How Things Move

 Today we worked on making a game because we were talking about the different ways things move. Examples are up and down, side to side, back and forth, in a straight line, in a curve, and zigzag.  I gave the children a thick paper plate.  They glued 3 to 5 strips of colored paper to make a place for a marble to go through.

After all the tunnels were glued on, they added a black dot to be the starting point.  Next they made a card for each color tunnel.  After they had time to dry they were finally ready to play.  They would mix up the cards, lay them out, and try to get the marble through the tunnels in the correct order.  This game definitely take practice and a gentle touch.  Some were successful and others need a little more practice.