Gross Motor Flower Number Line

This months Kindergarten Blog Hop theme is flowers. We opted to combine gross motor skills and numeracy when exploring the unit on flowers. With a few easy steps we created a Gross Motor Flower Number Line activity.

Setting up the Flower number line couldn’t have been easier thanks to Twinkl. I printed numbers 1-20 from their numbered flowers and cut them out. An older child could attempt cutting out the flowers to practise their fine motor skills. With hindsight I should have laminated the flowers at this stage. This would have ensured the flowers lasted longer. However, Adam had seen me cut out the flowers and was desperate to play with them.

We took our numbered flowers outside and laid them on the grass in a random order. I called out a number to Adam and he had to locate the correct number on the flower and jump on it.

We played several versions of the game. These included:

• Placing the numbers in the correct order to form a number line and jump along it
• Using different gross motor skills to get between numbers including hopping, skipping and jumping
• Counting backwards from 20 to 1
• Jumping on odd numbers and then even numbers
• Jumping in fives

Adam enjoyed the combination of physical activity and playing with numbers. He is an energetic hands on learner so the activity suited him.

Unfortunately it had rained for most of the day and the grass was still damp. This meant when Adam jumped on the flowers they became wet and started to rip.

Disclaimer: We received a Premium Subscription from Twinkl to review. All thoughts and opinions are our own.

Click on the links below for more Flower inspired Kindergarten fun!

Parts of a Flower Free Resources from Something 2 Offer

Fun Garden Center Scavenger Hunt for Kids {Free Printable} from Crafty Mama in ME

Flower Dissection from Schooling a Monkey

Free printable plant journal from Our Whimsical Days

Flower Eye Hand Coordination Activity from Sugar Aunts

How to Plant Flowers with Your Kids from Living Life and Learning

Flower Art for Kindergarten from Kidz Activities

Bunches of Flowers Addition Clip Cards from Simple Fun for Kids

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During a difficult pregnancy suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Emma vowed to make every day an adventure once she had recovered. Adventures of Adam is the outcome of completing a 100 day play challenge with Adam as part of that promise. Emma has a section dedicated to HG friendly play activities so that Mums can still be part of their children’s play whilst they are ill.

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