Balance Station 2:
Tennis Ball Balance
Using a tennis
racket, students will
try and balance a
ball on the face of
the racket. If mastered students will
try to walk, sit down,
or jump.
Balance Station 3:
Balance Boards
Students attempt to
balance on a balance board for ten
consecutive seconds.
Modification:
Begin with balancing a
bean bag on a racquet.
Next add an oversized
tennis ball with a bell
(Available from APH) or
other bell-balls
Modifications:
Place the balance
boards against a wall
for support. A piece of
bright tape can be
placed on wall to be
used as a reference
point to help keep balance and focus.
Balance Station 4: Modification:
Stepping Stones
Use poly spots instead
Using dome cones
of domed cones. Allow
students will step
student to use their
across a "river" to
cane to find next poly
the other side withspot to try and step to.
out "falling in" or
If this is still too difficult
touching the floor.
have student balance
on one foot on poly
spot.
Balance Station 5: Modification:
The Game of Twister Use shaped poly sports
Using the game
on floor instead of colTwister, have stuors. If you don't have
dents place hands
shaped poly spots use
and feet on approfloor tape with a string
priate colored spots under it to make the
while keeping their
shapes on the floor.
balance to stay up.
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