Go the Distance (Team Jumping)
Skills:
Physical: balance, upper and lower limb coordination, agility, power
Cognitive: selective attention, sustained attention, visual processing
Social: awareness of personal space
Number of participants:
4 or more
Equipment:
2+ cones
Description:
- from a common start line, the first person jumps as far as possible and marks landing with a cone
- the next person jumps from the cone, etc.
Wheelchair friendly?
This activity might not be suitable for people who use wheelchairs. “Wheelchair Friendly Activities” has a list of activities that are easy to adapt for wheelchair users. This list isn’t exhaustive, so we invite you to come up with your own creative ideas to make any activity work for you. If you have an idea on how to make this or any other activity more accessible for wheelchair users, We’d love to hear your ideas on how to make this or any other activity accessible for wheelchair users. Thank you for helping make play more inclusive!
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the task: have the child jump a short distance first to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the task: have the child jump off of one foot to increase physical demand
Change the environment:
- have the child complete the activity on sand to increase physical demand
- have the child complete the activity at the same time as other children to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- in 2 weeks, the child will be able to jump a distance of 2m for 3 out of 5 jumps
- I can jump