Crawling, Stomping, and Jumping on Bubble Wrap
Materials: Bubble
wrap, duct tape
Ages: 6 months
(crawlers) to high school
Senses engaged:
feeling, hearing, seeing, movement
Objective: to
experience a new surface texture and to encourage practice crawling, walking
and jumping in a novel environment
Tape bubble wrap to floor.
Encourage children to crawl, stomp, and jump with and without their
shoes.
Talk about what they feel, what they hear and what they see.
Let those children who are sensitive watch others
first. Encourage them by doing it with
them. Then encourage them to do it on
their own.
This is also a great energy burner for older students. Let them find new ways to use bubble wrap to create a sensory experience. Have them write what they learn. Can be adapted to math, science, social studies, reading, language arts, drama ...
