
Clean Up
Skills:
kicking a ball, lower limb coordination, balance, visual processing, selective attention, auditory processing, taking turns
Number of participants:
group of 8-12
Equipment:
6+ medium-sized balls
Description:
- two teams are divided by a line in the middle, and all balls start on one team’s side of the field
- when the instructor gives a signal, that team starts kicking the balls to the other side as quickly as possible over the line
- the receiving team tries to retrieve and kick to return the balls as quickly as possible.
Modifications to make the activity easier:
- use a larger, lighter ball (i.e., beach ball)
- have the child stop the ball with their foot before kicking it
Modifications to make the activity harder:
- have the child run and kick the ball
SMART goal examples:
- child is able to kick 10 balls over the center line in 1 minute
- child is able to return 10 balls over the center line in 2 minutes
Video/image coming soon.