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:

  1. children stand in a line
  2. the child in front passes the ball to the child behind
  3. 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