Physical: gross motor skill, upper limb coordination, hand-eye coordination

Cognitive: visual perception, sustained attention, selective attention, reaction time

Social: understanding of personal space

1 or more

• balloon(s)
• pool noodle(s)

1. child strikes a balloon with their hands or pool noodle without letting the balloon hit the ground

Yes

Change the task:

• have the child use their hand to hit the balloon to decrease physical and cognitive demand
• have the child catch the balloon after each time they strike it to decrease physical and cognitive demand

Change the environment:

• have the child complete the activity in a quiet room independently to decrease physical and cognitive demand

Change the task:

• require the child to hit the balloon when it is above shoulder level to increase physical demand
• have the child count the number of times they can hit the balloon in a row to increase cognitive demand
• have the child take turns with another child to keep the balloon off the floor to increase social demand
• have the child pair up with another child and pass the balloon back and forth to increase physical and social demand

Change the environment: have the child complete the activity with other children to increase cognitive and social demand

• the child will be able to hit the balloon 5 times in a row to keep the balloon off the floor, for 2 out of 3 trials
• I can use a pool noodle to hit the balloon and keep it in the air