Hopscotch
Skills:
Physical: continuous hops, balance, upper and lower limb coordination
Cognitive: sustained attention, selective attention
Social: taking turns (if doing activity with more than one person)
Number of participants:
1 or more
Equipment:
chalk on pavement or masking tape for indoors (optional: beanbag)
Description:
- child follows the hopping pattern of the hopscotch grid (alternating one – and two – foot landing)
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment: give verbal cues for the hopping pattern (i.e., one foot, one foot, two feet, etc.) to decrease cognitive demand
Change the task: have the child pause after each hop to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the equipment: have the child toss a beanbag on a square; then child hops the grid but skips the square with the beanbag to increase physical and cognitive demand
Change the task: have the child hop the grid, jump and turn on the last square and hop back to the beginning to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- I will be able to hop in the hopscotch grid with my friends, without touching the lines 3 times in a row
- I can play hopscotch with my friends
