Balance [2]

Short description	Balancing along a line
Category	Motor skills → Balance & Coordination
Group size	SOLO PAIRS SMALL GROUPS CLASS
Materials	Ropes or cords
Duration	10 minutes	Level	2️⃣

Goal of this exercise is improving

balance
coordination
ability to concentrate

In balancing, different senses are exercised at the same time, and balancing backwards in particular requires a lot of concentration.

Instructions

In this exercise, children balance along a rope. It is best to take your shoes off for this. A skipping rope, for example, is suitable for balancing.

"Extend your arms and balance on the rope, leg to leg, forward all the way and then back, back."

Variants

balance with arms outstretched
balance with eyes closed
holding a ball in front of and/or overhead at the same time
balancing a ball on the palm at the same time

Tips
Many children with coordination problems find it difficult to walk backwards. Such a simple exercise can also be used to identify possible support needs.

Background information for further reading

Cognition and consciousness

Processes of perception

Controlled and automated processes