Frisbee
Skills:
Physical: throwing and catching using a disc, upper limb coordination, hand-eye coordination
Cognitive: selective attention, visual processing
Social: turn taking
Number of participants:
2 or more
Equipment:
frisbee
Description:
- children throw and catch a frisbee
Wheelchair friendly?
Yes
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment: have children stand closer together to decrease physical demand
Change the task: have the child use two hands to “trap” the frisbee to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment: have children stand further apart to increase physical demand
Change the task: have the child run and catch the frisbee to increase physical and cognitive demand
Goal examples:
- the child will accurately throw the frisbee to a partner 3 times in a row from a distance of 5m
- I can take turns throwing and catching a frisbee with my friends