Suggested
Adapted Activities
By
Angelo Montagnino
Ball
Sports
Suggested balls: bright, air filled, large, lightweight
plastic, beach balls, nerf balls or balloons or the
new, large, soft lightweight volleyballs
Use
tactual clues to help kids see or hear targets by adding
color, making them larger, or moving them closer
1.
Volleyballpractice by self with plastic ball.
Toss against the wall and catch it on the fly or on
the bounce. Strike ball against the wall with one or
both hands. Playing the ball on the bounce would be
easiest. Try tossing the ball against the wall from
a longer distance and catch on a roll or several bounces.
2.
Newcombif totally blind, teacher could stand next
to student. Position child slightly out of bounds. Do
the serving and toss the ball over the net after the
teacher or buddy catches it and hands the ball to he
child. Also possible if teams are small, non-aggressive
and lightweight plastic or beach ball is used.
3.
Dribblingplastic ball or basketball if student
can control the ball. Soccer dribble by slowly moving
toward the goal. Hockey style by moving ball back and
forth across the room, striking into the goal (under
a bench, into a turned over can, etc. for the goal)
4.
Play catchpossibly bounce or roll ball
5.
Throw ballinto wastebasket or knock down milk
cartons
6.
Bowlingplastic pins, milk cartons, etc. (set up
near wall)
7.
Tether ball or tap ballhang a balloon or beachball
from ceiling or doorway or next to a pole. Tap it back
and forth, around pole or try to tap it up to the ceiling.
If needed add a bell to string above ball or balloon
8.
Floor shuffleboardbroom or stickpieces of
wood or disk
9.
Bean bagstossed at targets or into a wastebasket
10.
Jumping ropeturning for others if unable to jump
11.
Golf or hockey golftry to hit a target or strike
a ball into a target from various areas. Put target
behind something or change distance. Put two or more
obstacles in the way (chairs, pails, etc.)
12. Horseshoe (rubber) pitching, ring toss, quoits
13. Dartsvelcro or toss erasers at elevated target
Mini
Games
14.
Balloon keep upkeep tapping balloon into air as long
as you can or tap while you walk to a destination
15.
Wall balltoss ball at wall and catch it, do it
with a partner
16.
Hand ballsame procedure but try to strike ball
with one or both hands (palms)
17.
Volleyballuse a balloon or beachball
18.
Tennis or bounce Newcombuse a low net, if needed
with as many bounces as needed
19.
Goal balltry to roll ball over opponent's goal
20.
One on Onegoalie or strikersoccer, hockey
use very safe nerf ball at a safe distance
21.
Shoot basketsuse a low basket and a safe ball
22.
Frisbeeuse a nerf Frisbee or a beeping Frisbee.
Keep it low, and say "It's coming" while you throw with
both hands
Suggested
Physical Activities
1. Walkingwith a partner over grass, cement and
blacktop, gravel, sand and dirt, uphill and downhill,
up and down stairs, over rocky terrain, over logs and
other obstacles and terrain which includes bumps and
holes
2.
Joggingslowly and holding hands with aide
3.
Runningshort distance while holding hands
4.
Hopping for appx. 60 seconds on two and one foot
5.
Jumpingstand and jump as far as you can
6.
Leapingtake several steps and jump on a safe place,
like on a mat
7.
Run in place
8.
Skip with a partner
9.
Slide by taking several quick steps sideways left and
right
10.
Gallopa walk/run with the same foot leading, back
foot is brought up to but not past front foot
On
Mats
11.
Log rollflat on back, arms up and roll over and
over sideways
12.
Crab walksit down and raise up on hands and feet
and walk backward, forward and sidewards
13.
Bear walkon hands and feet-stiff-move right arm
and right leg, then left arm and left leg
14.
Duck walksquat, place hands on knees, waddle and
quack
15.
Seal walkhands on floor, extend legs backward,
walk forward dragging legs
16.
Inch wormon hands and feet, walk feet toward the
hands then walk the hands forward to stretch out again
17.
Walrus walksame as seal, but point fingers out
and move forward by moving both hands forward at the
same time
18.
Frog hopsquat, place hands on floor in front of
feet and hop forward
19.
The craneraise one leg off the floor, raise both
arms to the side, hop turning left or right
Exercises
(Mild Exertion)
20.
Simple balances
21.
Walk forward, backward, sideward on very low balance
beam with assistance
22.
Simple forward and backward rolls, with teacher
23.
Modified pushups
24.
Jumping Jacks
25.
Toe touches
Step
and Jump
1.
Step onto low object
2.
Step off object
3.
Jump off very low object
4.
Jump onto very low object
5. Step over very low object
6.
Take several steps across object (could be strip of
rug)
7.
Step over very low and narrow object (rope or strip
of cloth)
8.
Jump over object
9.
Jump back and forth over rope
10.
Combine 8 and 9 for a series
11.
Jump sideways over rope
12.
Create a pattern of stepping stones and walk across.
Change pattern. Use two feet on each stone. Use one
foot on each stone.
Balance
Beam Activities
A
regular low balance beam or a long narrow 6-12 inch
wide rectangular board supported by two bases, probably
several inches high.
1. Walk forward and backward placing one foot in front
of the other
2.
Walk sideways on the beam
3.
Crawl across
4.
Scoot across
5.
Walk across with one foot on and one foot off balance
beam
6.
Straddle balance beam
7.
Walk up balance beam used as an incline plane (one end
of beam supported by box)
8.
Walk down inclined balance beam.
If
needed, use a strip of rug/carpet, a flat board on the
floor and several pieces of carpet for a step on stones
effect.
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