Leaping Lizards
Skills:
Physical: coordinated hops, lower and upper limb coordination, balance, gross motor skill
Cognitive: selective attention, sustained attention
Social: turn taking
Number of participants:
1 or more
Equipment:
chalk or different shape mats
Description:
- child jumps onto circles that are in different patterns, like a zigzag or a straight line
Wheelchair friendly?
- More info soon
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment: place the circles in a straight line to decrease physical and cognitive demand
Change the task: have the child step onto the circles to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment: increase the distance between circles to increase physical demand
Change the task: have the child jump on one foot to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- the child will jump and land on 5 circles placed 30cm (ruler length) apart, during 4 out of 5 tries
- I can jump from one circle to another