to do it again, this time holding a ball over his head.
You can then create more challenging balance beam shapes. You might make a tape triangle, square, and rectangle and ask your child to trace each shape by walking around the line. You can even create an entire tape obstacle course.
If your child enjoys the activity, challenge him by suggesting different ways to approach the course. For example, can he balance walking on his tiptoes on the beam? Can he bear-crawl on the line?
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