Sunday, March 31, 2013

Props & Free Play Innovations

This Sunday just been our workshop was based around playing with Skittles and Hoops - I also bought down chalk and oggi boards. Often during this type of workshop I am quite hands-on with engagement and encouragement, however this weekend we had quite a different group - they got straight into it and played, they also wanted to stick around for longer which meant that games were adapted and new games were created from the gear provided.

Oggi Boards became frisbees, balancing hats, rolling games
Hoola hoops became targets for ball throwing, containment for ball bounce and catch, skipping roles, rolling games, and leaping games.
Skittles became aim focused kicking practice and pattern making.
Chalk is just a free play winner...

But my favourite part of the day was watching families adapt games so they could all play.



Setting Up

Football Practice



Fierce Hooping from these two
Chalk drawing all the way down the wharf