1. Most three-year-olds can jump, but not over objects very well. One way to work on this gross motor skill is by playing green and speckled frogs. 2. Sing the familiar song, "Five Green and Speckled Frogs" (see below) until the children are very familiar with it. 3. Then place a brown rug or blanket on the floor (this will be "log"). Ask the children to stand on the rug. 4. Place the hula hoops on the floor at various distances away from the rug, the closest right up against the rug. Encourage the children to act like frogs and take turns jumping into the ponds (hula hoops). Each child sees how many ponds she can jump into. More to do Books: To extend the activity, read Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel or a book about real frogs. Science and Nature: Go outside and observe how real frogs jump before playing the game.
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