Jump the Creek
Skills:
Physical: balance, upper and lower limb coordination, agility, power
Cognitive: selective attention, sustained attention
Social: turn taking
Number of participants:
3 or more
Equipment:
skipping rope or string
Description:
- place skipping rope on the floor in parallel about 1m apart
- children take turns jumping over the “creek”
- expand the creek if everyone completes it
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 environment: place the ropes closer together to decrease physical demand
Change the task: allow the children to have a running start to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment: increase the width between the ropes to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- I will be able to leap over a 1m distance, 4 out of 5 times
- I can jump from one line to another
