Surf Board
Sponsored by Faron Julie and Eli Diggs
Sensory Integration
- Stand on the surf board and try to keep it still
- Lay on your tummy and hold your arms up in the air
- While on your tummy, swim your arms forward like the front crawl.
- Repeat lying on your back
Motor Skills
- Practice balancing on the surfboard in sitting then kneeling than standing
- Try to rock the board front to back and side to side
- Standing still, rock the board one time then stop. Rock it two times then stop
- Practice climbing on and off the board independently
Child-Adult Interaction
- Sit behind your child to help them balance
- Stand in front of your child and hold their hands
- Help teach your child to climb onto the board rather than lifting them onto it
- Sing “Row, row, row your boat.”
Speech and Language
- Sing any kids song to the tune of surf music
- Pretend the surf board is in the water. Talk about what lives in the water. What would you see at a beach?
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