Activity

Plan
Physical Activity Cube

Name: Jessica Micallef
Type: Gross Motor
Presentation Date: Wednesday,
Age Group: Toddler, Preschool
February 5, 2014
Purpose: The children will be participating in a gross motor activity involving a
physical activity cube.
Domain Goals: This activity is important in terms of
Developmental
areas of development because social/emotional skills,
Outcomes
communication/language skills, cognitive skills, and
physical skills will be promoted.
This activity will promote
Social/Emotional
Toddlers: ELECT (1.1 )
social/emotional skills
(1.3) (2.5)
because the children will be Preschoolers: ELECT (1.4)
participating with their
(1.5) (1.6) (1.9) (2.5) (2.6)

Communication,
Language

Cognitive

Physical

friends and laughing and

having fun while using the
physical activity cube.
This activity will promote
communication/language
skills because the children
will be able to talk to each
other while using the
physical activity cube.
This activity will promote
cognitive skills because the
children will need to think
about what to do when the
cube lands on an action. E.g.
flap your arms like a bird,
jump 5 times.

Gross Motor
This activity will promote
gross motor skills because
the children will be using
large muscles to do the
actions that the cube says.

Fine Motor
This activity will promote
fine motor skills because the
children will be able to pick
up and toss the cube to see
which action to do.

Materials:
Physical Activity Cube
Clean carpet to do the activity

Toddlers: ELECT (3.1)(3.2)

(4.7)(4.8)
Preschoolers: ELECT (3.1)
(3.3) (3.4) (3.5) (3.6) (3.8)
(3.9) (3.11) (4.5)

Toddlers: ELECT (5.1)

Preschoolers: ELECT (5.2)

Toddlers: ELECT (5.2)

Preschoolers: ELECT (5.3)

Preparation:
Bring in the Physical Activity Cube
Make sure the carpet is clean and ready to do our activity
Set-up: While the children are having snack I will get the carpet clean. During free
play/play time is when I will do my activity.
Procedure:
Motivation: I will ask the children Who wants to play a game? which will be
inviting whoever wants to play.
Implementation:
After ask/inviting the children over I will tell the children what I have and
show them what to do
Conclusions: After my activity is finished I will ask the children questions like
Who liked the Physical Activity Cube?
Which activity was your favorite?
I will then leave out my Physical Activity Cube for the children to play with.
Evaluation: