ANIMAL WALKS

Preschool Play
FROG JUMP

● Legs squatted
● Hands on floor
● Jump up and forward
● Return to squatted legs & hands on floor
● Frog jump a distance of 1-2 feet

BEAR WALK

● Arms straight with palms on floor

● Legs relatively straight with feet on floor
● Walk for a distance of 10’ (across the
room)

CRAB WALK
● Seated on floor
● Place palms and feet on floor
● Bring trunk up off floor
● Crab walk toward backwards (see arrow)
● Walk a distance of 10
 WHEELBARROW WALK

● Child lies with stomach and both palms

flat on floor
● Adult picks up both legs holding the
knees or thighs of the preschooler
● Child walks forward on their hands to a
designated toy approx. 6-8 feet away
● When they have reached the toy let go of
their legs and have them lie on their belly
to complete 2-3 actions with the toy
○ stack blocks
○ pick up and throw toys at a target
○ put a puzzle pieces in place

*Adult - be care of your back while holding

the child up by keeping your back straight
(see 1st photo)

DONKEY KICKS
● Palms on floor; hands together
● Both feet on floor
● Kick ONE leg up into the air & return to
floor
● Kick other leg up into the air & return
● ALWAYS LEAVE ONE FOOT ON THE
GROUND
● Alternate legs up to 10X

Gail Masse, MS, OTR/L

3/2020