Heart Hopscotch – FREE Printable

This FREE printable heart hopscotch is perfect to encourage fine motor and gross motor skills, especially around Valentine’s day.   Great for indoor recess or small spaces at home too! Challenge your students to complete the heart hopscotch pattern by hopping with their feet or using their fingers.  Download your FREE copy at the bottom of the blog post.  You will get access to the 20 page printable!

HOW TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE HEART HOPSCOTCH PATTERN

All you need to do is follow these three steps to access the free heart hopscotch game for preschoolers and elementary students, homeschoolers, and older students. 

1. Sign up to receive the weekly email newsletters and announcements from Your Therapy Source.
2. You will be redirected to download the PDF format file of the heart worksheets.
3. Print the color versions or grab crayons, markers or coloring pencils and color it in yourself. Hop your feet or fingers along the path. 

HOW TO PLAY HEART HOPSCOTCH

Print the Hopscotch boards in color or black and white. Laminate for durability. You can simply use it as a fine motor skills warm-up activity or play it as a game.

Play the game just as you would outdoor hopscotch. Place a small item (ie coin) into the Number 1 box. Each square gets one foot or finger (except the double box on one of the hopscotch mats). You skip over the box with the small item in it.

Start with your dominant hand or foot. You can’t have more than one finger or foot on the boards at a time, unless there are two number squares right next to each other. In that case, you can put down both fingers or feet at the same time with one in each square. When you hop your fingers or feet up to the #9, go back to the start.

Pick up the small item and place it into the Number 2 box. Continue playing until you complete all the numbers.

For regular hopscotch change up the boards to make the patterns more challenging.

WHAT SKILLS ARE KIDS WORKING ON WHEN THEY COMPLETE THIS ACTIVITY?

Hopscotch work on the following skills: 

• visual spatial
• directional orientation
• balance
• locomotor skills like hopping and jumping
• finger isolation
• eye hand coordination
• motor planning
• visual motor
• fine motor skills and more! 

WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TO USE THIS GAME OF HOPSCOTCH?

Hopscotch is fun for kids any time of the year but this one is particularly nice for Valentine’s day Here are some suggestions of when to complete the heart hopscotch: 

• indoor recess during the winter season
• add it to your collection of great activities for early finishers
• anytime the kids unplug
• carryover activities when the kids are home from school
• to encourage motor skill practice
• Valentine’s Day classroom party
• Occupational therapy or physical therapy sessions
• Physical education class 

NEED MORE VALENTINE’S DAY OR GROSS MOTOR SKILL ACTIVITIES?

Puzzles about Love

Valentine’s Day Sensory Motor Packet 

Valentine’s Day Visual Perceptual Puzzles 

Valentine’s Day Multisensory Handwriting Activities

Brain Breaks for Valentine’s Day

Print and Create Fine Motor Projects for Valentine’s Day 

Valentine’s Day Handwriting Packet

Flip and Fill Valentine Fine Motor Activity 

Download a FREE Finger Hopscotch here too!