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[Childcare / Physical Play] Fun Activities to Get Moving

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.
Nursery Teacher Mom Writertsukada moe
After working for five years at an after-school childcare club and three years at a nursery school, I began working as a freelance writer. I’m a mother of two children. Inspired by playing the flute in the school wind ensemble in elementary school, I joined a jazz club at university. I’ve also incorporated ukulele and piano performance into childcare. Playing, laughing, feeling sad, feeling frustrated—through all kinds of experiences, I want children to grow.

Physical activity play is essential in early childhood education, isn’t it?

Here, we introduce ideas for outdoor play and activities you can do indoors.

Use these examples to incorporate a variety of movement games and help children grow strong in both mind and body.

Many of the activities don’t require special equipment, so you can feel at ease even without preparation.

When adults join in the fun, everyone can enjoy a great time together.

Create joyful moments filled with laughter.

Let both children and adults move their bodies a lot and play with energy!

[Childcare & Physical Play] Fun Activities to Get Moving (51–60)

mat exercises

Reiwa 5, 2-year-old Sumire Class: First Mat Exercises

mat exercises

We’d like to introduce fun mat exercises that get kids moving using a mat.

Lie on the mat, stretch out your arms and legs, bring your hands together and reach forward as you roll.

By rolling across the mat under your own power, you practice moving while maintaining full-body balance.

The hands-and-knees (all-fours) movement involves supporting posture while moving arms and legs alternately, making it perfect for engaging the whole body.

If that’s difficult, starting with simpler movements like crawling might be a good idea.

For safety, let’s have multiple teachers supervise while the children enjoy these activities.

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Super Energetic ExerciseHiromichi Sato, Sugamo Children’s Choir

[Super Energetic!] 01 Super Energetic Exercises (Ages 2 and up)

Super Energetic Exercise Hiromichi Sato, Sugamo Children’s Chorus

Let me introduce a super-energizing exercise that makes you feel lively when you move your body.

To the rhythm of the song, become a crow or a sparrow—spread your arms wide and do big jumps and small jumps.

Become a little monkey and move both hands, copying up, down, left, and right motions to get your whole body moving.

Make a ghost pose, look back over your shoulder, and twist your body.

For the dinosaur moves, swing both arms and legs wide as you move forward, and practice balancing by hopping on one foot.

It’s a super exciting exercise that lets kids have fun while moving their hands, feet, and whole bodies!

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Jungle GuruguruTsubasa Suzuki

[Full-body Play / Pair Play] Jungle Guruguru / Tsubasa Suzuki & Hitomi Kudo [Action Song / Animals / Touch-and-Play / Parent-Child / Childcare / Kindergarten / Parenting / Children’s Song]

Jungle Guruguru Tsubasa Suzuki

Let me introduce Jungle Guruguru, a game where you can enjoy moving your whole body to a lively musical tempo.

You’ll enter the jungle while moving your body to the song.

Snakes, rhinos, tunnels, and more appear, so the children work together, using their bodies to get past each challenge.

In pairs, they can hold hands and spin around, and of course, it’s also a body-movement game that one person can fully enjoy on their own.

It’s the kind of play that will get everyone excited just by copying the teacher or friends.

At the end, you make it out of the jungle and finish with a high five! Be sure to have fun and get your body moving.

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Inside-Outside Game

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Inside-Outside Game! Train your judgment and concentration!Exercise Play Childcare #Nursery school Nursery teacher / Childcare worker child
♬ familie – Mrs. GREEN APPLE

Listen carefully to the instructions and get moving! Here are some ideas for Inside-Outside games.

The great thing is that people of all ages, from kids to adults, can enjoy them! It’s unique and fun to have children move around while following instructions.

Since you can play both indoors and outdoors, the weather won’t get in the way.

These games help develop reflexes, concentration, and teamwork while you play! The rules are simple and easy to understand, so take this opportunity to give them a try.

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Cone Tag

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♪ Original Song – Otona no Asobiba – Otona no Asobiba

Develop judgment skills through play! Here’s a cone tag game idea.

It’s a perfect game for nurturing children’s quick decision-making and strategy.

Place cones at the corners of a square court, and switch roles when the tagger touches a cone.

Those who aren’t the tagger must protect the cones from being touched while deciding how best to defend them.

By moving instantly, thinking about the opponent’s tactics and their own positioning, children can develop the ability to adapt flexibly.

Give it a try!

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