Standing Long Jump
Skills:
Physical: jumping over long distances, balance, upper and lower limb coordination, power
Cognitive: selective attention, sustained attention
Social: turn taking
Number of participants:
1 or more
Equipment:
- measuring tape
- ruler
Description:
- child stands and jumps forward as far as possible
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment:
- provide a visual cue/target for the child to jump to decrease cognitive demand
- provide verbal cuing for child to use their arms for momentum to decrease cognitive demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the task: have the child jump a long distance several times in a row to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- the child will jump a distance of 1m, 3 times in a row
- I can jump with two feet together
