Hurdles
Skills:
Physical: running and jumping, balance, upper and lower limb coordination
Cognitive: sustained attention, selective attention, visual processing
Social: understanding of personal space, turn taking
Number of participants:
1 or more
Equipment:
hurdles
Description:
- child runs and jumps over hurdles
Wheelchair friendly?
- More info soon
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the equipment: use a lower hurdle (i.e., knee height) to decrease physical demand
Change the task: have the child jump over a single hurdle to decrease cognitive demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment: have the child race with other children to increase social and cognitive demand
Change the task: have the child run before jumping over several hurdles to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- the child will be able to jump over 3 lower hurdles in a row for 2 out of 3 trials
- I can jump over the gym lines
