
Alphabet Bean Bag Throw
Skills:
Physical: accurate toss to a target, upper limb coordination, hand-eye coordination, accuracy
Cognitive: selective attention, visual processing
Social: turn taking
Number of participants:
1 or more
Equipment:
- bean bag
- chalk
- letters
Description:
- child throws a bean bag to letters on the floor that the coach or leader calls out
Wheelchair friendly?
Yes
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment: place the letters closer to the child to decrease physical demand
Change the task:
- have the child toss under-hand to decrease physical demand
- have the child point to the target before throwing to decrease cognitive demand
- have the child throw the beanbag where they want and then identify the letter to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment: place the letters at random distances to increase physical demand
Change the task: have the child spell out words by tossing bean bags to letters in the correct order to increase cognitive demand
Goal examples:
- the child is able to accurately throw a bean bag to a letter, 7 out of 10 times
- I can throw a bean bag to the correct letter with my right arm