Leg Swing
Skills:
Physical: balancing on one-foot, lower limb coordination
Cognitive: sustained attention, selective attention
Number of participants:
one
Equipment:
none
Description:
- child stands on one foot and swings other leg forwards and backwards, maintaining balance without wobbling
- alternate legs
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: have the child put their palm(s) on a wall for balance when assuming position to decrease physical demand
Change the task: have the child start with a small leg swing to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the task:
- have the child put their hands on their hips to increase physical demand
- increase the height or speed of the leg swing to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- with their hands on their hips, the child will balance on one foot while swinging their other leg forwards and backwards for 10 seconds
- I can balance on one foot
