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Gross Motor Flower Number Line

May 12, 2016 by Emma Gadsby 1 Comment

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.

Gross Motor Flower Number Line

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.

Flower number line

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.

Jumping on number flowers

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.

Gross motor numbers

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.

Flower Themed Unit Study

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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Filed Under: Independent Play Activity, Learning Activities, Play Activities, Some time required Tagged With: Gross Motor Skills, Number Recognition Activities, Outdoor Play Activities, Twinkl Resources

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  1. Emma says

    May 12, 2016 at 5:01 pm

    I love active learning ideas like this! Bonus points for thinking to take it outside! 🙂

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