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ABC Parachute Play
Give each child a flashcard with a letter of the alphabet on it. Put a duplicate set of flashcards under the parachute. Children lift the parachute as a group and one at a time, as the teacher calls out the letter, go under the parachute to find their matching letter. Or if the child has an uppercase letter, he or she can find the lowercase, while the other kids raise the parachute up and keep it up.
Goals:
Teach children their ABC's through letter recognition and matching.
Use gross motor skills to hold up the parachute while one child goes under it to look for their matching card.
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Shaking The Parachute
While shaking the parachute children learn teamwork while developing gross motor and fine motor coordination.
Goals:
To provide specific practice in shaking the parachute correctly and safely.
Cooperative play: children playing together rather than against one another.
Develop gross motor skills: involves use of the trunk and large muscles and limbs of the body.
Develop fine motor skills: involves use of the small muscles in the hands and fingers.
Listening skills: ability to follow verbal directions.
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