Bowling

Skills:

Physical: hand-eye coordination, upper limb coordination

Cognitive: visual perception, sustained attention, selective attention

Social: understanding of personal space, taking turns

Number of participants:

1 or more

Equipment:

  • one ball per pair
  • wall space for each pair

Description:

  1. child rolls a ball under-hand towards cones or pins to knock them over

Wheelchair friendly?

Yes, children using wheelchairs can use a flat surface, such as mat, to act as a ramp to roll the ball off their lap

Modifications to make the activity easier:

Change the environment: shorten the distance between the child and the cones/pins to decrease physical demand

Change the equipment: use a bigger ball to decrease physical and cognitive demand

Modifications to make the activity harder:

Change the environment: increase the distance between the child and the cones/pins to increase physical demand

Change the task: give the child a limited number of tries (i.e., two) to knock over all the cones/pins to increase physical and cognitive demand

Goal examples:

  • I will be able to knock over 3 pins from 3m away in 4 out of 5 tries
  • I can roll the ball and hit the pins

Activity adapted from video above.