When you look out the window it may look as if the world is shut down. Businesses are closed. Schools are closed. Parks and playgrounds are closed. Parents jobs are changing from working professionals to full-time teachers. While many parents are working at home with their school aged children, they are struggling to find ways to keep their kids entertained and active instead of just looking at a screen all day. As an educator, I wanted to provide 2 easy activities you can do to get your kids hearts pumping while stuck inside!
Physical activity is so beneficial to children of all ages. It can promote healthy sleep patterns, improve posture and even improve some connections in the brain! To read more about the benefits of physical activity check out this website!
The first thing you can do for your kids is an alphabet exercise sheet! For older children, they can spell their vocabulary words or spelling words that teachers send home online. For younger kids, the words the spell could be common sight words or their names. The kids work on spelling out the words and completing the exercise associated with each letter. This would be super fun for parents to do with their kids!
The 2nd activity I chose was GoNoodle. If you have kids in public schools, they probably know what this is and can even tell you their favorite video. GoNoodle is a website that provides videos for families to use at home to get active. There is even a kids Zumba channel where kids can dance to get their heart rates up. This is great for kids of all ages!
Even though everyone is stuck at home, get up and get active as much as you can!