Travelling to Dodge
Skills:
Physical: dodge the person trying to tag you, reaction time, upper and lower limb coordination, agility
Cognitive: selective attention, visual processing
Social: awareness of personal space
Number of participants:
1 or more
Equipment:
Obstacles: carpet squares, cones or ropes
Description:
- on the signal to begin, children travel around the space without touching any obstacles or any other participants
- slowly increase the speed of the game
Wheelchair friendly?
Yes
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment: have fewer obstacles for the child to dodge to decrease physical demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment: increase the number of children completing the activity so the child has to dodge more obstacles and children to increase physical and social demand
Goal examples:
- I will be able to dodge 4 out of 5 obstacles/ friends when running to a target end zone, while using my headphones to dampen some of the gym noise
- I will avoid bumping into my friends while running from one end of the gym to the other