🤸 Living Room Obstacle Course
Carrera de obstáculos en la sala
🤸 Motor Skills
Rainy Day
PE.K.1PE.K.2WL.K.1
Objective: Develop gross motor coordination by moving over, under, and around obstacles while following Spanish position words.
🧺 Materials
- couch cushions
- kitchen chairs
- a blanket
- masking tape
- a broom
📋 Instructions (parent)
- Spread cushions on the floor as stepping stones and place a chair to crawl under.
- Drape a blanket between two chairs to make a tunnel.
- Lay a broom on the floor to jump over and use tape to mark a finish line.
- Call out one Spanish position word at a time (salta, gatea, camina) and cheer as your child completes each station.
- Time each run and try to beat it together.
➕ Extension ideas
- Add a number at each station so your child counts aloud in Spanish as they pass.
- Let your child redesign the course and explain the route to you in Spanish.
🗣️ Parent script — say it in Spanish
Español
¡Vamos a hacer una carrera de obstáculos en casa! Tienes que saltar sobre la escoba, gatear por el túnel y caminar sobre los cojines. ¿Estás listo? ¡A correr, mi amor!
💬 Conversation prompts
- ¿Saltas por encima o pasas por debajo?
- ¿Qué obstáculo fue el más difícil?
- ¿Puedes hacerlo más rápido esta vez?
- ¿Qué obstáculo quieres agregar tú?
🔑 Vocabulary
- saltar — to jump
- gatear — to crawl
- encima — on top
- debajo — underneath
- túnel — tunnel
- rápido — fast
Other ways to do it
⚡ 5-minute version
Set up just two stations: jump over the broom and crawl under one chair.
🚗 Car version
Play 'salta, gatea, camina' as a finger game on the seatback while parked.
😴 No-energy version
Lie on the floor and have your child step over your legs as the only obstacle.
🎯 California standards covered
| PE.K.1 | Moving My Body “I can run, jump, hop, and balance while I move my body.” |
| PE.K.2 | Using Objects & Equipment “I can throw, catch, kick, and roll a ball.” |
| WL.K.1 | Exploring Spanish “I can say hello, count, and name colors in Spanish.” |