Popcorn
Skills:
Physical: jump from a crouched position, balance, upper and lower limb coordination
Cognitive: sustained attention, selective attention, visual processing, auditory processing
Social: understanding of personal space (if doing activity with more than one person)
Number of participants:
1 or more
Equipment:
none
Description:
- child starts in a crouched position and jumps up as high as they can
Wheelchair friendly?
- More info soon
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment: have an adult support the child during the jump to decrease physical demand
Change the task: start from a squat rather than a crouched position to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment: have the child jump to a verbal “pop” cue and vary times between “pops” to increase cognitive demand
Change the task: have the child jump continuously (no pause in crouched position before the next jump) to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- the child can jump to high-five a friend for 5 repetitions, 3 times in a row
- I can jump