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Gross Motor Skills Activities: Stair Climbing

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Cover of Gross Motor: Stair Climbing Skills, Fun Ideas, with a photo of a barefoot child walking up wooden stairs
Opening page of the motor-play idea set
Introduction explaining why climbing steps matters for a child's independence and how fun ideas can make practice engaging
Background to share with families or aides before starting
Idea 1, Stuffed Animals: a rescue pretend-play game where the child climbs to fetch a named animal or one matching a clue
Pretend-play motivator for repeated trips up and down
Idea 2, Puzzles: board at the top, pieces on lower steps; the child squats to pick up a called letter, number or shape
Pairs climbing and squatting with letter or shape recall
Idea 3, Ring Toss Toy: base at the top and rings below, so the child climbs and squats to retrieve a called color
Color-naming twist on step practice
Idea 4, Stickers: the child carries them from the bottom sheet up to a board to design a picture or trace their name
Fine-motor reward built into each climb
Idea 5, Bubble Wrap: taped squares on each step give sensory feedback; placing them on opposite sides cues alternating feet
Sensory option for working on alternating feet
Idea 6, Washable Paint: on outdoor steps lined with paper, the child dips feet in paint and leaves colorful footprints
Messy outdoor version for a warm day
Idea 7, Treasure Hunt: the child climbs to a chest for one checklist item at a time, then comes down to check it off
Checklist game for longer practice sessions
Attributes
Subject

P.E. & Health, Physical Education

Grades

Early Learning, Pre-K

Types

Activities

File

PDF

Editable
No
Author
Miracles and Moree Therapy LLC
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About This Product

This download will give you 7 fun ideas for your little one to practice climbing stairs. Climbing stairs fosters gross motor development in infants and toddlers. Adding in adventures such as puzzles and bubble wrap will keep your little explorer excited to climb.

What's Included

1 PDF with 10 ready to print pages

Resource Tags

gross motor gross motor development gross motor activities stair climbing toddler development

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