Protect the Castle
Skills:
Physical: under-hand tossing technique, upper limb coordination, hand-eye coordination
Cognitive: selective attention, visual processing
Social: teamwork
Number of participants:
groups
Equipment:
- 4 large cones
- 4 balls of one colour, several other balls
Description:
- set up 4 cones with a ball on top in the middle of the room
- four children stand in front of the cones to “protect the castle”
- all other children throw balls to try to knock the balls off of the cones
Wheelchair friendly?
Yes
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment: have the child aim at a specific cone/ball to decrease cognitive demand
Change the equipment: use a bigger lighter ball on top of the cones to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment: increase the distance between child who is throwing at the ball and cone to increase physical and cognitive demand
Change the equipment: decrease the number of balls a child can throw at a cone to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- I will be able to accurately underhand throw the ball to knock down a ball off a cone placed 2m away, 2 out of 3 times
- I can knock away balls that are thrown to protect the castle