Dear Parents:

Coordination is the ability to move one’s body in a controlled manner – walking, hopping, skipping and balancing.

• Let your child crawl over, under and around chairs or tables.

• Give a series of directions such as “hop on one foot three times and then turn around.”

• Hop over a rope as it swings back and forth.

• Ask your child to playfully walk backward or sideways.

• Practice walking along a line with eyes open then closed.

• Have your child run in place to music while you count to ten.

• Teach your child how to skip.

• Face your child and holding hands, jump together.

• Jump forward and backward over a line or crack.

• Practice bouncing a ball back and forth with your child.

• Do jumping-jack exercises.

• Play catch by throwing a bean bag to your child.

• Have your child stand on tiptoes and balance.

• Use a two-by-four as a balance beam.  Have your child walk along it with arms out or clasped behind the body.

• On the balance bean, have your child walk to the center, kneel on one knee, rise, and walk to the end.

By practicing these routines, your child will have fun and improve his/her coordination skills.

Sincerely,

Director/Teacher/Parent