Act Like An Animal,
13 Moves to Help Your Child’s Gross Motor Development
像動物一樣行動，
13個動作幫助孩子大肌肉運動發展
Bring the zoo to you! No, we don』t mean you should adopt dozens of wild animals. Instead you can use animals to practice gross motor skills at home. This is great for little ones to use their imaginations and pretend to be animals they have seen in books or even at the zoo. There are plenty of animal walks to try out that are great for sensory input and practicing gross motor skills to work towards achieving milestones. Here are a few you can try out:
把動物園給你!不，我們不是說你應該收養幾十隻野生動物。相反，你可以在家裡用動物來練習大肌肉運動技能。這是偉大的小動物使用他們的想像力，假裝是他們在書中看到的動物，甚至在動物園。有大量的動物散步可以嘗試，這對感官輸入和練習大肌肉運動技能來達到里程碑是很好的。這裡有一些你可以嘗試:
Bear Walk 小熊行走
Start with a classic! Have your child move around on their hands and feet with the front of their body facing the ground and their bottom up in the air. Engage in conversation as your child walks along. Ask if they are a black bear? A grizzly? Or maybe even a polar bear?
從經典開始!讓你的孩子手腳並用，身體前側面向地面，臀部朝上。當你的孩子走路時，參與談話。問他們是不是黑熊?灰熊?或者甚至是一隻北極熊?
Elephant Swing 大象搖擺
Get your child to put their arms together in front of their body and then swing from side to side as if their arms are an elephant’s trunk.
讓你的孩子把他們的手臂放在身體前面，然後從一邊搖擺到另一邊，就好像他們的手臂是大象的鼻子。
Penguin Walk 企鵝行走
Keep arms straight by their side and take short, quick steps. Encourage them to try walking on their heels to waddle like a penguin.
手臂伸直放在身體兩側，步伐短而快。鼓勵他們嘗試用腳跟走路，像企鵝一樣搖搖擺擺。
Snake Slither 蛇爬行
Lie on stomach and move forward trying not to leave the floor as much as possible, like an army crawl.
俯臥向前移動，儘量不要離開地面，就像軍隊爬行一樣。
Tiger Crawl 虎式爬行
Have your child crawl on their arms and knees. Tell them to try to stay as low to the ground as they can, just like a tiger would in the jungle.
讓你的孩子在他們的手臂和膝蓋上爬行。告訴他們儘量保持低到地面，就像叢林裡的老虎一樣。
Flamingo Hop 火烈鳥單腳跳
Ask your child to stand on one foot and do a small jump. When they hop have them switch off which leg is raised to practice balancing.
讓你的孩子單腳跳一個小的動作。當他們跳躍時，讓他們切斷哪條腿被舉起來練習平衡。
Crab Walk 螃蟹走路
Tell your child to sit down with their hands by their side and their fingers pointed towards their feet. Tell them to push up on their hands and feet so their body is like a table. Keep hips high to work on strengthening core muscles. If your child is ready for a balance challenge try touching right hand to left foot while in the crab walk position, then switch hands to work on balancing.
告訴你的孩子坐下來，雙手放在身體兩側，手指指向雙腳。告訴他們手和腳向上推，這樣他們的身體就像一張桌子。保持臀部抬高來加強核心肌肉。如果你的孩子已經準備好接受平衡挑戰，試著在蟹式行走時用右手碰左腳，然後換另一隻手來練習平衡。
Horse Run 小馬奔跑
Galloping is great for gross motor skills. Encourage your child to leap as high as they can with one foot forward. Leg movements need to be coordinated and timed correctly, and acting like horse is a fun way to practice.
飛奔對大肌肉運動技能很有幫助。鼓勵你的孩子單腳向前跳得越高越好。腿的動作需要協調和正確的計時，像馬一樣是一種有趣的練習方式。
Seal Slide 海豹滑行
Have your child lie on their stomach then push up on hands until their arms are straight. Have them move across the room while dragging their legs.
讓你的孩子俯臥，然後雙手向上推，直到他們的手臂伸直。讓他們拖著腿穿過房間。
Duck Walk 鴨子走路
Squat down and walk around from there. Keep your arms out or bend them to look like wings.
蹲下，從那裡開始四處走動。保持手臂伸直或彎曲成翅膀的形狀。
Inchworm Walk 尺蠖行走
Tell your child to start standing up then bend to touch their toes. Then have them walk their hands forward as far as they can until they』re in a push up position. Stand up and repeat. For an extra challenge, try walking hands back towards feet to stand back up.
告訴你的孩子開始站起來，然後彎腰觸摸他們的腳趾。然後讓他們儘量向前走，直到他們處於推起的姿勢。站起來重複。對於一個額外的挑戰，試著把雙手放回雙腳，站起來。
Turtle Crawl 烏龜爬行
Get in a pushup position and move side to side. Don』t let feet or hands cross.
做伏地挺身的姿勢，左右移動。不要讓腳或手交叉。
Kangaroo Jump 袋鼠式跳躍
Keep legs together and get as low as possible. Jump straight up as high as possible while keeping your legs together.
雙腿併攏，儘量往下跳。在保持雙腿併攏的同時，儘可能地向上跳。
These activities are great ways to get fidgety kids moving. Have them move forwards, backwards, and side to side just like real life animals do! There are a lot of gross motor skills practiced here, but it is a great chance to work on many areas of development and can help them practice balance and movement.
這些活動是讓坐立不安的孩子動起來的好方法。讓他們向前、向後、左右移動，就像現實生活中的動物一樣!這裡有很多大肌肉運動技能的練習，但這是一個很好的機會在許多領域的發展，可以幫助他們練習平衡和運動。
Use this opportunity to also work on communication skills. Ask about certain sounds like during the snake slither, 「What sound does a snake say?」 You can also get your little one talking with questions about the animal they are pretending to be. Where do they live? What other animals live there? Do they like hot or cold weather? Do they like the water?
利用這個機會來提高溝通技巧。問一些特定的問題，比如在蛇滑行的時候，「蛇會發出什麼聲音?」「你也可以讓你的小傢伙問一些關於他們假裝的動物的問題。他們住在哪裡?那裡還有什麼動物?他們喜歡炎熱還是寒冷的天氣?他們喜歡水嗎?
Now you have 13 ideas, so get started! Have your little one come up with other animal walks too!
有了這13個金點子，開始吧！
和小寶貝一起變身小動物來感受世界吧！
大肌肉與小肌肉檢查
寶寶遲遲不願意開口說話
推薦《口部肌肉練習家居訓練冊》口肌定位治療教材
讀《兒童語言發展家長指導手冊》，看家長一些誤區
文章來源: https://twgreatdaily.com/zh-my/jyCft3MBLq-Ct6CZQABZ.html