Cone Flip
Skills:
Physical: Coordinated running, balance, gross motor skill, lower limb coordination, agility
Cognitive: Visual processing, sustained attention, divided attention
Social: Understanding of personal space
Number of participants:
1 or more
Equipment:
small cones
Description:
- child runs to cones that are randomly placed in the area
- child flips the cones in a limited amount of time
Wheelchair friendly?
Yes, place cones on a higher surface (eg. on a chair) for children who are using wheelchairs to participate.
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the equipment: use fewer cones to decrease physical and cognitive demand
Change the environment: place cones closer together to decrease physical demand
Change the task: increase time child is given to flip cones to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the equipment: increase number of cones to increase physical and cognitive demand
Change the environment: increase perimeter of activity area to increase physical demand
Change the task:
- set a time limit to flip a certain number of cones to increase physical demand
- make it a team activity, with one group flipping the cones right side up and the other group flipping the cones upside down to increase social demand
Goal examples:
- the child will be able to flip 5 cones in 20 seconds, while racing their friend
- I can work together with my friend to flip all of the cones over