Biking
Skills:
balance while riding a bicycle, upper and lower limb coordination, sustained attention, selective attention, awareness of personal space if doing the activity with other children
Number of participants:
one
Equipment:
- bicycle
- training wheels (optional)
Description:
- child balances and rides on a bicycle without falling over
Wheelchair friendly?
This activity might not be suitable for people who use wheelchairs. “Wheelchair Friendly Activities” has a list of activities that are easy to adapt for wheelchair users. This list isn’t exhaustive, so we invite you to come up with your own creative ideas to make any activity work for you. If you have an idea on how to make this or any other activity more accessible for wheelchair users, We’d love to hear your ideas on how to make this or any other activity accessible for wheelchair users. Thank you for helping make play more inclusive!
Modifications to make the activity easier:
- have the child “stride” the bike (sit on the bike and walk it forward – no pedals)
- have a parent or coach hold the child’s body
Modifications to make the activity harder:
- demonstrate steering control by weaving between cones
SMART goal examples:
- child is able to pedal for 3 revolutions without falling, 4 out 5 times
- child is able to bike a distance of 10m without falling, 2 out 3 times
