One at a Time
Skills:
Physical: upper limb coordination, hand-eye coordination, reaction time
Cognitive: visual perception, sustained attention, selective attention
Social: Understanding of personal space
Number of participants:
4 or more
Equipment:
one ball per pair
Description:
- three children stand beside each other across a line, about 2m apart
- the 4th child stands in front of and faces the children, about 3m away
- the child in front drops a ball and strikes it with their hand to the first child in the line
- this child strikes the ball back and the front child then strikes the ball to the 2nd child in the line, and so on
- once the front child strikes the ball to all the children in the line and works their way back to the first child in the line, switch positions of the children (e.g., 3rd child in the line becomes the front child, the front child becomes the 1st child in the line, and so on)
Wheelchair friendly?
Yes
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the equipment: use a larger ball to decrease physical and cognitive demand
Change the task: have the child catch the ball before striking the ball back to their partner to decrease physical and cognitive demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the equipment: use a smaller ball to increase physical and cognitive demand
Change the task: have the child strike the ball using their non-dominant hand to increase physical and cognitive demand
Goal examples:
- I will be able to strike a ball to pass to my partner, 5 times in a row
- I can strike a ball to my friend
