Hoop Body Part Balance
Skills:
Physical: upper and lower limb coordination, reaction time, gross motor skill, balance
Cognitive: sustained attention, selective attention, visual processing
Social: awareness of personal space
Number of participants:
one or more
Equipment:
hula hoop
Description:
- children place their hoops on the ground and attempt different challenges, such as:
- demonstrate movements with the feet inside and the hands outside the hoop
- two body parts inside the hoop)
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment: have the child hold onto a parent or adult during the activity to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment: have child complete the activity close to another child to increase physical and social demand
Change the task: have the child hold each balance for a few seconds to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- child is able to demonstrate 3 different movements with the feet inside and hands outside the hoop
- I can be creative in trying new movements with the hoop on the ground