
Roll Ball
Skills:
Physical: rolling a ball along the ground, catching, teamwork, upper limb coordination, hand-eye coordination
Cognitive: selective attention, visual processing
Social: joint attention
Number of participants:
pairs
Equipment:
1 medium-sized ball per pair
Description:
- children sit on the floor with their legs apart
- one child rolls the ball toward their partner
- the partner reaches to catch the incoming ball
- the partner then rolls the ball back to their partner
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment: have children sit closer together to decrease physical demand
Change the equipment: use a larger, lighter ball to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment: increase the distance between the children to increase physical demand
Change the equipment: use a medicine ball to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- I will roll the ball to my partner 8 out of 10 times while being 3m apart
- I can catch the ball and roll it to my partner