The Parachute & Chasing Game: Preschool Games

Series Summary

Preschool education is the provision of education for children usually between the ages of two and five. Also known as nursery school, day care or kindergarten, preschool provides education before a child starts grade school. Withing preschool, kids are expected to develop in a number of ways, including personal, social and emotional development. Additionally, their communication, understanding of the world, and creative development is expected to improve.

So, how does a preschooler learn these things from a parent or teacher in a fun way that holds their attention? In this free video series, our expert will show you a number of fun games for little kids, toddlers, and preschoolers, all of which introduce creativity, communication, or some sort of new way to understand the world. You'll learn new games like "The Parachute Game," "What's in the box?", and "Freeze Dance." You'll also be shown old classics like "Telephone," "Hot Potato", and "Musical Chairs." Whether you're playing these games at preschool or at home, your kids are sure to learn, and sure to have fun!

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Shelby on behalf of Expert Village. I'm going to show you how to play fun games with preschoolers. In this segment I'm going to teach you how to play a game called cat and mouse. First of all you need to get a large parachute and have each child hold a handle on one side. If there is not enough handles, the child can hold a collar of the parachute, a certain section. What you want to do is choose two children to one to go under the parachute and one to go over. The child that is going over the parachute is going to be cat and the child underneath is going to be hiding is going to be the mouse. The other children playing the game are going to be going like this so the cat is going to be hard for the cat to find the mouse. When the cat finds the mouse, they tap them on the head and the somebody else is turn to be the cat and the mouse."