Hop to the Beat
Skills:
Physical: coordinated hopping, balance, upper and lower limb coordination
Cognitive: auditory processing
Number of participants:
1 or more
Equipment:
drum, tambourine, or music player
Description:
- listening to the drumbeat, children hop to the beat of the drum
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment: count out loud with the child to help them find the beat to decease cognitive demand
Change the task: allow the child to hop on two feet to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment: challenge the child to stay in one spot to increase physical demand
Change the task: challenge the child to hop to the beat in one spot on one leg and another spot on the other leg to increase physical and cognitive demand
Goal examples:
- I will be able to hop continually to the beat of the music for 2 minutes with my family
- I can hop to the beat of the drum
Video/image coming soon.
