Musical Balls
Skills:
Physical: reaction time, fine motor skill, upper limb coordination
Cognitive: selective attention, visual processing
Social: turn taking
Number of participants:
3 or more
Equipment:
- ball
Description:
- children are arranged in a circle and pass around a ball while music plays
- once the music stops, the child with the ball earns a point
- first to 5 points wins
Wheelchair friendly?
Yes
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment: have the children sit closer together to decrease physical and cognitive demand
Change the equipment: use a bigger ball to decrease physical and cognitive demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment: increase the space between children to increase physical and cognitive demand
Change the task: have children pass the ball across the circle to increase physical and cognitive demand
Goal examples:
- the child can accurately pass the ball 8 out of 10 times from 2m away
- I can show that I am ready to catch the ball before it is thrown