Parachute Colour Match

Learning Outcomes

To work on the cognitive concept of color awareness and matching while practicing different verbal directions with the parachute

Description Of Activity

This makes for a nice short activity that can be done at the beginning of the class. It does not have to be done the entire 30 minutes if you are in a PE setting.

• Have children sit on the floor with their feet under the parachute and two hands holding the edge.
• 4-6 children (depending on how many colors are on the parachute) are given a bean bag (or Fluff Balls) that they set on the floor next to them. There should be one bean bag for each color on the parachute.
• Demonstrate the activity once with a bean bag before handing them out to students.
• Call out a particular color of bean bag and the student that has that color bean bag throws it onto the parachute.
• See if the beanbag landed on the same color or a different color on the parachute than the color of the beanbag. If it is on the same color, "Pop" the beanbag up into the air to send it flying.
• If it is on a different color, we do small shakes and wiggles, then stop and see if it has landed on the same color and keep going until it does.
• Gather the beanbags that have been popped and give them to children who have not had a turn. It works best with only one beanbag on the parachute at a time.

 

Equipment/Material Required

Four cones for boundaries (same color).
Spot marker for every kid.
Fluff Balls or Bean bag that match with the color of the parachute

Play Area Set-Up

Spread the parachute completely and lay it on the ground
Have children hold the handles of the parachute or rolled up edges