Beanbag Scramble
Skills:
Physical: agility, balance, gross motor skill, coordination
Cognitive: sustained attention, selective attention, visual processing
Social: turn taking
Number of participants:
4 or more
Equipment:
- large number of beanbags (10+)
- 3+ hula hoops
Description:
- one hula hoop with all the beanbags is placed in the middle
- the other hula hoops are placed at an equal distance from the center hula hoop
- each team is assigned a hoop (home hoop) and are instructed to bring bean bags, one at a time, from the center hoop to their “home hoop”
- members on a team take turns running from the center hoop to their “home hoop”
Wheelchair friendly?
Yes
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment: decrease the distance from the center hoop to “home hoop” to decrease physical demand
Change the task: cue child before giving the signal to start running (i.e., ready, set, run) to decrease cognitive demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the equipment: use larger bean bags to increase physical demand
Change the task:
- have the child complete the activity while balancing a beanbag on their head to increase physical and cognitive demand
- have the child walk faster/run or hop on one (or two) feet to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- by the end of the program, the child will be able to bring at least 5 beanbags from the center hoop to their “home hoop”
- I can take turns with my friends and cheer them on during their turn