Gross Motor Skills Activity: Safari Theme

Safari animals lead a PowerPoint gross motor activity where young students run like a cheetah, stomp like an elephant, stand tall like a giraffe, jump like a monkey and swim like an alligator.
Year levels
Pre-school (Early Years), Foundation–Year 2
File type
Microsoft PowerPoint
Use
Digital activity

Updated Sep 18, 2026

Subject
P.E. & Health
Topic
Gross Motor Activity, Safari Activity
Resource types
Activities
Use
Digital activity

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About this resource

Students will pretend to be safari animals with this resource! This PowerPoint is interactive with sound and movement on each slide. Students will enjoy viewing the slides and performing the gross motor tasks.

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Learning objectives

  • Perform a named movement, such as running, stomping or jumping, on a visual cue

Skills covered

  • Gross motor movement — running, stomping and jumping like each animal

  • Posture — stretching up tall like a giraffe

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Core concepts

  • Gross motor skills

  • Safari animals

  • Animal movements

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