
Fire Drill
Skills:
Physical: balance, coordination, gross motor skill
Cognitive: visual processing, selective attention, auditory processing
Social: teamwork
Number of participants:
3 or more
Equipment:
medium-sized ball
Description:
- children stand in a line
- the child in front passes the ball to the child behind
- the child then runs around the line of children before the ball is passed from the back to the front
Wheelchair friendly?
Yes
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the equipment: use a smaller ball to decrease the physical demand
Change the environment: have the children stand closer together to decrease physical and social demand
Change the task: have the children pass slower to decrease cognitive demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the equipment: use a larger ball to increase the physical demand
Change the environment: have the children stand further apart to increase physical and social demand
Change the task: have the children pass faster to increase cognitive demand
Goal examples:
- the child will be able to pass the ball and run around the line before the ball comes back, 3 out of 4 times
- I can pass the ball to my friend