Winter Olympic Games: Gross Motor Challenges

01.28.2018

The Winter Olympic Games are almost here and we have the perfect activities and games kids of all ages will love to play! The Winter Olympics Games: Gross Motor Challenges are a great way to encourage gross motor skill development! Great for use in groups or individually.

Through the use of these Gross Motor Challenges, the following will be encouraged:

improve their gross motor skills by performing a variety of movements.
provide opportunity for the promotion of motor planning, endurance, spatial awareness skills,
improve direction following, execution of a sequence, number skills, memory, and turn taking abilities
improve eye-hand and bilateral coordination skills

Challenges Include:

1. Speed Skating

2. Cross Country Skiing

3. Hockey: Puck Control

4. Figure 8 Skating

5. Ski Jump

6. Hockey: Shoot Out

7. Snowball Throwing

8. Bobsledding

9. Holding Torch Challenge

10. Curling

Preparation & Materials Needed:

Olympic Event Posters: Print the Winter Olympic Event Posters. Laminate for durability.

Olympic Games Tracker Forms: 2 Versions included:

Individual Personal Record Form: Print one tracker form per student.
Olympic Event Record Tracker: Use this as a Group Record Tracker. Each Student will record their name and time/score.

Medal Count Form: Therapist Completes “2018 Olympic Medal Count Form” to assign metals based on student scores/times.

Directions to Play:

1. Child reads the instructions. An adult may have to assist with the reading and/or provide a demonstration of the Winter Olympic Game.

2. The adult starts the timer and the child completes the “Winter Olympic Game” as indicated.

3. The adult stops the timer at the completion of the task.

4. The child can keep track of the time/score to complete the task, or just a check mark, when the task is completed in the selected tracking form.

5. Complete additional trials if time allows (tracker form one lists 3 trials to record).

6. The child completes the remaining “Olympic Winter Games” as indicated.

7. Optional: Use the Medal Count form: Therapist assigns metals at the conclusion of the Winter Games (determined by therapist, ex/ after 2 weeks).

8. Have Fun! Go For Gold!!!!

FREE! Printable Medal

This FREE printable is the perfect fine motor activity to accompany these Gross Motor Events. Print, Cut, Color and decorate. Find this FREE printable here!