Balloon Play

During fitness (and other times) we bring out the balloons and flyswatters.

Tapping the balloons up and down, left to right, controlling them and tracking them with the eyes helps the brain, eyes and hands work together:

• both eyes need to work together for reading, left to right movement and return sweep to the next line 
• hand eye co-ordination for handwriting 
• eyes need to focus on the board and back to the paper for copying

Holding the flyswatters correctly helps with the correct pencil grip.

And, it's lots of fun too.

"Look at me! I've caught it."

"Here it comes floating down, I'm going to catch it."

"I can tap it on left and tap it on the right."

"I'm getting good at this."

"I've done this a few times and I'm getting really good."

'Oh no, I have to be careful I don't let my balloon get away into someone else's space."

"See my eyes tracking the balloon, see my fingers holding the flyswatters correctly. 

"Got it!"

"This used to be tricky, but now I've got it."

"Oops, it's not a good idea to let it get too far away."