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<\/a><\/p>\nThen when they felt confident they began practicing kicking the ball round the objects developing their concentration as they tried to stick to the line keeping the ball under control. They marked another \u2018X\u2019 at the end of the course so they knew where to stop and added a tyre \u201c 3 Large steps away \u201cI\u2019m going to throw the ball in to the tyre\u201d.<\/p>\n Today we had to Improvise because of the change in weather so the children suggested we make an obstacle course inside. We practiced our balance and coordination on the balance beam, Hand\/feet eye coordination by dribbling the ball and a throwing the ball in the baskets and using our large muscles to jump over obstacles.<\/p>\n \u201cThat was so easy, we need to make it harder next time\u201d. The children are setting their own challenges and making new goals and targets for their learning. The next job is to sit together and make a plan on how we will make it more challenging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This week in the garden we have revisited the balance and coordination skills we have been practicing but also now introducing\u00a0games to develop our hand\/feet\/eye coordination. The children set up their own obstacle course using tyres and crates after talking about the football class they attended at the weekend. \u201cI was at football and made … Continue reading Gross motor fun<\/span>
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\n\u201cDont go too fast or the ball will go far away\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>The younger children enjoyed kicking the ball about the garden \u201cfootball\u201d so set up their goals and practiced kicking the ball.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n