One Foot High Kick
Skills:
Physical: flexibility, balance, gross motor skill
Cognitive: visual processing, selective attention
Social: taking turns
Number of participants:
one or more
Equipment:
a target (traditionally a bone or piece of fur) hung at a fixed height
Description:
- child jumps to kick the target with one foot and lands on the same foot (and can hop 3 times to maintain balance)
- gradually increase the height of the target
History:
One Foot High Kick is a traditional Inuit competition. It tested the strength and agility of the hunters and the game was played after a successful hunt.
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: hold the target lower to decrease physical demand
Change the task: allow the child to sit on the floor and kick to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment: hold the target higher to increase physical demand
Change the task: allow child to have a running start to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- I will be able to kick a target at chest level, 3 out of 5 times
- I can kick a target
