Stair Jump
Skills:
Physical: jump to a different height, balance, upper and lower limb coordination, agility
Cognitive: sustained attention
Social: taking turns (if doing activity with more than one person)
Number of participants:
1 or more
Equipment:
step
Description:
- child jumps onto the first step of the stair and hops back down
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 equipment: give the child a handrail to use for balance to decrease physical demand
Change the task: have the child practice jumping up in the air without a step to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the task:
- increase number of jumps for the child to complete the activity to increase physical and cognitive demand
- time how many jumps child can do within a certain timeframe to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- the child will be able to jump on and off the stair, while holding onto the railing for 1 minute without stopping
- I can jump up the stairs
