Jumping Jacks
Skills:
Physical: coordinated hopping, balance, upper and lower limb coordination
Cognitive: sustained attention
Social: taking turns (if doing activity with more than one person)
Number of participants:
1 or more
Equipment:
none
Description:
- child stands straight like a pencil
- child then jumps up and out with legs apart and arms over head, like a star
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the task: to decrease physical demand, have the child start with leg movement only
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the task: have the child do jumping jacks to the beat of the music to increase cognitive demand
Goal examples:
- the child will be able to perform 10 jumping jacks, 3 times in a row while a coach or a partner models the actions in front of them
- I can do jumping jacks with my friends or family
